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Short Story Of Baldwin Wallace

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1. This story is about discount rates and how colleges across the country are raising discount rates in order to gain more students. The story will then focus on how Baldwin Wallace and how they aren’t lowering discount rates.
2. This story is really about how discount rates are a short-term plan and can be hurtful long term. I will explain how this affects Baldwin Wallace and what they are doing to combat this and keep admissions up without giving more discount rates.
3. Proximity, Impactful, and Trends are the news values that this story will feature. I will use a trend (discount rate/admissions) and link it back to Baldwin Wallace. This will be impactful because if Baldwin Wallace uses more discount rates it could result in budget cuts. …show more content…

These are the questions that need to be asked:
a. How stead had Baldwin Wallace Admissions been? Has it gone up, down, or stayed consistent throughout the years?
b. Will Baldwin Wallace be giving more discount rates?
c. How is Baldwin Wallace combating nationwide admission drops?
d. Does Baldwin Wallace have any plans in progress?
e. Does Baldwin Wallace have any plans in play?
f. How do discount rates play a role in Admissions?
g. Are competitors using discount rates? Is so, does that affect your decision?
9. Primary Sources:
a. Joyce Cendroski, Director of First-Year Recruitment and Admissions Operations. Cendroski has a great overview of the office and what goes on. She will be able to help me explain how discount rates affect BW. (440-826-8004 jcendros@bw.edu)
b. William Reniff, Vice President Finance and Admin. He can help me understand discount rates and their effect on colleges and what their effect on BW could be if they were given out more. (440-826-8101 breniff@bw.edu)
10. Secondary Sources:
a. Libby Alsayegh, Admissions Counselor. She can help me find how discount rates affect students looking at colleges. I can get her perspective on college admission drop and how that affects her job and BW admissions. (440-826-8023

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