College Crunch

It is at this time of year that commercials about school start appearing on the television, stores pack themselves full with the needed supplies and people start thinking about going back to school. But isn’t it too late to get accepted into a degree program? You would be wrong, as many classes still have seats available, and as such courses are still open to new students.

So how do you go from thinking about school to being accepted?

For a friend of mine, she was on a waiting list, and still hadn’t been told if the school had found a seat for her or not. She had fallen through the proverbial crack and probably wasn’t going to receive a notice either way. So, instead of being depressed over the lack of communication from the school, she made an appointment with an academic counselor and asked them to investigate her case. In taking action and going directly to the source, she was able to get accepted and will be attending classes starting next week.

Many schools hold a few seats for just such situations. They want to have as many proactive students in their school as possible, and by reaching out and proving her commitment to education, she was able to get into the course that she wanted.

Actions always speak louder than words and so proving your passion and drive can mean the difference between being forgotten, and being accepted.

Even if you haven’t even applied yet, contacting the school you would like to attend can sometimes net you a seat in the degree stream you want to focus on. The worst thing they can say is “no”, and then you can try another school, or wait until next year.