Two freshmen reflect on their open house visits at Milligan

 

An interview with freshman Martha Rose and Christan McKay, editor-in-chief.

Q. What were your expectations of Milligan before you visited?
A. My expectations of Milligan 
included a strong Christian environment, a good academic program and a theatre department (even though that is only my minor).

Q. Did you visit an open house or come on your own?
A. I came to the open house in Feb. this year. I also attended the June Connections.

Q. How did your experience influence your decision to come to Milligan?
A. For me, the open house just 
reconfirmed for me that I was supposed to come here. I had already decided for the most part the I would be attending Milligan this fall

Q. Do you think that experience accurately reflected life here?
A. I have to answer yes and no. Perspective students receive a pretty accurate picture for the amount of time they spend on campus, going to classes, meeting potential professors and eating in the cafeteria. However, the perspective students do not or are not able to spend the amount of time required to really get a goods picture of the college and what life can be like here during the semester.

Q. Any advice for perspective students?
A. All schools will have their good points and not so good points, just remember to keep God in on your decision making process and you can’t go wrong. Have a great day and don’t forget to carry your umbrella!

An interview with freshman Richard Kenny and Christan McKay, editor-in-chief.

Q. What were your expectations of Milligan before you visited?
A. I had high expectations of Milligan. I didn’t really know specifically what to expect. All I knew was that Milligan produces a lot of strong Christians that I knew.

Q. Did you visit an open house or come on your own?
A. I did visit an open house in the fall of 2001 as well as come on my own in the spring of 2002.

Q. How did your experience influence your decision to come to Milligan?
A. To be honest, after the open house, I was discouraged to come to Milligan and I thought this wasn’t where God wanted me. However, it was when I came up to visit in the spring and I stayed for four days when I fell in love with Milligan through the relationships I was able to begin building. I believe that is where the heart of Milligan’s campus lies.

Q. Do you think that experience accurately reflected life here?
A. Open house did not accurately reflect life here, I don’t know if I can really pinpoint why, though. Things like that, it’s easy to see a bit of a show being put on and it’s easy for me to see through that. Milligan doesn’t need to put on any show!

Q. Any advice for perspective students?
A. Don’t make a decision based on a visit. Yes, they help, but if I followed the decision I made after my visit, I would not be here.