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What Does Accessibility Mean to You? Three Scotties Tell Their Stories in Recognition of Disability Awareness Week
A future college student ponders many important questions during the college search process. But how do these questions differ for a student with a disability? This month, three Scotties tell their accessibility stories in recognition of Disability Awareness Week and how Agnes Scott became their best fit college.
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Meet Ramona, the Official Admission Welcome Scottie
We can all relate to the mixture of excitement and relief you get when you see someone you recognize in a new place. This can especially be the case during your first time on a college campus. We want to introduce you to someone who can be your familiar face as you enter the Welcome Center for a campus tour at Agnes Scott. Our fearless Scottie named Ramona!
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#CertifiedScottie – The Journey to Agnes Scott
This fall, Agnes Scott welcomed 300 new Scotties to Orientation. They came to us from 36 states and six countries, with 10 continuing the Scottie legacy of family members before them. They’re interested in everything from Biology/Pre-med to Dance, and our faculty are particularly excited that a significant number of them are reveling in the opportunity to explore the liberal arts and are undecided in major. We are so happy their path led them to Agnes Scott. Here are just a few of their #CertifiedScottie stories. Welcome home, ASC23!
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Insecure to Unstoppable: How I Achieved Success in my First Year of College
Insecurity. That awful thing that makes you doubt the essence of who you are. These feelings are completely normal and affect every single one of us. In the current ‘technology era’, companies are now profiting from this less than satisfactory feeling all of us experience from time to time. Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat are known for their ability to influence politics and world wide movements, but also for instantly changing our societal standards of normality with a singular post.
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A Letter to Senior Year Me
Dear Alexsis, It’s me, Alexsis. But from the future. It’s weird; I know. Here, I can prove it to you. Right now your summers consist of sitting poolside, eating Pop-Ice popsicles, and having outdoor picnics, right? Aside from working a part-time job at Little Caesar’s Pizza located approximately 4 minutes from your house, life is good. You wake around 11 a.m., make frozen waffles, watch reality T.V., and hang out with friends until it’s time for work.
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The Making of a Graduate
Even though it has been more than a decade since I walked across the stage to receive my undergraduate degree, I can still remember some of the feelings that overwhelmed me on that day. It is, after all, hard to forget a moment when it's suddenly made apparent to you that everything you've come to know and love is about to change...
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A Look into a First-Generation College Student’s Story
Why Finding Your Best-Fit College Late is not the End of the World Two weeks after I had walked across the stage to receive my undergraduate diploma in 2006, I remember my mother sitting next to me on the couch in my parent’s home that I had just moved back into before starting my first real job after college. She put her hand on my leg to distract me from the TV screen I had been watching, and said with tears in her eyes, rather out of the blue: “You graduating from college… that was a really big deal wasn’t it? We should have made a bigger deal about it,…
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Perspective: A Blog on Admission, Scottie Style
Introducing the Agnes Scott College Undergraduate Admission Blog per-spec-tive /pərˈspektiv/ noun A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view Each year, millions of college-age students begin one of the most important stages of their journey to adulthood: the undergraduate college search process. During this time, they’ll have such all-consuming questions as “which college is the best fit for me,” “how will I pay for college,” “what should my college major be,” and/or “what college experience will best prepare me for future success,” among others. To find the answers to these questions, they’ll seek the advice of family members; input from high school guidance counselors;…