Since I am an RA in Dykstra, I get to interact with a lot of freshmen. I thought it would be fun to hear all their reasons for choosing Hope! Here’s what they had to say! “I decided to come to Hope because it’s small and it’s really important to me to have good relationships …
Category Archives: Academics
What to Bring: Classroom Edition
The countdown is getting closer with each passing day – are you psyched for move-in? Here’s my final post in the 2014 What to Bring series. College is a ton of fun, but it also takes a lot of work. Here’s how to find success during the first few weeks: 1. Review where your classes …
It’s Partway into June… way too soon!
Yikes! Am I far behind or what? I’ve been meaning to update you on my summer thus far, and after review I realized that I have plenty of drafts and nothing published. I apologize for that. However, I was up to some pretty awesome shenanigans in May. I stayed on Hope’s campus to complete my …
Finishing Up Junior Year
Tomorrow is the last day of Junior Year!!!! I seriously cannot believe I am nearly a senior now. I still feel like I’m just finishing up freshman year and moving out of Dykstra. When people say college goes by fast, they were NOT kidding. This past year has brought on some serious struggles and frustration, …
Senior Wisdom and Insight
Wow one week from today I will be graduating from Hope College! I’m currently writing this post from JP’s Coffee downtown and thinking back on all of the memories I have had here. Hope College has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. I have met some incredible people and lifelong friends. I …
SWAG: School, Work, And God (not exactly in that order)
As I’m nearing the end of the semester, I’m recognizing how fast this first year at Hope has flown by. Based on what others are telling me, they say each year goes by even faster – and I’m not entirely sure I’m ready for that. Here in April, I think I’ve finally mastered the balance …
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Scholarships: Life-Giving Hope
In Hope promotional materials (especially to donors and asking for donations), scholarships are associated with some type of life-giving, hope-promoting (pun there), and very crucial pieces of student life. I didn’t understand just how important they were until I attended a Scholarship Luncheon two weeks ago. I have received many scholarships during my time at …
Class Registration
The school year is wrapping up, which means a few things. Among those are finals but something else that people tend to forget about is that class registration for the following semester has to be completed. Last week was when all of the chaos took place and the registrar probably had a huge headache. Coming …
Need Help With Your Writing?
Happy April! I can’t believe it’s already April, especially with this bipolar weather we’ve been having lately. With the end of classes approaching, stress of finals and final projects is increasing. On top of that I have my personal statement that I need to write for graduate school. Although it technically isn’t due until I …
Young Alumni Workshop
This past week, the Hope College Alumni Association, along with Career Services, sponsored two workshops for students and community members to attend. In addition, awards were given to the two speakers for the excellent achievements that have accomplished in their short careers. The two speakers, Matt Scogin (’02) and Maxine Gray (’04), have both done …