One thing that really gets current PBA students running in all directions on campus is prospective students.
Prospective students interested in attending PBA can attend Open Houses to really get the best perspective of the school. Although regular tours of PBA are informative, getting to see the campus, cafeteria and chapel areas, there are some aspects of PBA that just aren’t initially seen. However, with Open Houses, prospective students attend classes featuring the majors they are interested in, and stay overnight with current students in their dorms on campus.
This week, the Open House was for a group of home schooled high school students. Being a former online school high school student, the prospective students caught my attention. In my morning communication class, there were several who attended and met with the professor. One junior from Sarasota, Fla., Kara, sat next to me in class and was able to ask me questions about the communication major. She was really sweet and I was happy to help guide her in her college decision for PBA.
I had several friends involved with the Open House this week by hosting students for the night. They entertained the visitors by sharing their social atmosphere, whether it was walking around Cityplace or just playing pool in the dorm lobby. The best part of prospective students coming to PBA is not just the Fresh Food Company serving better food for the day at the caf, but it’s the students being able to actually see some of the quirks at PBA that all current students have come to know and love.
These quirks that make up the personality of the school vary from what seems like a 3:1 girl to guy ratio, to long boarders skating to the beach instead of class, to spontaneous guitar worship on the Baxter green. I think the Open Houses are all about giving prospective students a good idea about what goes on beyond the surface. What really makes PBA stand out from other private Christian universities, at least from a student perspective, is our ability to joke about the stereotypes and characteristics of it.
For example, perspective students can see how PBA students satirize the perceived girl to guy ratio in this YouTube video, which was a part of PBA's Monday Night Live:
Prospective students interested in attending PBA can attend Open Houses to really get the best perspective of the school. Although regular tours of PBA are informative, getting to see the campus, cafeteria and chapel areas, there are some aspects of PBA that just aren’t initially seen. However, with Open Houses, prospective students attend classes featuring the majors they are interested in, and stay overnight with current students in their dorms on campus.
This week, the Open House was for a group of home schooled high school students. Being a former online school high school student, the prospective students caught my attention. In my morning communication class, there were several who attended and met with the professor. One junior from Sarasota, Fla., Kara, sat next to me in class and was able to ask me questions about the communication major. She was really sweet and I was happy to help guide her in her college decision for PBA.
I had several friends involved with the Open House this week by hosting students for the night. They entertained the visitors by sharing their social atmosphere, whether it was walking around Cityplace or just playing pool in the dorm lobby. The best part of prospective students coming to PBA is not just the Fresh Food Company serving better food for the day at the caf, but it’s the students being able to actually see some of the quirks at PBA that all current students have come to know and love.
These quirks that make up the personality of the school vary from what seems like a 3:1 girl to guy ratio, to long boarders skating to the beach instead of class, to spontaneous guitar worship on the Baxter green. I think the Open Houses are all about giving prospective students a good idea about what goes on beyond the surface. What really makes PBA stand out from other private Christian universities, at least from a student perspective, is our ability to joke about the stereotypes and characteristics of it.
For example, perspective students can see how PBA students satirize the perceived girl to guy ratio in this YouTube video, which was a part of PBA's Monday Night Live:
If you or someone you know is interested in being a prospective student, let me know!
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