GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — May 1st is typically the deadline for graduating seniors to commit to a college.
Some admissions counselors say it’s not too late to apply, even if you’d like to attend college in the fall.
The St. Norbert College admissions department says admissions look strong for fall semester, but St. Norbert College Associate Director of Admission Cabrini Jablon says they’re still working with a few families.
“Due to the pandemic, and their high school experience, their college admission process has really been abbreviated. So really trying to work with students individually on where they’re at in the process. We continue to see families a little bit anxious about the college admissions and they’re not quite always ready to make a decision,” Jablon said.
Jablon says due to the pandemic, some students are a bit behind when it comes to things like campus tours.
“Ideally, the sooner they can make that college choice, the better they can prepare for college in terms of those next steps like signing up for housing and orientation and registering for classes,” Jablon said.
UW-Green Bay says they’ve seen enrollment grow over the last six years.
“That even includes our most recent semester of Spring ‘22 where we were up 1.3 percent,” UWGB Executive Director of Admission Rachele Bakic said.
Admissions professionals say orientation sign-ups are up for the fall semester as well.
That’s how they track their enrollment data.
Over at Lawrence University, they have around 400 students starting in the fall, which is their usual target.
Although Lawrence follows the May 1st decision deadline, Dean of Admissions Robyn Bowers says they work with students on an individual basis.
“We absolutely want to be flexible and if a pushed back decision timeline is best for them we can work with them to make that happen. We can also still take an application for the fall if that’s where they find themselves,” Bowers said.
During the pandemic, many colleges made standardized testing optional on applications.
That is expected to continue, for the most part.
