This past weekend was the Interview Day for the class of 2015 Miller Scholars. We will have a full 4 classes of honors students for the first time next year! For me, Saturday was especially exciting since I was not being interviewed this time around. I remember my own Interview Day was what made my college choice final - Ball State and MCOB was exactly where I wanted to be! This year though, I enjoyed being a student host rather than an interviewee. We spent most of the day with the prospective students, guiding them to their interviews, getting to know them, and sharing our experiences with them.
There were several current student panels for both prospective students and their parents. I was actually on a panel for the parents. It was interesting because I was the only freshman on a panel of sophomores and juniors. For the most part, I was unable to answer questions, especially those about internships and preparedness for them. But whenever there was a question about transitioning to college life or being a freshman on campus, it was all me!
I thoroughly enjoyed Interview Day 2011, especially getting to know my student interviewee. I am looking forward to meeting our next class of Miller Scholars in the fall!
P.S. It’s not too late to apply for the Miller HONORS Program – deadline is March 1st! Apply Here!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Stuck.
A couple Fridays ago, I ventured out to the Stadium parking lot to get my car to head home for the weekend. Now, if you’ll remember, there was still a LOT of snow and ice on the ground at the time. My car, too, was covered in ice and snow. Some of the windows were clear, but the windshield and the hood had about 3 inches of ice. The tires were also buried in several inches of snow and ice. I spent awhile trying to get the car out on my own, before I realized the gravity of my situation. My car was stuck.
I had heard about some other students who had gotten help from BSU’s free charter service the weekend before. So I got out my phone and called Charlie’s Charter. After a few minutes, an older gentleman pulled up in a Charlie’s Charter van. He had shovels, picks, and rock salt. Still, he was unable to push the car or to really dig it out. Unfortunately, I didn’t quite receive the assistance from Charlie’s Charter as the students had the week before. While I was waiting for him, a nice guy stopped and offered to give me a push, but it just wasn’t going anywhere.
For those of you who don’t already know, my family is originally from Muncie. So I am lucky enough to have grandparents and family friends in town. One of my dad’s friends (the same one who moved our futon in, actually) brought one of his coworkers and came to my rescue. When they came pulling into the stadium lot in their big trucks, I was overjoyed to see them. My heroes! It took them about 20 minutes, a gallon of washer fluid with de-icer, and some serious pushing to get me out. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without them.
All in all, that day I spent about an hour and a half at the Stadium getting my car out. I know this isn’t very reassuring for those of you wanting to come to BSU without strong family friends in town. However, the way I see it, the storm we had produced a cruel and unusual amount of ice. Yes, the snow in Muncie can get bad. I feel like that much ice doesn’t happen very often though. Even if it does, I would have been able to gather some guys to help me out, I’m sure.
Nevertheless, I was on my way by mid-afternoon and spent a wonderful weekend at home with my family.
I had heard about some other students who had gotten help from BSU’s free charter service the weekend before. So I got out my phone and called Charlie’s Charter. After a few minutes, an older gentleman pulled up in a Charlie’s Charter van. He had shovels, picks, and rock salt. Still, he was unable to push the car or to really dig it out. Unfortunately, I didn’t quite receive the assistance from Charlie’s Charter as the students had the week before. While I was waiting for him, a nice guy stopped and offered to give me a push, but it just wasn’t going anywhere.
For those of you who don’t already know, my family is originally from Muncie. So I am lucky enough to have grandparents and family friends in town. One of my dad’s friends (the same one who moved our futon in, actually) brought one of his coworkers and came to my rescue. When they came pulling into the stadium lot in their big trucks, I was overjoyed to see them. My heroes! It took them about 20 minutes, a gallon of washer fluid with de-icer, and some serious pushing to get me out. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without them.
All in all, that day I spent about an hour and a half at the Stadium getting my car out. I know this isn’t very reassuring for those of you wanting to come to BSU without strong family friends in town. However, the way I see it, the storm we had produced a cruel and unusual amount of ice. Yes, the snow in Muncie can get bad. I feel like that much ice doesn’t happen very often though. Even if it does, I would have been able to gather some guys to help me out, I’m sure.
Nevertheless, I was on my way by mid-afternoon and spent a wonderful weekend at home with my family.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Let it snow, snow, snow
Just when we all thought we'd survived the "Snowpocalypse" of 2011 with ice, wind, and snow, we woke up this morning to MORE of it!
Fortunately, today was just lots of snow. The ice this past week was what made it so bad. Most universities were cancelled, but of course Ball State wasn't. We had "partial snow days," as I like to call them. Tuesday, classes after 3:30 p.m. were cancelled, which meant no Accounting for me. My French class was cancelled by the professor that day too. Wednesday, classes didn't start until 11 a.m. and my Astronomy class was cancelled by the professor too. It was still quite treacherous to get around those days and the rest of the week. Now, there's even more snow!! I decided to take advantage of a lapse in snowfall early this evening for some great photo opportunities. Here are a few:
Shafer Bell Tower in the snow
Take a seat!
Frog Baby keeps warm, thanks to kind BSU students
Fortunately, today was just lots of snow. The ice this past week was what made it so bad. Most universities were cancelled, but of course Ball State wasn't. We had "partial snow days," as I like to call them. Tuesday, classes after 3:30 p.m. were cancelled, which meant no Accounting for me. My French class was cancelled by the professor that day too. Wednesday, classes didn't start until 11 a.m. and my Astronomy class was cancelled by the professor too. It was still quite treacherous to get around those days and the rest of the week. Now, there's even more snow!! I decided to take advantage of a lapse in snowfall early this evening for some great photo opportunities. Here are a few:
Shafer Bell Tower in the snow
Take a seat!
Frog Baby keeps warm, thanks to kind BSU students
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