Chris Boehm, Director of Admission

Sunday night we have thirty-plus students attending our Jacob Albright Scholarship Dinner. Tuesday night we have twenty-plus students attending our Eugene Shirk Scholarship Dinner and Saturday we will have over 150 families on campus for an accepted student preview day. What a great time of year. We get to meet the students that we have been calling and emailing and their families. There is nothing better than spending quality time with accepted students. Showing them around campus, answering their questions, introducing them to faculty, seeing them meet other accepted students is wonderful.

So why is it also stressful? Well, there are two reasons. First all of our 'yield' programs are scheduled when at the most convenient times for students and their families, which means time away from the family. It is also stressful because spring travel season has started. I was at Twin Valley High School in Morgantown, PA last night doing a panel presentation and was supposed to be at North Penn High School tonight, but that program was postponed because of the weather. These are more nights away from the family. And if you view past posts you can see a picture of my daughter (the cutest little girl in the world). I don't enjoy leaving her:-(.

But enough venting!!!!! It is a great time of year. Next week I will start calling all my students who received their financial aid packages to help explain the packages and work with families that need additional assistance. Counseling and educating is the part of the job that I believe our office enjoys the most. That is another reason why this time of year is so much fun. We get to help people- nothing better!

So while this time of year is tough, the good far out ways the bad.