Immediate Decision Plan...who knew?

Applying to College
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At Longwood University in VA, they have an Immediate Decision Plan.

Immediate Decision Plan:

Do you have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and at least 1000 on the SAT (22 ACT)? Visit Longwood for an information session and tour between June 21 and August 19, and we’ll give you an immediate admission decision. Just bring your completed application, personal statements, $40.00 application fee, high school transcript, and SAT or ACT scores to campus. When you return from your tour, we’ll let you know your status. If accepted, you’ll receive a Certificate of Acceptance and a Longwood t-shirt.

I never knew such a thing existed. Anyone who’s worried about not getting into the colleges they apply to might want to take a little trip to Virginia this summer.

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<p>There are about 3500 four-year colleges in the US. When people talk about tier 1, it means the top 15-25 schools. Tier 2 is the next 50-100, and tier 3 is the next 150-250. That is still only the top 10% of all the colleges. The bulk of colleges are not that difficult to get into. Some just require a high school diploma. I haven't looked up Longwood to see where it stands.</p>

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<p>Check StudentsReview.com for info on this school...
<a href="http://www.studentsreview.com/VA/LCF_c.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.studentsreview.com/VA/LCF_c.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I personally have never heard of it before and it sounds like if you are "breathing" you can get into this school.</p>

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<p>All colleges are ultimately run as businesses and have to make money. I'm not saying anything bad about this particular college at all, but colleges have to have a certain number of customers/students in order to stay in business. A side-effect of the brand consciousness that drives 1.4 million high school graduates towards the top 10 schools is that it makes it difficult for good colleges to fill their classes.</p>

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<p>Isn't Longwood the school that went around playing all the powerhouse d-1 basketball teams this year and ended up finishing something like 1-25?</p>

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<p>other schools that have immeadiate decisions are:</p>

<p>bard<br>
<a href="http://www.bard.edu/admission/applying/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bard.edu/admission/applying/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Art institute of Chicago</p>

<p><a href="http://www.artic.edu/saic/services/undergrad/admissions/apply/immediate.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.artic.edu/saic/services/undergrad/admissions/apply/immediate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>William Patterson University</p>

<p><a href="http://ww2.wpunj.edu/admissn/aninstant.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://ww2.wpunj.edu/admissn/aninstant.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Ramapo College</p>

<p><a href="http://www.ramapo.edu/admissions/immediatedecdate.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ramapo.edu/admissions/immediatedecdate.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Bloomfield College
<a href="http://www.bloomfield.edu/admissions/events.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bloomfield.edu/admissions/events.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i read in an article once that it's just a scheme to raise yield rates. if a living, breathing, thinking (who would've known?) person hands you a certificate, shakes your hand, and personally congratulates you for being accepted into X university, the average joe would be naturally inclined to accept that offer over another. especially when they ask you for a decision on the spot. it's like like denying someone a date to their face. most people would go along with it and break up later. but you don't want to break their (the college's) heart right then and there.</p>