Waterfront Festival 2009!

A small portion of the crowd at the regatta!

The race begins! And one boat sunk.

The Yellow Submarine lived up to it's name :(

When I mention that WC holds an annual Waterfront Festival featuring a Cardboard Boat Regatta, most people look at me like I'm crazy! So, I thought I'd post a picture or two of this year's regatta so people can see how awesome it is!

On the Road Again, Part 3

I have neglected posting lately, sorry about that! I was able to make it to the Charles County College Fair on Wednesday, which was held at the fabulous North Point HS. What a great fair! I got to meet sooo many prospectives as well as some applicants, a Chestertown native, AND a '70 grad of WC! I was extremely lucky that day! I got a picture of my booth at the fair!

On the Road Again, Part 2

One of the information cards we pass out!

I don't drink coffee, so after getting up at 4AM to make it to Great Mills, 2 cans of Coca-Cola was brilliant!

I found Spongebob!

A one-legged seagull!! Aww

Today I got to visit 4 high schools in Leonardtown, MD. I decided that I'm gonna start taking some pictures of interesting things I see along my journeys. Today, I went to Great Mills HS, Leonardtown HS, Chopticon HS, and St. Marys Ryken HS. I met some really good students today and David Hamilton, the college counselor at St. Marys Ryken actually gave me some graduate school tips! So, overall today was a very productive day.

On the Road Again, Part 1

Good evening! Today I had my first set of high school visits! I spent the day in Huntingtown, Maryland and visited Calvert HS, Huntingtown HS, Northern HS, and Calverton School. I met some really awesome prospectives today and some really sweet college counselors! Here are my top 3 frequently asked questions I got:

1. What do people do at WC, since it's suburban/rural?

Like anything, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. If you're really involved in college -- whether in your major, sports, clubs, greek life, community service, etc. -- you'll have an amazing time!

2. What was my favorite thing about college?

So many to choose from...(1) independence, (2) meeting lots of new friends, (3) cheering for your college at sports games!, (4) dorm life!!, (5) 3 or 4 professors changing my life!

3. Why did I choose WC?

I chose WC for the English and Creative Writing program, though I did end up switching to Psychology (sorry English department!). I liked being only an hour and a half from home...not too far, but not too close. I also really liked the colonial feel of the campus and the history behind the school. I mean, we were founded by George Washington in 1782....the first college founded after the signing of the Declaration of Independence! And, everyone's really friendly!!

More tomorrow after new visits!

Open House #1

Today was the first of 3 of Open Houses at Washington College. I believe there were about 175-ish students and their families there today. Not only did I get to meet a student from Glenelg High School that I will be seeing again next month on my Howard County recruiting circuit but everyone on campus today got to walk through the first floor of our brand new dining hall & student center -- Hodson Hall Commons!

The first floor of the building contains the student center and The Cove, which is the grab-and-go snack bar. It was great to walk around and explore, even if it is not yet complete! I wish I had brought my camera to post up some pictures! Maybe next time...

And then there were ducks

This past weekend, my friend Carol Funck '09 came to visit and we went down to the end of High Street in town to feed the ducks! Thought I'd post a picture!

End of the First Week

Well, the first week back to school ends for the WC undergrads. I got to help train some new Admissions Office student aides this week on how to answer and use the phone, send out mailings, and I've given a few tours. It was cool to meet some new friends, one of which is a freshmen this year that I definitely remembered from all those times I opened the mail to find and classify the bits of her application! I'm pretty excited because next week my grad classes start! I'm taking 2 new classes that I've never taken before:

Biological Foundations of Behavior
Dynamics of Addiction

Those should be awesome. I need to go buy my textbooks next week. We have classes on Labor Day but the Admissions Office lucked out with a day off! 3-day weekend for me! What am I going to do with all this free time this weekend??