Monday, March 26, 2012

Honor Scholar Day

On Friday March 23, I was able to host my second overnight prospective student for Elmira College. Saturday was one of the Honor Scholar Days in which is for students who have applied and have been accepted to Elmira College and have received one of the various prestigious scholarships that Elmira College offers. My overnight guest, Caitlin, was from Binghamton, and she was trying to decide between Elmira College and Iona College, and was hoping that staying overnight would help her make up her mind. Once my shift was over at my off-campus job at Family Video, I went to Hamilton Admissions Building to meet Caitlin and welcome her to her third visit at Elmira. My roommate, Michelle, was also there waiting for her overnight guest that she would be hosting. Her guest, Jade, was traveling from Virginia to decide whether she was interested in attending Elmira in the fall semester. I brought Caitlin to 1855 to eat some of the best meals on campus, and meet with some of the other overnight guests who were staying with my friends. Following dinner, we attended an Encore performance of Orchesis in which Elmira College’s dancers perform student and faculty choreographed pieces arranged through a variety of styles including ballet, tap, modern, and hip hop. Since freshman and sophomore student have to attend Encore performances for terms one and two, I thought I would give Caitlin a sample of one of the shows. After the Orchesis Show, we went back to the Meier Hall Lounge and watched the SAB performance scheduled for the night; Magician Daniel Martin was doing a show. Daniel has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine and was recently nominated for the 3rd year in a row for Best Male Performer. He has been featured on CBS, NBC, ESPN, Revision3 & VH1. The show was amazing, and left everyone stunned, amazed, and confused at the same time. We headed upstairs to the dorm room and then met with some of my other friends who had overnight guests staying to hang out for a little before heading to Twin Towers to meet some sophomores on campus, and more overnight guests. Caitlin and Jade enjoyed seeing Towers as it is completely different than Meier in the atmosphere and the visual aesthetics. We rounded up the group and headed back to Meier to decide the sleeping arrangements and set our alarms to escort Caitlin and Jade to the gym at 9am for Honor Scholar Day activities. I enjoyed meeting Caitlin and Jade, and it feels good to know that we play an important role in prospective students' decision on whether or not to attend Elmira College. It is one of the biggest decisions of a person's life, and it is empowering to know that they base their decision on the experience we provide them in one night. We wish both Jade and Caitlin good luck in completing and graduating high school and hope we helped them with their College decision.

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