{"id":29971,"date":"2017-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-sets-march-1-for-first-year-freshman-priority-applications\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T02:40:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:40:21","slug":"tarleton-sets-march-1-for-first-year-freshman-priority-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-sets-march-1-for-first-year-freshman-priority-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton sets March 1 for first-year freshman priority applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>Thursday, January 26, 2017<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas&mdash;First time freshmen interested in applying for Fall 2017 admission to Tarleton State University will need to complete their application soon.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton has announced a priority application deadline of March 1 for first time freshmen.&nbsp;Students submitting their application after March 1 and meeting freshman admission standards will only be able to enroll at Tarleton in Fall 2017 on a space available basis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are carefully managing the number of first-time freshmen that we admit,&rdquo; said Dr. Javier Garza, assistant vice president for Enrollment Management.&nbsp;&ldquo;We want to ensure that the students who enroll at Tarleton receive the same excellent educational experience that has placed Tarleton among the fastest growing universities in the state of Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Garza further noted that &ldquo;Tarleton increasingly appeals to those seeking a student-focused university that provides a friendly, safe and inclusive community where students can achieve their goals while engaging in applied, real-world learning experiences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Applications and admissions are running well ahead of last year&rsquo;s pace, when a record 2,169 first-time freshmen were admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Students interested in being a member of the Fall 2017 Tarleton freshman class are invited to contact one of the admissions professionals at 254-968-9125 or <a href=\"mailto:uadm@tarleton.edu\">uadm@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, a member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow&rsquo;s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Kurt Mogonye<br \/>254-968-9460<br \/><a href=\"mailto:dtaylor@tarleton.edu\">mogonye@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First time freshmen interested in applying for Fall 2017 admission to Tarleton State University will need to complete their application soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,425,427],"tags":[430,431,436,437,440,441,439,447,457,458,459],"class_list":["post-29971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","category-science-health","tag-academic-affairs","tag-administration","tag-college-of-agriculture-natural-resources","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-liberal-fine-arts","tag-college-of-science-mathematics","tag-division-of-health-sciences","tag-dr-sam-pack-college-of-business","tag-tarleton-state-fort-worth","tag-tarleton-state-online","tag-tarleton-state-waco"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/Spring-Flowers-Admin-Gates_7545-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; 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