My college decision was far from traditional. I started early, taking advantage of the opportunities my high school gifted program provided to visit schools around my area of Western Pennsylvania. We visited two schools every year, mostly focusing on larger schools that many students from my public high school were interested in. Despite the fact […]
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My Late, Unexpected College Decision
My college search was one of the most thorough things I have ever done in my life—I worked with a professional counselor, visited about 14 schools, read plenty of books that detailed the “500 best colleges in the U.S.,” and bought more college t-shirts that would ever be deemed necessary for the normal human existence. […]
My Summer College Decision: Grove City College Was Always On My Mind
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 […]
Finding Good Fit Colleges
Below is a post from Fall 2015, containing some thoughts for the beginning of your college search journey. It is relevant as you investigate and evaluate “fit.” Please let us know if you have questions! Ready for a little STRATEGY? Reach – Match – Safety Consider all three of these types of schools realistically, ensuring […]