Just as general info to the board if you have a young person close to you who is wondering how the process works.
Mississippi State, as well as just about every institution in the US purchases the names of the future graduates at least by the time they are sophmores/juniors. MSU sends a 'brochure' to break the ice. Thishas a purpose. That is to say the young person needs to correspond by providing accurate information back to MSU so that the real 'recruiting' can begin.
Typically, if a young person just takes that simple step, MSU will then send themcorrespondence on a consistent basis starting about the second semester of their Junior year. If the student provides ACT score information, invitations to other recruiting events can be added to the correspondence.
These postcards each have something unique to give the high school student something to think about in their decision process.
But here is an important fact: MSU does NOT want to provide just another useless piece of junk mail in a mailbox to keep up with other schools. Private schools have different kinds and more correspondence because they are targeting fewer students and per student, they have more to spend as they live and breathe to take only a selected few. MSU wants the best and brightest too, but we want them from everywhere, and it takes a FAR broader gameplan to reach them.
Bottom line, the recruiting process works both ways. There are tours, and any number of things MSU provides to prospective students.
There are also things like prospective majors that can affect the intensity. Just tell the kid to make contact with the MSU admissions office and verify their information is accurate and that they have a great interest in MSU. If their academics are impressive, MSU will court them.
Yes, I have a bit of inside info about this. No, I'm not employed by MSU. No, MSU isnt going to make every kid feel just as loved compared to every other school. But the decision to pick a college has to be about the kids best interest at some point no matter what the correspondence.
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Mississippi State, as well as just about every institution in the US purchases the names of the future graduates at least by the time they are sophmores/juniors. MSU sends a 'brochure' to break the ice. Thishas a purpose. That is to say the young person needs to correspond by providing accurate information back to MSU so that the real 'recruiting' can begin.
Typically, if a young person just takes that simple step, MSU will then send themcorrespondence on a consistent basis starting about the second semester of their Junior year. If the student provides ACT score information, invitations to other recruiting events can be added to the correspondence.
These postcards each have something unique to give the high school student something to think about in their decision process.
But here is an important fact: MSU does NOT want to provide just another useless piece of junk mail in a mailbox to keep up with other schools. Private schools have different kinds and more correspondence because they are targeting fewer students and per student, they have more to spend as they live and breathe to take only a selected few. MSU wants the best and brightest too, but we want them from everywhere, and it takes a FAR broader gameplan to reach them.
Bottom line, the recruiting process works both ways. There are tours, and any number of things MSU provides to prospective students.
There are also things like prospective majors that can affect the intensity. Just tell the kid to make contact with the MSU admissions office and verify their information is accurate and that they have a great interest in MSU. If their academics are impressive, MSU will court them.
Yes, I have a bit of inside info about this. No, I'm not employed by MSU. No, MSU isnt going to make every kid feel just as loved compared to every other school. But the decision to pick a college has to be about the kids best interest at some point no matter what the correspondence.
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