Category: Lycoming College

“So You Don’t Have To”: A Visit to the University of Virginia

In early August I visited the University of Virginia, the flagship university in the Commonwealth, and a perennial presence on “top public universities” ratings lists.  I attended an information session with about 100 people in attendance, and then took part in a student-led tour. The University is quite old, having been founded by Thomas Jefferson […]

“So You Don’t Have To”: A Visit to Lycoming College

At the end of April I visited Lycoming College, a private liberal arts college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (the home of the Little League World Series). Lycoming boasts a small, beautiful campus which puts everything a student needs (dorms, dining hall, gym, academic spaces, a charming quad) in very close proximity. The bulk of the […]

“So You Don’t Have To”: Notes From Visits to Colleges

  Despite the date above, this post is continuously updated to include links to all of the posts in my series “So You Don’t Have To”. Thanks for reading! In my role as a college counselor I have visited many colleges and universities all over America. For the past couple of years, I have written […]