<p>I really liked it! I probably won’t end up going to Allegheny because its my safety, but I almost wish that I didn’t try to get into “better” schools because otherwise the weekend would have decided it for me.<br>
I can’t say about the overnight stay, because I didn’t attend that part, but Saturday was good and informative… It was a new experience for me. There are a lot of opportunities to talk to professors and administrative officials that you’ll be encountering a lot. I’m shy, so the first activity–going up to professors from different departments–made me really nervous, but Scott Friedhoff, the VP for Enrollment, introduced me to one of the professor and that broke the ice for me. Mr. Friedhoff is very friendly and enthusiastic by the way. When you’re eating breakfast with your professors, take the opportunity to ask them questions! Out of the six students at my table, only another student and I asked the majority of the questions. Speak up! They even give you a list of questions to ask if you’re stuck in your folder. The residential life tour takes you through three rooms, and most of the academic buildings are open for tours, plus in the administrative buildings, like the ACCEL center, there are plently of people just standing around to tell you about what they can do for you.
It might just be because these were all the Trustee Scholars, but Allegheny did seem stress academics, one of the reasons its so attractive to me. The programs, professors, and opportunities appeared top notch. Still, it didn’t seem as though it was overwhelming. Meadville is a small city with not a lot to do, and is “culturally lacking” as the professor I breakfasted with said, but they do have a movie theater and various other things to do, and Grove City Outlet mall is about an hour away (Millcreek Mall in Erie is about 45 minutes in the opposite direction). I’m not looking for fast paced city life or anything, so it didn’t bother me. The college seems to do okay with entertainment, because last weekend they were putting on a production of the Pirates of Penzance de la Cruz and Wayne Brady from Who’s Line Is It Anyway? was performing. Sadly, I wasn’t able to attend either.</p>
<p>Well I think I just wrote a novel, so I’ll stop. To sum it up, the Trustees Weekend was fun, informative, and really got me excited about Allegheny.</p>