Centre News
Centre encourages prospective students to “Find Your Flame”
this fall
October 21, 2010 By Leigh Cocanougher
During the two upcoming fall open house events, prospective students and their families have the opportunity to take guided
campus tours, where current students like Jordan Wilkinson
(above, far left) answer questions and share numerous facts about
the College.
Fall is an excellent time to visit Centre. To schedule a visit, contactthe admission office at (800) 423-6236 or admission@centre.edu.
Centre College’s office of admission invites prospective students and their families to campus this fall for the final two “Find Your Flame” Days. These open house events will be held on Friday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Nov. 7.
“The Find Your Flame events offer incredible access to Centre’s resources in a short amount of time—ideal for time-crunched high school seniors and their parents,” admission counselor Natalie Frost says.
Attending events like these, she adds, is “an integral part of the college-decision making process. Prospective students can read stacks and stacks of college guidebooks but there’s no way to determine if a school is a good fit until they’ve stepped on campus.”
Unlike individual campus visits, which are tailored to each prospective student’s interests, open house events offer students the opportunity to hear from a wide variety of current students and to meet with faculty from a variety of disciplines. As they do on individual visits, they also have the chance to take a guided campus tour and grab a bite to eat in the College’s dining commons.
During the Find Your Flame event, visitors will attend a panel discussion with professors, students and admission staff about the Centre experience; they will also have the chance for one-on-one discussions with people who can convey to prospective students what it means to be a part of the Centre community.
Information on financial aid and admission will also be available with staff on hand to better explain the processes for students and their families.
To learn more about Centre College and to register for an open house event, contact the admission office at (800) 423-6236 or admission@centre.edu. And be sure to check out the Centre Admission page on Facebook and Admission Centre blog!
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Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 24th among all the nation's colleges and universities and No. 1 among all institutions of higher education in the South. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, click here.