BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Garett Toddand his grandmother drove more than two hours from near Benton, Kentucky, to Bowling Green because he’s hooked on Middle Tennessee State University’srecording industry program.
About 10 people, all from Danville, Kentucky, and students from Boyle County High School also attended MTSU’s True Blue Tour recruiting event at the Sloan Conference Center. Chloe Raffertyand her mother, Shannon Rafferty, drove from Owensboro and she walked out with a $2,500 scholarship from her No. 1 college choice
At least one currently university student, Maliyah Beckwith, took in the MTSU visit and now she wants to visit the Murfreesboro university and is considering transferring “because they have a pretty good aerospace program and I’m into biology.”
MTSU goes on the road to recruit prospective undergraduate, graduate and transfer students. MTSU officials were in Bowling Green Wednesday (Oct. 10). They will be in Louisville Thursday (Oct. 11).
The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, university travels across the Volunteer State and to Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky, seeking prospective students for 2019 and beyond.
“It’s great to be back in Bowling Green,” MTSU President Sidney A. McPheesaid. “We take it (recruiting) so seriously we come to you.”
McPhee shared about the Regional Scholars Program, Academic Common Marketand a new, enhanced Presidential Scholarship.
“Those actions show our commitment (to you),” McPhee added.
The True Blue Tour events are free. To register, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/schedule-a-visit/special-events.php.
The next MTSU Fall Preview Day will be Saturday, Nov. 3. Visit www.mtsu.edu/rsvpto register. There’s also a special Saturday visit day on Oct. 20. Guided campus tours are available daily. Schedule a tour at www.mtsu.edu/tours.
Prospective students need to submit their application for admission and accompanying documents by Dec. 1 to meet the guaranteed scholarship deadline. To apply, visit www.mtsu.edu/applynow.
The university’s Regional Scholars Programallows select non-Tennessee resident students who live within approximately 250 miles of MTSU and meet specific academic requirements to attend MTSU at a greatly reduced rate and qualify for the Freshman Academic Merit Scholarships.
Qualifying students receive a reduced tuition rate roughly half of the standard out-of-state rate. Students participating in the Academic Common Marketprogram may receive even lower rates.
For Kentucky residents, MTSU programs in the Academic Common Market include aerospace’s unmanned aircraft systems, concrete industry management, animationand three recording industryconcentrations: audio production, commercial songwritingand music business.
To learn more about the Regional Scholars Program, visit
http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/regional-scholars.php. To learn about the Academic Common Market, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/acm/.
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