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What to Look For On A Campus Tour
If you're going through the college application process right now, you know it can be hard to figure out which place has the experience you're looking for. Small vs. big colleges, rural vs. major cities. There are so many options! And that doesn't even begin to address finding friends, fitting in and feeling like you're a part of the campus community.
As vice president for student affairs and dean of students, Erik Hayes oversees all aspects of student life including housing, dining services, the student union, athletics, and more, and is here to help you figure out how to choose the best school for you.
Erik catches up with student hosts (and campus tour guides) Isaac and Reese to talk all things college tours. Listen as they chat about trusting your gut when you visit a campus, the difference between residence halls vs dorms, matching up roommates by hand, greek life, and other ways to get involved on campus.
Episode Quotes:
There is something for everyone at Rose-Hulman
32:19: When you pick a place like Rose, when you say, "I want to go to a small school," where it's built literally in our mission of an environment of individual attention and support. When we talk about that, you don't slip through the cracks at Rose-Hulman. There are people like you guys who are so involved. There are tutors on the floors. People are here, like, "This is what our life's work is, and we want to make sure that students are successful here," and it starts from day one.
Creating a great residential experience
14:16: When I came as a freshman, there's always the fear of, "How hard is this? We all know Rose is hard. Like, how hard is it? Am I going to be able to be successful?" Of course, everybody thinks that, but a very real fear for people is, "Am I going to like my roommate? Am I going to fit in? Am I going to make friends?" Like, that is a normal, real fear. And we take that so seriously here. I don't know if you guys know this, but we still, to this day, 2023, do all of our housing by hand. We literally do it by hand.
Rose is about experiences
31:49: Rose is so much more than the buildings. It's so much more than the cool labs. It's the people you meet. It's the experiences you have. And that's when you look back at what shapes your time at Rose-Hulman.
Show Links:
Guest Profile:
- Erik Hayes | Rose-Hulman
- Erik Hayes - LinkedIn
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By Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIf you're going through the college application process right now, you know it can be hard to figure out which place has the experience you're looking for. Small vs. big colleges, rural vs. major cities. There are so many options! And that doesn't even begin to address finding friends, fitting in and feeling like you're a part of the campus community.
As vice president for student affairs and dean of students, Erik Hayes oversees all aspects of student life including housing, dining services, the student union, athletics, and more, and is here to help you figure out how to choose the best school for you.
Erik catches up with student hosts (and campus tour guides) Isaac and Reese to talk all things college tours. Listen as they chat about trusting your gut when you visit a campus, the difference between residence halls vs dorms, matching up roommates by hand, greek life, and other ways to get involved on campus.
Episode Quotes:
There is something for everyone at Rose-Hulman
32:19: When you pick a place like Rose, when you say, "I want to go to a small school," where it's built literally in our mission of an environment of individual attention and support. When we talk about that, you don't slip through the cracks at Rose-Hulman. There are people like you guys who are so involved. There are tutors on the floors. People are here, like, "This is what our life's work is, and we want to make sure that students are successful here," and it starts from day one.
Creating a great residential experience
14:16: When I came as a freshman, there's always the fear of, "How hard is this? We all know Rose is hard. Like, how hard is it? Am I going to be able to be successful?" Of course, everybody thinks that, but a very real fear for people is, "Am I going to like my roommate? Am I going to fit in? Am I going to make friends?" Like, that is a normal, real fear. And we take that so seriously here. I don't know if you guys know this, but we still, to this day, 2023, do all of our housing by hand. We literally do it by hand.
Rose is about experiences
31:49: Rose is so much more than the buildings. It's so much more than the cool labs. It's the people you meet. It's the experiences you have. And that's when you look back at what shapes your time at Rose-Hulman.
Show Links:
Guest Profile:
- Erik Hayes | Rose-Hulman
- Erik Hayes - LinkedIn