I haven't blogged in awhile and I am trying to be better about blogging regularly, but sometimes it's hard to think of a topic that would interest people.  Not everyone is as interested in baseball as I am!  Well except for maybe Bob Campbell :)  

So what is new with me?  Well I just returned from Chicago where I spent four days the ACT Conference.  Now usually conferences are not my favorite thing, but I was really looking forward to this one.  A lot of the sessions were on topics I was interested in and it was in Chicago!  More about Chicago later!

One of the topics was specifically on blogging, so I thought I would attend and hopefully get some ideas on what the heck I should be blogging on.  Most of the counselors had the same question, should this be a personal blog or should this be a blog on Admissions?  The majority of the counselors said that students seem to like it when the blog is a little bit on a more personal level.  So I decided I'm going to try and mix it up, throw in some info on Admissions and always tell a little personal story :)

One of the counselors I met at the conference and one of her blogs was on what happens in Admissions after a student applies and she said that students really liked this blog because they did not know what happens after they apply.  I thought, "what a great idea!"  It's so true, even though I know what happens when a student applies, not everyone does!  So here goes!

You can apply a couple different ways to Lourdes.  You can apply online (fee waived), you can come in and meet with a coordinator and fill out an app (fee waived), or we can send you an application in the mail which is also fee waived.  Once we received the application through the web or paper, we will request your transcripts for you, if you have never attended college before, we will request your high school, if you have attended college we will need to get transcripts for any colleges you have attended, even if it was only one class.  Once we receive your transcripts, we will make an admissions decision and call you and let you know if you have been accepted.  Once you are accepted you can meet with an Academic Advisor and get registered for classes!  And that's it!  It's so simple!  The whole process sometimes does take a week or two depending on where we are getting your transcript from.  If you would like to speed up the process by requesting your transcripts yourself, that's fine, just make sure not to open them!

Now on a bit of a personal note, Chicago was awesome!  I have been to Chicago a handful of times and each time I'm there I always think I would love to there, but by the time I leave, I'm glad I don't live there.  There is never anywhere to park!  It's very frustrating.  Anyway, I have never really explored Chicago much when I have went there, so this time I decided to take a boat tour, which was really fun and interesting, I highly recommend taking one.  I even attached a picture.

I hope everyone is having a great summer and I promise I will blog more!  Go Tigers :)

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