When she’s not competing in the 800m or delivering champion-quality speeches for the Debate Team, you might find Kaitlyn Butts playing away on the baby grand Steinway in South Lobby. Since first learning her scales at age six, this North Carolinian has stewarded her musical gift well, taking it from church sanctuaries and nursing homes […]
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 When I was a senior in high school, I made the […]
Over this past winter break, I had an incredible opportunity to travel with eleven of my Grove City College peers to Montego Bay, Jamaica, where we served for ten days at the Robin’s Nest Children’s Home. Every year, Grove City offers the Inner-City Outreach (ICO) program, which facilitates over a dozen student-led trips to both […]
The college search is starting earlier and earlier as more post-high school options pop up. Instead of overwhelming you with all the facts, statistics and options that you’ll be wading through over the next years, we want to provide you – as a high school sophomore – with 6 tips for your college search, specifically […]
300 miles. The only thing standing between me and my admissions counselor. As my parents and I made the hilly five-hour trek out to Western Pennsylvania in our Maryland-plated car, the knots in my stomach only grew tighter. My interview at Grove City College was looming near, and the pressure was mounting. What will they […]
Standardized tests are an important part of the college admissions process. Not only are they important for general admission, but many colleges and universities use them for scholarship consideration. As you prepare to take these exams, here is some helpful information and tips to set you up for success. What standardized tests does […]
Show of hands—who has recently tried Googling “Who to ask for college letters of reference?” or “How many letters do colleges want?” or even “How to get into college without having to ask for letters because that is really nerve-wracking?” Okay, maybe not that last one. But if you’ve searched for advice on who to […]
We recognize that every transfer student has a different story and is in a different place in the transfer process. Because of this, our transfer application and the below steps can be done in any order. Start where you are! Any of these steps will let us know that you are interested in transferring to […]
At Grove City College, we believe that what you learn matters. However, we also know that how you learn matters too. That’s why I want to give you a peek into what a Grove City College classroom can look like. We have many beautiful classrooms around campus, including this outdoor classroom (Don’t worry, we close […]
In high school, I was a straight-A slacker. These two things sound like an oxymoron (how can you be both a slacker and get straight As?), but hear me out. I took numerous AP classes, had perfect attendance, and had above a 4.0 GPA, but I didn’t really understand the true purpose of my education. […]