College life is turning out to be better than I expected!  My classmates are extremely cool - there’s one from Iceland and several from Taiwan, and Lebanon-and the mix of diverse cultures is simply awesome.  I m having a great time with my course, and the campus is just gorgeous. 

Choosing a college was a lot of hard work, but the clincher to choose this college came because of the way they went out of their way to reach out to me.  Every year at the beginning of the college admissions season, colleges embark on mailing services programs, sending out mailers to would-be students in the area in a bid to drive up admissions. My case was no different. I counted at least half a dozen mailers that I received from colleges in my area and beyond.  However, what stood out was the way my college took the trouble to reach out to me.  Their mailer had been beautifully designed and astonishingly enough had a personalized web landing page designed especially for me.  I was asked to visit my page and see more details of the college for myself.  I did visit the web page, and by the time I finished reading the page, I felt like I was a part of their family!   I was convinced that this was the college to join!

Would I have still chosen this college if they had no one to one marketing programs that made me feel like such an important part of their student fraternity even though I had not yet taken admission?  I don’t know.  But I hope I would have chosen them even then, because now I can’t imagine myself at any other college!

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