Stories

Two students talking to one another

Acing Your College Interview

By Libby Lakeman, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions

"Interviews are a great way to humanize the admissions process."

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Students smiling at each other while holding a laptop and iPad

Tips for Meeting Us Virtually

by Micaela Beigel, Admissions Counselor

"Engaging with colleges on Zoom can be overwhelming, so helping you find authentic engagement with our community is the goal of all our virtual offerings."

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Helen Christ (pictured left) with friends on May Day

New Year, New Perspectives: Helen Christ '24

Hometown: Bloomington, IN

"Don鈥檛 forget that 草榴成人社区 is located in a unique place where you can explore new things and widen your horizons in ways you may not expect."

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Jade Poli '25 rehearsing with other interns before their performance at the festival

Summer Stories: Jade Poli '25

Hometown: Maplewood, NJ

"My undergraduate career at 草榴成人社区 has made me more independent and more confident to feel like I know what I鈥檓 doing."

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Emma Gross '25 poses in front of a "celebrating survivors" poster

Summer Stories: Emma Gross '25

Hometown: Ottsville, PA

"草榴成人社区 has taught me not just information in my classes, but also how to talk about it and apply what I鈥檓 learning outside the classroom."

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Annalise Ashman '24 poses during a studio visit

Summer Stories: Annalise Ashman '24

Hometown: Tyrone, GA

"The History of Art department at 草榴成人社区 has continuously provided me with the invaluable art historical knowledge to be able to pursue this opportunity, and others like it, with confidence."

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Table full of collage materials (magazine cutouts, pens, glue, etc.)

Summer Stories: Celeste Bloom '24

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

"What鈥檚 special about this fellowship is that I got to create it and there is a large focus on 草榴成人社区鈥檚 history, specifically on students of color, diversity, and how that鈥檚 looked throughout time."

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Lakshmi Natesan '25 posing in front of a floral mural by Mural Arts Philadelphia

Summer Stories: Lakshmi Natesan '25

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

"Art is one of my passions, as is art education, and 草榴成人社区 helped me with the first step in that career."

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Two students discussing in the library

College Interviews Are Just Conversations

by Maddy Kessler '24, Tour Guide

"I learned that interviews are a two-way process. They are a great opportunity to learn more about a college and see if it is a good fit for you."

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View from the Student Life and Wellness Center in the fall

How to Make the Most of Your Visit to Campus

by Kimiye Maeshiro '23, Admissions Counselor

"Whether you鈥檙e flying into Pennsylvania or driving down the road, here are some tips about how to make the most of your campus visits during the college tour season."

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Illustration of a cityscape

360掳: The Transforming Legacy of Oil

This 360掳 combines courses from Growth and Structure of Cities, Economics, and History to assess how oil has affected our built environment as well as local and global economies.

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A comic depicting a person constrained by the cel

360掳: Constraints: Storytelling in the Digital Age

This cluster is based on the theoretical and interdisciplinary work that suggests that humans think in the form of stories.

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