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Guess what happens a week from today? The Class of 2013 moves in!

Here at Keuka College our incoming freshmen class moves in 3 days earlier than everyone else, which we call Transition Week. At this time freshmen adjust to living in the residence halls, meeting new people and  living away from home for the first time.  During Transition Week,  students are kept very busy with all sorts of activities ranging from guest speakers,  group advising sessions, a game show and Teamworks! (our ropes course located behind Davis Hall.) It may be a nervous time for most freshmen, but to help with this we have mentors that the students will work with to combat any anxiety they may encounter the first few weeks of college living. The mentor’s are upperclassmen students that have become leaders in our community and are trained to assist freshmen with any issues that may come up.

So, get ready Class of 2013…we are all here waiting and excited to welcome our new family to Keuka College!

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Attentions all Education Professionals!

Want to get the word out about how great Keuka College is?

Invite your school’s guidance counselors, teachers, and administrators to our

Day on Keuka Lake: High School Counselor Visit Day:

August 12 10am- 2pm

Take a tour, learn about our admissions process, meet with our admission staff, and join us for a lunch cruise on Keuka Lake.

RSVP now as space is limited – contact at kharter@keuka.edu or call 1-800-33-KEUKA to reserve your place.

Overnight on-campus accommodations are available.

For more information and overnight accommodations reservations:

www.keuka.edu/go/summervisit

Thinking about coming to visit Keuka College this summer?

Why not visit on one of our special summer visit days?

Wednesday July 8 (This day includes sessions on our Business/Management Department*)

Monday July 13

Friday July 31

Take a tour, speak with Financial Aid and your Admissions Counselor, then join us for lunch with our own Dean of Admission in charge of the grill!

Call (315) 279-5254 or 1-800-33-Keuka to RSVP

*Majors within Management include: marketing, accounting, international business, sports management, human resources and entrepreneurship.

This past Saturday April 18 we held our Spring Open House. It was a warm spring day and with over 300 people in attendance, it was a huge success.  Students and their families learned about what makes Keuka College so special, went to information sessions about academic programs, had a tour of campus and ended with lunch in the Geiser (our cafeteria) where current students were on hand to promote their clubs and organizations.

You can also see the day in pictures.

By now, most of you know about Keuka College’s Field Periods. Brittany wrote a few blogs about her Field Period experiences. Brandon went to Italy for his. Just to give you another example where Keuka College students are going for Field Periods…how about Walt Disney World?

Senior Garrett Zur did just that. After past Field Periods in Italy, China and working as a event planner for an upcoming music artist in his hometown, Garrett applied and was accepted into the Disney College Program.

Garrett spend this past August to January working as a cashier at the Emporium, located on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom.

Garrett’s favorite park? The Magic Kingdom. His favorite ride? Toy Story in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Favorite Disney Movie? The Lion King.

Check out Garrett’s story here.

Hi Everyone,

Here at Keuka College, most of the admissions counselors spring travel revolves around college fairs. Some may be at high schools (often called college nights and takes place in the gym or cafeteria) and others may be a national college fair…the kind that may involve a school field trip to a local convention center. National college fairs, offered through NACAC, can be extremely overwhelming to those who are new to the college search process.  Here are some tips to make sure you have the best and most productive time at a college fair.

•       Before the fair, make note of schools you want to see.  Most times there will be a list of participating colleges available before the actual fair online or your guidance office may have a listing.
•      Research those particular schools before the fair, so you have specific questions for each school.
•     Once at the fair, start at the schools you want information from or have questions for. Many fairs are at least 2 hours giving you plenty of time to check out other schools and wander the aisles.
•      Figure out what questions are most important for you to ask. Examples could be a particular major, cost, application process, and housing options.
•  The front rows get especially busy in the beginning of the fair. Starting with the last rows and working your way to the front may mean you won’t stand in line waiting to speak to a counselor that is overcrowded with people when the fair first starts.
• Put your best face forward when speaking to an admissions counselor. Many of us are the ones who will be sending you information, reading your application and helping you while you conduct your college search. You’ll be surprised as to what (and whom!) we remember from college fairs.
•    Bring address labels to use instead of writing out inquiry cards for more information. Sometimes we can’t read your handwriting clearly which means we can’t send you info. Many students use their return address labels while others make labels that also list their intended major, graduation year, email and high school.

And finally have fun at a college fair. Admissions counselors attend college fairs to get your questions answered and to get you excited about attending college. Don’t be afraid to come back a second time if you thought of another question. That’s what we are there for!

Hi Everyone!

Spring travel has begun! It’s that time of year again…. Admissions Counselors across the country have gotten back into “travel mode” as we are making our way to your hometowns to showcase our colleges.

All of us at Keuka College are ready to get back on the road to see some familiar faces as well as meet new ones.

To check and see when we are heading to your neighborhood, head to our admissions homepage, click on find your counselor, enter your zip code and state, then click on your counselor’s name. After the brief bio of the counselor, it will list our travel schedule for this spring.

Be sure to stop by and say hi-we love meeting our students and answering questions about Keuka.

Keep checking the blog in the future as I’ll write about what to expect at a college fair for those of you who are new to the college search process!

In an earlier post I had mentioned that Spring Open House is Saturday April 18, 2009.

As a follow-up I wanted to let you all know that registration is now available online.

The schedule for the day includes information sessions on majors, tours, lunch and student life exhibits.

Everyone in Admissions is looking forward to meeting you at Open House, so be sure to put it on your calendar!

See you on campus April 18!

Happy February! Just a quick reminder of a few upcoming events….

Live Chat via College Week Live

2/17 11am-3pm

and

2/19 11am-3pm

This is your chance to speak with Keuka College Admissions Counselors to ask any questions you may have. The Live Chats are going to be done via CollegeWeekLive. For those of you unfamiliar with College Week Live, it was a virtual college fair that took place this past November and will be done again in March. The booths are still open for you to browse, download information and chat with us. If you participated in College Week Live, then your login and password are the same. For those of you who didn’t all you need to do is register on the homepage.

Once you sign in, look for Keuka College in the booth index. We have a video as well as all our brochures for you to look at. If you want to chat, click on the live chat button.

And Save the Date for Spring Open House!

Keuka College’s Spring Open House will be on Saturday April 18, 2009.

Come join us to learn more about what makes Keuka College such a great place. The Open House schedule includes information sessions about academic programs, student life exhibits, lunch and tours of campus.

*Formal invites will be mailed out in March*