“Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” – Jim Elliot As applied to the big transition that lies ahead of you, these words of wisdom point not only to the importance of living life to the fullest in college, but also taking […]
Sociology: When Your Passion and Future Align
I believe God gives us specific passions for a reason and He will always use them for our good and His glory. When you find the place where your passions and the gifts God has given you align, He will always open doors and sometimes in places we are least expecting. I chose Sociology as […]
Take Two: Should You Retake the SAT or ACT?
In some situations, a second try is the key to success. No matter how hard I try, I always burn the first pancake I make, my first throws in bowling are usually gutterballs (to be fair, most of my second tries are as well), and in my humble opinion, Toy Story 2 was even better than […]
Home Sweet Home: 4 Ways to Create the Perfect Dorm Room
I can thank Grove City College for a lot of things—finding my calling in Communication Studies, the best friends I’ve ever had, a renewed desire for knowledge, and… …an obsession with dorm room shopping. Yes, you read that right. Who knew it could be so fun to shop for utilitarian things like lamps, pillows, and […]
Rankings: Not the End-All-Be-All
As humans, we love to rank things. Anytime I plan to buy something important I always do a Google search that goes something like this…”Top 10 *insert item* brands”. Then I spend countless hours stressing over expert reviews compared to customer reviews trying to find out which brand I’m going to spend my hard earned […]
Mastering the Admissions Interview: Counselors’ Tips
Here at Grove City College, we want to get to know you as a person, not just an SAT score or list of classes on your transcript. An admissions interview allows us to put a face to an application and get to know you as an individual full of unique God-given talents and passions. First, […]
Less is More: 3 Perks of Small Colleges
Image via “One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything”- Art Linkletter. At this point in your college search, you’re probably most concerned with just getting into college. So what does Art Linkletter mean by “get into everything”? Well, smaller colleges offer you the opportunity to […]
The Phantom Tollbooth: Community-Building through Laughter and Lessons
Every spring semester, the Grove City Theater department puts on a spectacular display of color, song, and dance. Pastels and primaries adorn the sets, catchy, hummable tunes resonate from the stage, and actors dart this way and that in choreographed numbers. The production just described is the annual Children’s Theater musical, Grove City’s musical dedicated […]
Freshman’s Guide to Time Management
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) As the Psalmist reminds us, life is short. In the span of a lifetime (and eternity), four years come and go like a vapor, as do the opportunities that come in college. With high school now in your […]
I’ve Deposited…now what?
See below for an infographic about what to do once you commit to your college! Designed on venngage.com by Kate Mariani