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Admissions Counselor Training Assessments

Amanda Huisman

Northern Illinois University

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Admissions Criteria & College Information - Assessment

Please answer the following questions regarding academic programs at NIU:

1. List the 6 undergraduate colleges at NIU:

2. What does it mean to be a limited admissions major?

3. What does it mean to be a limited retention major?

Below are prospective student admission scenarios. Please give the appropriate admissions
decision based on NIU admission requirements. If the student cannot be admitted, please
explain their possible next steps and why this decision has been made.

4. A freshman student with a 3.2 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and 1140 on the SAT

5. A transfer student from Waubonsee Community College with 23 college credits and a 3.4
cumulative college GPA on a 4.0 scale

6. A first generation freshman student with a 3.8 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and 17 on
the ACT

7. A transfer student with their Associates in Arts degree and a 2.0 cumulative college GPA
on a 4.0 scale

8. A student athlete with a 1.9 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and a 990 on the SAT
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Admissions Counselor Presentation Skills Assessment

Presentation Evaluation Criteria

Excellent Good Fair Needs Work

Eye Contact & Body

Language
Presenter made eye
contact with audience
throughout presentation
and used appropriate
body language (i.e., no
leaning, folded arms,
waving of arms and
hands)

Enthusiasm
Presenter shows
enthusiasm to audience
throughout the
presentation regarding
student opportunities
and processes

Subject Knowledge
Presenter provides
accurate information to
audience to ensure
clarity and
understanding

Elocution, Volume, &

Length
Presenter used no filler
words (i.e., um,
like), spoke at the
appropriate volume for
audience and room size,
and did not surpass the
45 minute time limit.
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Admissions Counselor Travel Planning Assessment

Instructions:
Please fill out the following survey based on your experience with travel planning.

1. On a scale of 1 4, please rate your level of comfort with the following:

1 - Not comfortable, 2 somewhat comfortable, 3 comfortable, 4 very comfortable

1 2 3 4
Territory
Management

Scheduling
Visits with
Schools

Traveling to
Schools

2. What part of the training did you find most helpful as you prepared to plan your
travel schedule?

3. What part of training did you find to be the least helpful as you prepared to plan
your travel schedule?

4. Is there anything that you would like more training on?

5. If you had to start your travel tomorrow, would you be ready? Why or why not?