2008 Woodie Awards
Transfer possibilites among considerations for college-bound high-schoolers
By Jessica Rupell
Rocket Focus Editor
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: Focus
"He was sincere about what (SRU) had to offer," Flanigan said. "Plus, my aunt went to SRU, and I knew they had a solid education program."
Lagnese, whose main job as the associate director of admissions is the marketing and recruitment of transfer students, said for some time transfer students have been neglected as a priority.
But he said the times are changing, and a lot of students coming out of high school are beginning at community colleges and then transferring.
"There are really three populations of these students," Lagnese said. "Those who can't effectively afford (a four-year institution), those who aren't ready academically and those who don't know what they want to do (major in), so they save money figuring it out at a community college."
Lagnese said that while they get some students transferring in from technical schools and other four-year institutions, a bulk of the transfer students comes from those transferring from community colleges.
He said they currently get about 600 fall semester transfers and about 250 spring semester transfers.
To help these students from losing credits when they do transfer, Lagnese said they have begun proactively working with students right out of high school to help them plan ahead with course equivalencies so they don't lose any credits when they transfer.
"By leaving nothing to chance, it saves time and money," Lagnese said. "And it helps to make a seamless transition."
Lagnese said the only time a lot of credits are lost occurs when students transfer late in their college years or when they switch majors.
But what makes SRU more desirable than other schools?
"Not all state-system schools are the same," Lagnese said. "We're not cookie-cutter versions of each other, because we can offer something different."
Lagnese said the big programs at SRU, such as physical education and sport management, help with transfer recruitment and also have greater appeal to students from out of state.
Lagnese, whose main job as the associate director of admissions is the marketing and recruitment of transfer students, said for some time transfer students have been neglected as a priority.
But he said the times are changing, and a lot of students coming out of high school are beginning at community colleges and then transferring.
"There are really three populations of these students," Lagnese said. "Those who can't effectively afford (a four-year institution), those who aren't ready academically and those who don't know what they want to do (major in), so they save money figuring it out at a community college."
Lagnese said that while they get some students transferring in from technical schools and other four-year institutions, a bulk of the transfer students comes from those transferring from community colleges.
He said they currently get about 600 fall semester transfers and about 250 spring semester transfers.
To help these students from losing credits when they do transfer, Lagnese said they have begun proactively working with students right out of high school to help them plan ahead with course equivalencies so they don't lose any credits when they transfer.
"By leaving nothing to chance, it saves time and money," Lagnese said. "And it helps to make a seamless transition."
Lagnese said the only time a lot of credits are lost occurs when students transfer late in their college years or when they switch majors.
But what makes SRU more desirable than other schools?
"Not all state-system schools are the same," Lagnese said. "We're not cookie-cutter versions of each other, because we can offer something different."
Lagnese said the big programs at SRU, such as physical education and sport management, help with transfer recruitment and also have greater appeal to students from out of state.
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