Concordia offers automatic admission to area seniors

MOORHEAD — Some area high school seniors are receiving college acceptance letters without ever filling out an application. Concordia College in Moorhead is offering automatic admission, along with scholarship money, to help more students see college as an option. They are partnering with area schools, including those in Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead. Seniors at participating schools with a GPA of 3.0 or higher qualify for admission and an Excellence Scholarship. Those range from $13,500 to $19,500 a year and are renewable for four years. Enrollment Vice President Ben Iverson says the idea is to remove barriers that keep students from applying, including the fear of being turned down. "I think the perception, especially for families, for students that have never done it before, it's just complex or it seems complex. And so we're trying to make it as simple as we possibly can," Iverson said. Some acceptance letters have already arrived, with more