by Elizabeth Meinders | Sep 19, 2018 | Admissions Blog, Money & Finances
I’m going to get a piece of common knowledge out of the way. College costs a lot of money—and people don’t usually have a spare $18K lying around the house. Maybe you’re lucky enough not to need any financial aid, but you’re probably more like me and the other 94% of...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Sep 19, 2014 | Admissions Blog, Campus Life
College classes are hard. They demand that you read more, write more, hold more information in your head and confront more new ideas than you had to in high school. As you get closer and closer to heading off to college yourself, this fact is probably creeping...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Jul 3, 2014 | Admissions Blog, Campus Life
This Friday, we as a country celebrate our history of political independence and our desire to govern ourselves as we see fit. In a way, the 4th of July is a foreshadowing of your personal independence day that is swiftly approaching—that is, the day you move in at...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Jun 10, 2014 | Admissions Blog
This weekend wraps up the last of the high school graduations and I just want to say congratulations to all you 2014 graduates. Graduation is an achievement to be proud of and it adds a final push to the behind the momentum building up as you eagerly look forward to...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Feb 6, 2014 | Admissions Blog, Campus Life
Just a few weeks ago, Somsen Hall and Phelps Hall were added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means that they are at least 50 years old, kept in much the same structure and appearance, and places of historical significance. The national recognition...