Centre News
Upcoming admission events: open houses held July 9 and 23
July 1, 2010 By Leigh Ivey
Centre will hold two open house events in July. These events allow students to take campus tours (above), meet the admission staff,
professors and coaches, ask questions and interact with other
prospective students.
Visiting Centre is the best way for prospective students to discoverwhether the College is right for them.
As the summer rolls on, prospective students and their families are reminded that Centre College will hold two admission open house events in July. The first is scheduled for Friday, July 9; the second will be held on Friday, July 23.
Visiting Centre during the summer months offers many advantages. With students away for their summer vacation, the pace slows down, allowing prospective students and their parents to learn about the College in a relaxed atmosphere.
During regular summer campus visits, prospective students have the opportunity to take campus tours; speak with admission counselors; and, if they call ahead to schedule a visit, meet with faculty members from a specific program. Coaches are also happy to meet with students and their families during the summer months.
While standard summer campus visits are tailored to a prospective student’s interests, summer open house events (as well as open houses held during other seasons at Centre) offer more regulated schedules. During the summer open houses, students will hear welcoming comments, take guided campus tours, attend a panel discussion with Centre faculty and students, attend “Admission 101” (a discussion on everything having to do with the admission process) and enjoy a lemonade reception with Centre students, faculty and staff.
“Open houses are a great and easy way to get a taste of what life as a student is like,” says Dawn Brown-Piatt, admission counselor. “And there’s no substitute for actually visiting a college.”
Registration for each July open house will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event, and each will conclude with a lemonade reception at 12:30 p.m.
To schedule a personal campus visit or register for a summer open house, click here. For directions to Centre’s campus, click here.
To visit the prospective students section of the Centre website, click here.
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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 14th 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.