Early Application Discount
From AFSWiki
In 2007, we introduced our Early Application Deadlines. If students submitted their full applications by August 31 for winter programs (or as we're now calling them "spring" programs) or December 31 for summer/fall programs, they'd receive $250 off their tuition.
So far, the evidence says that it has helped. In August we received more applications than we had the same month for the last five years. We're in the process of tabulating the December 31 deadline performance but we expect there to be an uptick of applications there as well.
This year, we're moving up the spring program (the old "winter" program) deadline to May 1, 2008. This will encourage students to apply before the end of this school year (and get paperwork from their schools), give us time to process paperwork, accentuate our current push for next year's spring programs, and work in conjunction with all the school presentations we have occurring over the next few months.
All that is required is the full application submitted online by May 1 or postmarked by May 1. The interview with a volunteer is not needed for this discount and can happen after May 1.
The announcement below is posted on our website. If you visit our homepage and click on "All Available Programs" on the right side of the page, you'll be taken to a list of Spring 2009 programs and a note about the discount.
Please make sure to talk with any students who might be interested in studying abroad starting next spring and let them know about this early application deadline!
Announcement:
Get $250 Off Your Tuition for Next Spring! Apply Now!
Are you ready? Becoming an exchange student will change your life. You'll experience a new country, culture, and language. You'll make friends from around the world. And you'll get an advantage to include on college applications and resumes. But more than that, you'll prepare yourself for who you want to be.
And if you submit a full application by May 1, 2008 for any of our programs that depart next spring, you'll receive $250 off your tuition.
What are you waiting for? This is your time. AFS is your opportunity.
(Submit means the complete application is postmarked by (if mailed) May 1, 2008 or received by that date if submitted online.)
