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What in the World is FYS? Adulting 101, Hiking, and more!

All freshmen at Hope take an FYS class in their first semester—but what actually is FYS? FYS stands for First Year Seminar. Meeting three days a week for the first semester of the school year, each course aims to prepare freshmen for their college experience. The content of instruction varies per course. Each topic is …

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Advice From a Double Major

Coming into college, I did not know what I wanted to study. I had always been interested in a variety of subject areas and extracurricular activities throughout high school. One of the reasons I chose to attend Hope College was because of it liberal arts tradition where students receive a strong formation across a breadth …

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