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Dal admissions and recruitment team member Gillian MacDonald has been in Colombia meeting with prospective Dal students. Today, she files her final report from the road:

It was a packed trip. The CIS Colombia tour stopped in 6 major cities, visited 11 high schools, provided 26 presentations, and  saw approximately 2,000 students and 50 counsellors. We even took our work outside of the classroom on a service project in Medellin: decorating furniture with university brochures to inspire and excite children about higher learning.

The response to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ö±²¥ on this tour was overwhelmingly positive. We were able to offer studies in almost every subject students inquired about, and I’ve already received several inquiries on next-steps. While it can sometimes take a while to see movement in new markets, I am confident that our university will start to see more Colombians on campus in the near future. Our breadth of academic options, beautiful city, co-op programmes, internships and post-graduate work opportunities  were the most attractive DAL features to prospective Colombian students.

There were many comments about the cold weather in Canada and based on suggestions from Colombian alumni , I did my best to highlight the cold weather and snow as a new and exciting adventure. I also spent a lot of time explaining that Nova Scotia is one of the milder provinces in Canada and that students will enjoy four very different seasons.

During my time away, I learned that students in Colombia are in pursuit of the very thing our domestic students search for: a high-quality education that will lead to a satisfying life and career, excellent professors who inspire and motivate; a safe living environment with many extra-curricular activities, and of course, a lot of fun.

Until next time! 

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