College website turnoff

Youdon_tsay
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:42:58 +0000

Ds got mail yesterday from eight colleges, including some I know next to nothing about. I thought I’d look up one that he expressed interest in as it has a degree in his area of interest and is in an area we’ve spent time in and love. Well, the website is horrible, including a sentence about how important the “principal” of diversity is to it the school. Because my son is a URM, that has totally turned me off.

Would that bother you, too? Have marketing materials had an effect on how you/your students feel about a school?