As a senior at Grove City College I am preparing to graduate and am applying to law schools. At first this process seemed similar to applying to colleges, but I soon realized that I was wrong – when I was applying to colleges every teacher in my high school knew the process and was able […]
Author Archive | Abby Schiela
Community Focus: Sweet Jeanie’s
Grove City College has a special relationship with many of the local businesses, but Sweet Jeanie’s is one of the sweetest. Sweet Jeanie’s is a local ice cream shop that opened in the spring of 2015. It is owned by a local couple and they quickly became very involved with the College. I have personally […]
Staying Fit on Campus: Athletic Facilities
A common concern for any college student is how to maintain fitness amidst a busy schedule. I have gone through various fitness phases in my time at Grove City College, and because of this I have made use of almost all of Grove City’s athletic facilities. On your tour you probably heard all of the […]
Why Chapel?
You may know that there is a Chapel attendance requirement for students at Grove City College, but you may not know its purpose. Full time students at Grove City College are required to attend a minimum of 16 Chapel events per semester. There are many opportunities to attend these events, but the most popular ones […]
Catching Up with Alumni: Lauren Schmitt ’15, Music Education
Knowing how four years and a degree from Grove City College can help you will help make your college search so much easier, so I caught up with 2015 graduate, Lauren Schmitt, to see how her Music Education degree from Grove City College was helping her now. Q. For what age range is your teaching […]
Jobs on Campus: Can I be a TA as an Undergrad?
Typically at large universities Teaching Assistants, or TAs, are graduate students who assist with undergraduate classes. But we do not have graduate programs at Grove City College, so do we have TAs? Yes, we do. There are many classes at Grove City College that are assisted by one or more TAs, especially classes with hands-on, […]
How to Use AP Credits: Dual-Degree Program
There are many ways to use AP credits towards your college degree. Some of the more common options are to graduate a semester or two early or to use them to open your schedule up to a second major or a minor or two. I entered college with 26 AP credits. I was considering using […]
Catching Up with Alumni: Joe Hanson ’17, Mechanical Engineering
While your college experience is certainly formative and the environment at a college is definitely a huge factor in choosing the one that is right for you, you also want to know that your degree will be worth something after your four years are over. I recently caught up with 2017 graduate, Joe Hanson to […]
What Happens When I Get Sick?
It is bound to happen at some point in your time at college – you wake up with a runny nose and a sore throat and by the end of the day you can barely keep yourself upright and you are running a fever. Or you are doing your usual workout in the weight room […]
Navigating Roommate Conflict
As a senior in college I have had relatively little experience with roommate conflict until this year. I was blessed freshman year to have a great roommate with whom I could live very peaceably and became very close who I have lived with for all four years of college. Even in my first two years […]