Online Registration

IMPORTANT: Please read the following guidelines carefully before registering for SOAR.

All New Students Must Attend SOAR
Each new student is required to attend one of the SOAR sessions in order to enroll for the fall semester. A parallel program is offered for parents/families and is completely optional. Parents/family members may participate in all or portions of the SOAR program.

Required General Deposit
Your $300 general deposit must be paid to the Admissions Office to confirm your intention to enroll. You cannot be placed in a SOAR session until the deposit is paid. If you have not yet paid this deposit, it can be sent to:

Admissions Office
Albion College
611 E. Porter St.
Albion, MI 49224

Special Physical and/or Dietary Needs
If the student or any member of the student's family who will be attending has special dietary or physical needs, please contact the SOAR Program Office at 517/629-0433, or via e-mail at soar@albion.edu.

Student SOAR Registration Cost
There is no cost for each entering student participant. The student's meals and other program expenses are covered by Albion College.

Parent/Family Registration Cost
The educational/informational sessions of the Parent Program is also offered at no cost. Because the Parent Program is optional, lunch costs for parents/family members are the responsibility of the parents/family members. Costs for parents/families will vary depending upon the number of parents/family members attending.

Parent/Family Lodging Options
For those participants who may not be in the local geographical area and may need overnight accommodations, there are several options for lodging options in the area. A small number of rooms are available at our on-campus conference facilities, Bellemont Manor and Haven House. For cost and availability please call 517/629-0365. For more traditional off-campus lodging options, visit our list of local hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts.

Parent/Family Registration
We encourage all parents/family members to register for the SOAR for Parents program whether they are selecting on on-campus lunch option or not. Special Note: Currently the online registration system will only register parents/family members residing at a single address (it does not have to be the same as the student's address). If your family situation is such that parents/family members who will be attending SOAR reside at more than one address, please register one parent/or set of parents in the online registration. When your online registration is complete, please contact the SOAR Program Office at 517/629-0433 or via email at soar@albion.eduto register those parents/family members who were not included with the online registration.

Register Now!
All SOAR registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrants will be asked to provide their first, second, and third choices for SOAR. Sessions will close as they reach capacity. Please do not assume that you will be placed in your first choice session (see registration confirmation below). However, the SOAR Program will do our best to match you to your highest preference, taking into account space availability.

Registration Confirmation
You will receive onscreen confirmation that your information has been submitted to the SOAR Program Office when you complete your online registration. The SOAR Office will then process your registration and match you to your preference of SOAR sessions as outlined above.

A written confirmation will be sent to you via U.S. mail detailing the SOAR session to which you have been assigned. Most registrations are processed within two days after being submitted. Please allow time for processing and delivery of your written confirmation by U.S. mail. If you feel that you have not received a confirmation by mail in a timely manner, please contact the SOAR Program Office at 517/629-0433, or via e-mail at soar@albion.edu.

There are two ways to register.  If Parents and/or Guardian is attending and they will have lunch ($9.00 per person) on campus and want to pay by credit card, please use the purple registration below.  With this first option to complete the registration you must submit a credit card to finish the registration process.  If Parents and or Guardian is attending, having lunch but wishes to pay by check or cash (on site), or if student is attending without Parent or Guardian, please use the yellow/gold registration below.  Both of these forms are the same, with the exception of the purple registration will not process unless a credit card number submitted.