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Dear Diana,

Greetings from LMU!

Our annual Open House for all prospective students is coming up soon — this Sunday, October 9, to be exact. I hope you have received your invitation or have viewed information on our website and already have the date on your calendar — we would love to see you. Since most colleges offer some sort of big event for prospective students, you may be thinking of attending several programs like this this fall; maybe you have already been to one or two.

What should you expect from an Open House type event? You should expect to find a day that is arranged to allow you to gather as much information and as many impressions in a single short visit as possible. We try to keep our program both serious and festive. The spotlight is on your academic opportunities, and on the unique or at least distinctive characteristics of Loyola Marymount. At the same time, there will be lots of time for more informal exploration, and an amazing number of our faculty and students turn out to meet you and answer any questions you may have. You will also find balloons, snacks, music, and lots of smiling faces.

What should you not expect from an Open House event? Well, by their very nature, these events are a little atypical. Normal class days, and especially a normal Sunday afternoon, are nothing like the atmosphere you find at a special event like this. We know you hope your day here will be as informative and productive as possible, so we engineer it to meet those expectations. This does not mean that the program is not genuine, just that it is not typical.

Your challenge, then, is to try to get a reading on how well you might fit into the campus community day in and day out, in addition to gathering the information provided by all the Open House activities. If you simply "go with the flow" at Open House, you probably will not get a very good feel for this. You could always return for another visit on a more regular day, but that is not always possible or practical. So, my advice to you is to make a conscious effort to engage the students and faculty who turn out for the Open House. Ask the extra question; stay behind when the group moves on to ask about their experiences; go sit in the library or the dining hall for 15 or 20 minutes and watch how the students who are not part of the program interact with each other. If you can do these things, the picture you have when Open House is over will be much more complete.

It is still not too late to RSVP for our Open House.

I certainly hope to see you on Sunday and thanks for your continued interest in LMU!

Sincerely,
 

Matthew X. Fissinger
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Admission

P.S. — Remember, our Early Action and Early Decision deadline for fall freshman applicants is November 1. If you apply by this date, you will get a response (yes, no, or "defer") in December.