If you know that College of Charleston is where you want to be in the fall we would love for you to show us how you are a part of Cougar Nation. Take a picture with “I Am Cougar Nation”. As you can see we went ahead and gave it a shot. Head over to facebook.com/cofc2016 and show us what you’ve got.
Whenever you see the “What’s Going on in the Office” title I’m going to give you peak of our office life. Sometimes it’s serious, sometimes it’s funny but it’s always admissible *zing*. Today I bring you the aftermath of the Super Bowl, played out by two of our student workers.
Mike '14 the picture says it all.
Jake '13 on the other side of the spectrum repping his team.
Due to the high volume of applications that we received last week, we experienced technical difficulties which resulted in the freshman application being taken off line. We have decided to extend the priority deadline to February 10th. All supporting documents must be postmarked by this date as well. Applicants are guaranteed a decision by April 1st. We will continue to accept freshman applications after February 10th, however we cannot guarantee a decision by April 1st.
We have many events coming up that can help make sure that you get the most out of your College of Charleston visit.
Monday – Friday and some Saturdays
The tried and true campus tour starts with a 30-minute information session. Followed by a 75 minute walking tour of the campus given by one of our student tour guides.
Monday – Friday
If you want to get a taste of what the academic experience is like at theCollege of Charleston, you can arrange to attend a class in your area of interest.
Monday – Friday
Visits are personalized for each students and may include attending an Honors class, meeting with Honors staff member, lunch with a Honors student and a campus tour.
February 10 & April 20
A great way to familiarize yourself with the Honors College. The day includes a campus tour, Lunch at the CofC cafeteria, Honors class, Honors College information session and tour of the Honors College facilities.
March 23-24
You guessed it; this special weekend event is for students who have been accepted to the College of Charleston. The event gives you the chance to spend the weekend in Charleston, explore the campus, meet our students and your professors, get to know the city and help with your college decision. As soon as we have formalized everything the schedule will go up on the website.
- Multicultural Overnight Visit Experience (M.O.V.E.)
March 23 (for accepted students only) and April 13
M.O.V.E., the Multicultural Overnight Visit Experience, is a special overnight program for interested students from diverse backgrounds. At the College of Charleston we are actively recruiting minority students, and this is a great opportunity to see all that we have to offer.
April 21
Don’t worry we didn’t forget about the juniors. At Junior Preview our students will tell you about the CofC experience, you’ll meet professors, learn about student services, clubs, and organizations. Also, this is one of the few days of the year when have multiple dorm views available for you to view first hand.
The spring semester is in full swing here on campus. If you want to keep your eye on all the action check out the College web cams. You can even watch campus tours come and go from our very own courtyard camera.
There are a few new bits CofC information out there. While I can’t make a post about them individually they are too good not to share.
-According to the February 2011 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine the Collegeof Charlestonprovides one of the nation’s best values for an in-state education among public colleges and universities. The College is number 59 for best values for out-of-state students. For more information read this article.
-Andrew Goudelock, CofC alum, made his debut in the NBA playing for the Lakers during the holiday break.
-Speaking of basketball
-Check out CNN in the evening on January 10th. They will be broadcasting from our campus during their coverage of the New Hampshire primary.
-If you know that College of Charleston is the place for you than submit your nonrefundable tuition and housing deposit on MyCharleston. Remember that on-campus housing is assigned in deposit order and is only guaranteed to freshman who deposit and complete the housing application (also on MyCharleston) by May 1.
-Whether you’ve always known you were going to be a Cougar or your still working on figuring out where you will be in the fall attend Accepted Student Weekend. Here is what students said about last years event.
-Once you have deposited set up your Cmail/CofC email account. Our IT department will send an email to where you currently receive CofC emails. Your Cmail account will receive important and fun emails over the coming months.
-Like the College of Charleston Class of 2016 Facebook page. The wall is always busy. Topics range from roomate search, Maroon Mayhem, questions about residence halls to general chatter. And it’s a great place to connect with future and some current students and get your questions answered by them.
-And of course keep the questions coming. The comment section is handy or send emails to admissions@cofc.edu
I hope everyone has been enjoying the holiday break. With 2012 almost here I wanted to share with you what the College of Charleston has been up to this past year. Check 2011 College of Charleston Highlights – Year in Review
Quick note- the admissions office will reopen Tuesday, January 2.
Some of you guys are having issues with eBill. When you attempt to log in it is asking you for a username and PIN. This is a system error and you do not need a username or PIN for eBill. Here is information from the Help Desk (the amazing people who fix CofC’s IT issues) to fix this issue:
FROM HELP DESK:
You should not be prompted for a PIN when accessing anything after logging into MyCharleston. The PIN is usually randomly generated by the system for use in the background. If you are prompted for a PIN that means there has been some sort of breakdown in the system. This can be caused by a few things on your end:
1. An incompatible internet browser. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 can potentially cause this. We usually recommend Internet Explorer 7 or 8, Firefox, or Safari browsers.
2. An outdated version of Java. This can be updated from www.java.com.
3. A network connection that blocks the PIN from going from one system to the next. This can be caused by any secure network, such as an office, school, library, hospital, military base, etc. Several residential Internet Providers have this problem as well. (DirectTV, Dish Network, Verizon, HughesNet, WildBlue, AT&T Satellite, and several others we have not documented yet. The only consistent working ISPs we’ve seen have been Comcast, Time-Warner, and Roadrunner.)
4. We suggest closing your browser, clearing the history and starting again.
5. If you continue to have problems, contact helpdesk at 843.953.3375, option 1 OR helpdesk@cofc.edu – Be sure to include your full name and student ID if you email them.
We are receiving a few questions about MyCharleston. I’ll answer a few of the most popular:
“Where can I view my decision on MyCharleston?”
When you log on to your MyCharleston account on the bottom left of the screen you will see “Application Review”. Click on this and then select your entry term (2012) and then you will be able to view your decision or application status.
Remember we are working on getting your accounts updated as quickly as possible. Everyone who applied for early notification will be able to view their decision online this Friday.
“How can I deposit?”
Once you log in to your account on the bottom left of the screen you will see “e-Bill”. This will open a new window. You will want to select “tuition depoist” and “housing deposit” if you are staying on campus your freshman year.
“What if I forgot my password for MyCharleston?”
If you’ve already logged in and set up your MyCharleston account, but forgot your password, select the Forget Password link on the homepage of my.cofc.edu and answer the security questions you set up the first time you logged in. If you did not set up security questions, you must contact our help desk (email helpdesk@cofc.edu or phone 843.953.3375) and they will reset your account.
“What if I never got an email invitation to log into MyCharleston or I lost it?”
Don’t forget to check your spam folder! If you never received an email invitation, or have misplaced it, please email mycharlestonapplicant@cofc.edu and we’ll resend it as soon as we can. Keep in mind, we will be sending your invitation to the email address you put on your application for admission.