| NASM accreditation means more than just curriculum. They also adhere to standards regarding deadlines/acceptances and generally accepted professional behavior in terms of dealing with student acceptance/admission.
S was accepted at Eastman & UNT (both NASM accredited) & the language used was very clear and similar about the May 1 deadline, about not committing to other schools once you had accepted, about informing the other schools, etc. S was also accepted at Berklee (not NASM) and we were very turned off by the letter. No response deadline was given and language implied that if he didn't accept soon, his place might be taken by someone else. When clicking on the link for admitted students, there was a list of #1, #2, #3, etc. steps to follow. #1 was pay deposit. #3 referred to scholarships. The letter had stated that scholarship info would follow 1 week after acceptance (which it did), but the list of steps made it look like you wouldn't receive scholarship info unless you paid deposit first.
We just didn't like the feel of the whole thing, especially when compared to the professionalism of the other two. And the audition experience was very much on a par with the correspondence. We were not impressed.
S chose Eastman anyway which was his top choice. |