Open House # 2

The entrance to the college!

A dusting of leaves!

People walking at the Open House

Pretty trees in Martha Washington Square

Good evening, readers!

Today was our second Admissions Open House! I sadly only recognized one student that I had met at the Gloucester County College Fair, but that's alright. I'm out to make new friends at open houses! Today I got to see Allison Jones, one of our Admissions Representatives who is out on the road visiting high schools in the mid-Atlantic region and I also got to explore the new dining hall with Admissions Counselors Sean Titus and Derek Trott, which was AWESOME! The new dining hall is opening NEXT WEEK! Here's a link to the photos that have been posted of the inside on the website -- http://news.washcoll.edu/events/2009/10/hodsonpreview/

It's nice and autumn-y in Chestertown, so come to the next Open House on November 21st to enjoy it!

On the Road Again, Part 9

Archbishop Spalding gave me a present!

Hello readers! Last night I was over in Severn, MD at Archbishop Spalding HS's College Night! I met some really nice families, an applicant, a '74 graduate, a former rower of John Leekley's (our current Men's Rowing coach), and the President of Archbishop Spalding! They also gave us Archbishop Spalding umbrellas as a gift for coming to their college night!

I had never been to Archbishop Spalding before and everyone there was so sweet! It was so cool to see the president of the school walking around and talking to the students, seeing what colleges they were talking to. I've never seen an administrator so invested in their students at a college fair.

My next and final fair of the season will not be until November 2nd and I will be in Conestoga Valley, so either I will see you there, at one of our 2 open houses coming up, or around the office!

On the Road Again, Part 8

My doggy sitting on the top of the couch!

A poster in my high school cafeteria!

Yesterday, I went to the Howard County College Fair which was held at Atholton HS (my high school!!) I got to meet a lot of really nice families, which was a shock because apparently there were a few football games going on that afternoon. I'm glad people took the time out on a Sunday afternoon to visit with us! I saw 2 families I knew from lifeguarding at the Hammond Pool for 7 years as well as a student from Hammond HS that remembered me from when I visited that high school this fall! I love it when people recognize me because I'm sure students meet lots of admissions representatives along their college search. Thankfully because I went to Atholton, I got to come home for the weekend and see my family, which was awesome and definitely made the trip that much more awesome!

Tonight, I will be at the Archbishop Spalding College Night in Glen Burnie, so see you all tonight!

On the Road Again, Part 7

A little traffic going up to the Delaware Memorial Bridge!

Hello readers! I have been a little busy so I'm just updating you now on my travels. This past Wednesday, I hopped all over Waldorf, MD stopping at Lackey HS and North Point HS. Both good visits for me. I talked to students at North Point HS for an hour! Hope they didn't miss much in class! I was supposed to go to a college fair in Haddonfield, NJ that night but got completely lost on the Turnpike so I never made it. My apologies to anyone expecting us.

Last night, I went to the Gloucester County College Fair and met some awesome prospectives! The drive there was pretty trafficky so I took a picture. At the fair, I was standing next to a college representative that I met at a college fair last year and we talked about South Park, religion, the meaning of nothingness -- it was awesome! I love making friends at college fairs! As far as students, I actually got to see a Washington College student that was home for Fall Break but going to a college fair with a friend. I think she has some bias to us though ;)

I also met a girl who wants to go to WC really badly for English and Creative Writing and we had a long conversation about Harry Potter once she saw my DA necklace! Weee!

I'll be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, so see you there!

You know you work in Admissions when...

...the daily schedule explodes in 6 different directions on school holidays!!!

I met a few really awesome students today during my interviews! Even though it was a really full day, it was totally worth it and it definitely makes my job worthwhile. Not only was I occupied by meeting awesome people, but in between interviews, I was studying the cranial nerves, neurotransmitters, and the subdivisions of the brain for my Biological Foundations of Behavior exam tomorrow. Soooo, I'm gonna be asleep by 9:00pm from complete exhaustion! Oh, a day in the life of a masters student and admissions representative is never over! :)

On the Road Again, Part 6

Me and my pumpkin spice latte outside of Long Reach HS.

Cool light-up feet at my parents' house!

We put a bat on our lamppost!

Today was another awesome day in Howard County, Maryland! I got to visit Long Reach HS, Centennial HS, and Wilde Lake HS. I met some really awesome students -- some that had heard of WC and some that haven't. I think I convinced a Wilde Lake student that WC would possibly be a good fit for him, so that was exciting! He sent me a thank you email so that was cool! I decided to post a picture of me with my pumpkin spice latte outside of Long Reach HS this morning, and some decorations from when I visited my parents house today!

On the Road Again, Part 5

Pretty sunrise on Route 50 this morning through my side mirror!

Today I got to travel to my hometown of Columbia, Maryland to do some high school visits! Today I saw Hammond HS, Atholton HS (woo! AHS '04!), Oakland Mills HS, Mount Hebron HS, and Marriott's Ridge HS. Once I got to Columbia, I stopped at Starbucks and got a delicious pumpkin spice latte, which is the most wonderful thing in the world. On an admissions-y note, I got to meet a lot of really nice students and I saw some familiar faces! While at Atholton, I saw a student that came to visit us this August again and I also got the lucky chance to catch up with a Spanish teacher I had senior year there :). I was nervous she wouldn't remember me but she recognized me right away! I was PUMPED! I got to meet 2 students at Mount Hebron that had already visited WC, including one who did a baseball recruit weekend here not that long ago.

Tomorrow I'll be in Howard County again and after I finish my visits, I'm going home to my parent's house to decorate the house for Halloween!

Chaos of the Gods

Dr. Corey Olsen, English Professor at Washington College


English Professor, Corey Olsen, was on the History Channel's "Chaos of the Gods" documentary examining where JRR Tolkien got his ideas for The Lord of the Rings! I had him for my Foundations of Western Lit class sophomore year of college.

That's the second WC professor I have seen on the History Channel, the first being Ted Widmer in a documentary a few years ago about Abraham Lincoln's fight with depression.

On the Road Again, Part 4

Hello followers! I got back from the Atlantic Cape College Fair a few hours ago and thought I should report. It wasn't a HUGE turnout, but I did get some interest at the fair. The people doing the fair made us balloons with our college name on them so I took a picture of mine to post on here. I should probably report that I think some of the most common majors I am seeing these days are Psychology and Environmental Studies, which I was asked about today. I've been to Jerset before but never to Mays Landing, NJ. It is a really pretty place and a relaxing drive there too. It was especially pretty now with the leaves just starting to change. I take back the bad wrap that I've given Jersey in the past.

The only thing I didn't like about the trip was that I got a little lost on the way back to Chestertown. I thought I could improvise on Route 1 in Delaware and boy was I wrong. Oh well. Note to self: follow the directions I printed out and don't assume I know the way home ;)