I have good friends. This morning as I was routinely attending class, two of my friends told me they were leaving school early and paying Lafayette College a visit. They offered to take me with them, and I gladly accepted.
It was a great trip, despite the virtually non-existent warning and the lackluster weather. Just like last time, I loved it there. Although I have already done so, I took a fun tour and went to an information session. Afterwards, our Lafayette-friend Kyle showed us around for a bit (thanks Kyle!), and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Update: I can’t imagine why, but I forgot to write about the coolest thing that happened today. As my party was leaving the admissions building after the information session, a man stopped me and asked me if I was Richard. After saying I was, he shook my hand and congratulated me on my Marquis scholarship to the college (more details on that to come). He introduced himself as the chair of the committee to decide who received that scholarship and said he was very impressed by my application. Super-cool.
I promise to have a substantial post up tomorrow detailing my financial aid packages. I have some rather disturbing interesting news.
I just received a big envelope from the lovely little college in Easton and I’m happy to say I’ve been accepted to Lafayette College.
That is all.
Again, I type a post in the back seat of a car, immediately after touring a college. Of course, this time, my destination was Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. Simply put, I really like the place. The campus was stunning, my guide was excellent (thanks Billy!), and the atmosphere was awesome. I don’t have as many lessons to pass on, since most everything I learned seems redundant after the post I made after a previous college visit.
I snapped plenty of photos, they’re up publicly on Facebook.
What did I like about Lafayette, exactly? Well, first, it’s a beautiful campus, with more trees than I could count. If you didn’t know, I love trees. Second, I just had a really great feeling being there. It was uplifting, and everyone was nice. Next, I learned a lot about the financial aid process there, and the information was favorable. Admissions criteria didn’t seem impossible, either.
But, there’s bad news.
I’ve been giving the videoblog concept a lot of thought. I don’t think it works. On college tours, whipping out a camera and taking video of a student given tour is awkward for everyone involved. It worked for me at UCONN because I had a friend giving the tour (thanks Kyle!), with plenty of time to shoot scenes. Also, me filming my own tour doesn’t really have any valuable content, in my opinion. But text and photo blogging works pretty well, I think. Feedback?
Summer will soon end, but the fun of my senior year of high school and the college admissions process is just beginning. My first day back at high school is September 5th. The rest of my summer consists of a few basic things. I have a visit to Lafayette College planned on Thursday the 30th, with a friend giving the tour. (Thanks Billy!) Additionally, I’ve got homework left from my AP English and AP Biology classes. I’ll be spending a majority of my time on them, starting tomorrow.
My biggest concern in life right now is still college. The Tech school v. general school conflict still teems in my head. After my visit to RPI, I’ve somewhat changed my stance on the issue. To spite the student body at a school, I think that one gets out of an education what they put in to it. Moreover, perhaps one can find intellectuals in a tech school. The jury is still deliberating on this point, someone try to change my mind.
Not to mention, my college list is in serious need of expansion (RPI, UCONN, Tufts [unvisited], Lafayette [soon to be visited]). I’ve purchased the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2008 Edition, and plan to study that. I can’t fathom why this is so hard for me, while seeming much easier for everyone around me. Perhaps I’m taking it too seriously, with the idea that if I don’t do this correctly, I’ll somehow fail at life. Although that seems very colloquial, it’s all that captures the notion.