My First Pull Experience

This weekend I had the unique Hope College experience of attending The Pull. It’s one of those things where everyone tells you, “You don’t understand it until you’ve seen it.” I thought I got it; I thought I knew what awaited me as I grabbed my water bottle and took off for the bus with …

A Lifetime Accomplishment

Hello friends! I am very excited to share with you awesome news. This past weekend, I ran AND completed the Park2Park Half Marathon here in Holland! So yes, this was definitely the highlight of my weekend. After more than 200 miles of training, I crossed that finish line exhausted, in pain, but happy. No one …

We’re Odd.

Odd (adjective): strange, weird, peculiar. We’ve got that covered.   Odd (noun): every sign pointing closer to the Black River. Have you seen them?   ODD (verb): lifestyle. It’s more than ending with ’17. It’s more than the three hour strife of the pull in the pits. It’s Odd Year Pride.   Today, Hope College …

Euroadventure 2

Ok friends! So a while back, I posted about some of my European travels and said that I would post them in differing sections, almost like a series! If you haven’t read my first one, click here so you can get all caught up! Anyway, for this second post, it’s all about Budapest, Hungary and …

FYS Part 2: What is an FYS?

I remember it like it was just this summer, because it was just this summer. I’d been eagerly awaiting Hope emails since April when I’d committed – to sign up for classes, fill out my roommate information, etc. Eventually, I was given some sort of course guide for my fall semester so that I could …

Schaap Science Center VLOG!

Hey friends! It’s that time again! Fellow admissions blogger Leslie Kempers and myself give you a virtual tour of the A. Paul Schaap Science Center. This building is a special one for the both of us because both of our majors are “based” from this amazing facility! We hope you enjoy it, and when you …

It Feels Like Fall Semester (Finally)

One thing I noticed since I started blogging for this school year was that I haven’t talked about my first three weeks. Wow, that shows you that I’m still in summer mode. It’s definitely a hard transition, but it happens every year. Crazy to think that my next big “adjustment” will be from college to …

Getting to Know My Professors (FYS, Part 1)

This past Thursday I sat down with the two of my First Year Seminar professors to interview them for this blog post. My intentions were 1) to get to know them a little better and 2) to inform the public about First Year Seminar classes. I’ll be splitting this into two blog posts, since it’d …

Dimnent Chapel VLOG!

Hello readers! Fellow blogger Leslie Kempers and I are pleased to announce a new collaboration we have just for you! We will be posting video blogs, or VLOGS, about buildings around campus! Consider it your personal “virtual tour” of Hope College! Getting video footage is great, so you can get familiar with the campus. Then, …

Hope College SAC

Many students here at Hope College are really involved in not only their academics, but also in many social aspects of school. One important organization I am involved in (and I’m not saying it’s important because I’m in it) is Student Activities Committee, or SAC for short. This organization is a backbone to student life …