Faulkner Admissions: Being the Difference by Rebecca Burylo Ashley Cleveland was performing in Prattville High School’s West Side Story when she spotted Auburn Chason, her Faulkner University admission counselor and Neil Scott, director of admissions at Faulkner in the audience. She was shocked.
Ashley Cleveland
Cleveland met with Scott and Chason during her search for the right college, but she also met with counselors from four other colleges on her list. Faulkner’s team was the first to show how much they were willing to invest in her. “In that moment they showed me that I was wanted at Faulkner and I could be an asset to the university,” said Cleveland, who is now a sophomore accounting major at Faulkner. “I wasn’t just another student to them.” On a campus tour, Cleveland said she was struck by the social atmosphere, the friendliness of the students and the strong faith of the professors.
l-r: Admissions counselor Megan Lee and Chris Soto at soccer signing
“When I came to visit, I met with a professor in the college of business, who told me about my opportunity to show my faith through my occupation. I had never thought of that before and always thought of the two as separate,” Cleveland said. “He prayed with my mom and I that I would find the direction for my life. That tour was different than any other university tour I had been on.” For high school graduates like Cleveland, the world is brimming with possibilities and the number of universities vying for their attention can seem limitless. So what makes Faulkner unique? It might be those counselors who took the time to attend a high school play, or the counselor who finds out your favorite candy bar and has it ready when they meet with you. It may be a sending a friendly text or sharing an inside joke, or simply that they listen. Faulkner’s Admission counselors care about you and your future. “Faulkner automatically stood out from other colleges because of how much they cared about me as a student. They want to know you personally and know how to
meet your needs as a student,” said Norah Winslett, a freshman at Faulkner. “Neil Scott really helped me through the whole process of deciding Faulkner was right for me and then through the whole application process. If I had any questions about anything I would not hesitate to contact him about it and he was very helpful,” Winslett added. The admissions counselors at Faulkner care about you as a person. You’re an individual who matters. More than just a smiling face, Faulkner’s admission counselors are intentional about making you feel welcomed. They care about you and take care of you through the whole process.
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