Lisa Davies
Senior Admission Counselor
University of Maryland (MD)
How long have you been in admissions/college
counseling?
I’ve been an admission counselor for about 2.5 years.
How did you get started in college counseling/admissions?
Like many, I was a tour guide at my alma mater (the
University of Maryland) and then interned in the Admissions office for one
summer. I knew I loved recruiting students to my school, so being an Admission
Counselor for Maryland was a perfect fit!
What's your favorite admissions/counseling memory?
This year we loaned out a huge Maryland bus and drove
around personally delivering students’ acceptance letters. They were so
surprised and excited to see us, and we loved being able to share the good
news!
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/01/25/just-look-at-their-faces-a-bus-full-of-admissions-staff-and-a-turtle-mascot-surprises-applicants-with-good-news/)
What advice would you give to someone looking to
pursue membership in PCACAC and/or NACAC?
Definitely join—it makes a small world smaller and
it’s great to see familiar faces out on the road!
If not working in admissions/college counseling, what
else could you see yourself pursuing?
Speechwriting.
What's one thing that most people don't know about
you?
I am still a huge American Idol fan.
What's a current trend or future issue you're
passionate about right now? And why?
I’d love to see what the admissions world can do with
technology—how we can better inform prospective students about the admissions
process, how we can recruit them, and how we can make our schools more
accessible.
*** To Celebrate Potomac Chesapeake's 50th Conference Anniversary, we're highlighting some of our current members. Each week until the conference at The Homestead in Spring 2015, a new member will be posted. Interested in participating? Email Aundra Weissert at aweissert2@washcoll.edu to get started.***
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