Hollins Visit

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SENIORS: I know that the Common Application has had major challenges this week and that Naviance had shut down document deliveries for a period of time waiting for Common App's technical support to address the issues.  Students are having success with the Mozilla browser and also if they have LOTS of patience.  Don't suffer through the stress alone - call me immediately if you're having trouble and need assistance!  JUNIORS: Congratulations on surviving the PSAT!  As soon as you have those results, please get them to me ASAP so we can discuss what this means moving forward (in regard to test preparation and school lists). TRAVEL:The blog recaps of my visit to Roanoke College went up last week and the one for Hollins University is below.  My tours of Washington & Lee University, Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Ferrum College, Bluefield College, Emory & Henry College, and Virginia Intermont College are forthcoming.  Stay tuned!Upcoming visits will be localized as winter approaches; currently looking at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College, Central Michigan University, Alma College, Otterbein University, and Bowling Green State University.  Updates will follow when the schedule is finalized.  From the blog: I went to my 10-year college reunion recently and had a chance to reflect on the college search process.  Read More  Hollins University:  The second stop on our CICV tour of western Virginia was Hollins University, a well-known women’s colleges in the mid-Atlantic.  And – because it’s such a highlight program for them – they even had us start our tour at the equestrian center, a stop that made my day! Like most of its sister schools, Hollins is small, with a student population of just over 600 and a handful of co-ed graduate students in their master’s of arts and master of fine arts programs numbering just under 200 that brings them to a total student body of around 800.  Of that number, about ten percent are riders but the university is quick to point out that, for all of the women there, the main focus for one hundred percent of them is to emerge as leaders. Read More