Good Ole College Visits

I visited Messiah College. This was not my first college visit, and was not even my first visit to that particular campus. However, every Open House day seems to be full of its own interesting ideas and occurrences. At Messiah, we started off with the welcome where all prospective students along with their parents are in a large auditorium assuming they are just going to be greeted and sent on their way. Instead there is a panel of speakers and some music for entertainment along with speeches from the top administrators at the College. While I did find most of the speeches applicable, this process got a little long. My favorite part of this aspect was the entertainment. They had one of the school's touring singing ensembles perform a few songs for us and I thought I was hooked. Then they asked everyone to join in a few worship songs just to start the day off on the right foot. This was a substantial turn on for me. Worship is one of my favorite things, just singing with all your heart and letting the words and their true meaning penetrate hearts.. how exciting! Anyway, after this was finished, students and parents were dismissed to do as they please for the next few hours simply visiting different informational sessions about possible majors and eating lunch as well as touring the campus. I personally don't care for the sessions but did enjoy seeing more of the campus. After the Open House was over, there was a banquet for students who qualified for the Honors Program. This is an optional group to join where you can get 2/3 off your tuition. There was another informational meeting followed by a reception to meet with representatives. In my mind, this was the most beneficial part of the day. I was able to talk with people who know a lot about the college and some students, also, who had more relevant answers to my questions. Now I just have to make some decisions.... hmm....