Deciding where to go to college was just as stressful and scary as it was exciting. What if I made the wrong choice and I missed out on an entirely different experience at a different school? I wanted someone else to decide for me so I didn’t have to think about it. My whole mindset …
Category Archives: Academics
Life is about the moments that matter
I figured out a while ago that I should spend my life solving problems and so I’m pursuing engineering. While engineering isn’t easy, many pursue it in hopes of entering their field of work right after college. That was me, for like the first week of my freshman year. I quickly figured out, though, that …
A Liberal Arts Education
Going into the college search, there were a lot of things I didn’t know. There seemed to be a whole new vocabulary of words and terms that applied to college that I didn’t have prior knowledge of. One of those terms was liberal arts. From the word itself and how it was used I began …
The Philosophical Space
There are many spots on campus to study, hangout with friends, or simply be by yourself when you need to focus for an exam coming up. Students at Hope are usually very good at being able to find their “spot” within the first few weeks of being on campus. For me, there is one place …
May Term Mems
Pine Ridge, South Dakota One of the unique academic experiences that Hope College offers students is to study over the summer months through May, June and July terms. For many Hope students, this is a chance to travel or spend some more time in lovely Holland and build a deeper community with the members of …
Hope College Nursing
By: Noemi Rocha As a kid, I would equate nursing school with a trade school. I always pictured the hospital beds and learning the necessary technical skills, but not much else. My Hope experience has been completely different than I imagined and incredibly worthwhile. If I’m being completely honest, I didn’t know I wanted to …
Can’t you just tell me?: Musings on Being Undecided
By: Alley LoPrete One of the most daunting parts of choosing a college for me was wondering if I would make the right choice. How do I know my school is the right one? It brought me back to middle school dreams of my future husband and asking my mom “How do you know he …
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The Phelps Scholars Program
By Monica Teuthorn Before I started my freshman year, college seemed like a foreign place. I didn’t have a ton of experience with it as I was one of the first in my family to really go away to a college like Hope. I had no idea what to expect. College seemed intimidating thinking about …
Find Your Home
By Rourke Mullins, Hope College Senior Here it is, you’re 18 years old and the moment has come when you are asked (a lot) to answer one of the most important questions of your young life so far: “Where are you going to college?” It can be daunting question. For me, it created a pit in my …
STEM + Fun = ExploreHope
ExploreHope summer camps provide Hope students with the ability to flex their creative and scientific muscles and share their enthusiasm for all-things STEM.