Wednesday, October 28, 2009

It's time to Meet Maryville!

Hey Seniors! The BEST way to figure out if a college or university will be the best fit for you is by visiting! Visit, visit, visit! We have a couple of fantastic opportunities coming up that I'm excited to share with you...

Saturday Visit Day and Prospective Student Tailgate!
Saturday, October 31st starting at 10:00am
You'll be able to take a tour, get your questions answered by our Admissions Advisors, and enjoy a Tailgate Party and free lunch. You are also welcome to stay for our football game vs. Greensboro College (complimentary tickets will be provided for you and your guests). Please RSVP to Holly Sapp, 865-981-8094 or holly.sapp@maryvillecollege.edu .

Fine Arts Showcase and Reception
Friday, November 6th starting at 7:00pm-8:30pm
Experience the Maryville College Fine Arts department! You will enjoy vocal, instrumental, and theatre performances as well as be able to view a gallery of current students' art work. Why are we having this Showcase? Because the Clayton Center for the Arts opens its doors in the spring of 2010, providing our students with the finest facilities for practicing, creating, performing, and appreciating the arts.

Meet Maryville
Meet our students...Meet our faculty...MEET MARYVILLE!
Saturday, November 7th, 2009 from 8:30am-2:00pm

No matter what you're interested in studying, we would like to invite you to Meet Maryville. Join us on November 7th and you'll experience how students live, work, and play at MC. Meet Maryville and discover where you could spend the best four years of your life!

Register online at www.maryvillecollege.edu/admissions/events/meet-maryville/registration.asp or call 865-981-8092.


I hope to see you on campus soon!!

Arielle Kilday '05

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Free Application Week!!!

Hello all!

Today is my first day back at Maryville College! I've been on the road visiting hundreds of wonderful students for the last seven weeks! I have had a blast meeting many of you in Kentucky, Alabama, North Carolina, and Nashville, TN. Now, it's back to the office to meet with many of you individually, which I'm really excited about!

This week will be a very busy week though. As I mentioned in the title of this blog, this week is "Free Application Week" at Maryville College. So, we are expecting many applications to be flooding in! Normally, it is only $25 to apply, which isn't bad, but free is always better, right?! So, if you are a senior and even the slightest bit interested in Maryville College I highly suggest applying this week while the fee is being waived.

Also, if you haven't visited our campus yet you should definitely come see us soon! We are having a tailgate on Saturday, October 31 at 12:00PM before our Scots football team takes on Greensboro College. Many of our coaches will be there as well if you are interested in speaking with them. We will also be having another Meet Maryville (open house) on Saturday, November 7. So we have lots of opportunities coming up for you to come see our lovely campus!

Maryville College is beautiful all year long, but fall is definitely my favorite! All of our trees on campus turn gorgeous shades of red, orange, and yellow and the mountains in the background just make Maryville College the prettiest place to be in the fall! We would love for you to come experience the beauty as well!

Anyway, now that I'm back on campus, I would love the opportunity to meet with you and your family individually. So, please come see us soon and don't forget to apply this week if you are a senior!

Sincerely,
Michelle Wilson '08

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cincinnati, OH!

This is the first year that I have been an admissions advisor and as much as I like traveling I thought this was the perfect job for me! I was right...but I have learned a lot from traveling this month.

1. Always remember which direction you're traveling...if going North--take a jacket.
2. Mapquest is amazing and surprisingly accurate.
3. Get directions both to AND from destinations
4. If the hotel has a workout room...you're in good hands.
5. Subway is my new best lunch friend.

Today I drove up from Maryville, TN to Ohio to visit high schools and attend the Cincinnati Performing Arts Fair. The drive up was about four and a half hours and it was a beautiful drive...minus all the rain. I have never been to Cincinnati to stay so I wasn't sure what to expect. I also didn't take into consideration the fact that I was driving North and it was getting colder and colder...should've taken a jacket.

The fair at the University of Cincinnati was great once I got there! I spent about 45 minutes driving around in circles trying to find the building. Finally, I parked my car and waited for a student to help point me in the right direction. The campus is HUGE...probably about four times as big as Maryville's campus. I wasn't used to getting lost on a college/university campus. Eventually I found the building and I was still early so I set up my things and waited for the students to arrive. When they did, they came with gusto! Students were ready with questions and labels to stick on inquiry sheets. I had several students talk to me and one interested student fill out a card for me to send her some more informaiton.

All in all, Cincinnati, I give you four stars. Now back to rainy Tennessee.

--Emily Emadian '09