快猫成版视频ies in the Making
Students鈥 blog initiative provides insight for future students on transition to university life, online learning
Third-year students Lucy Poole and Amy Thompson know a thing or two about connections. The pair met in 快猫成版视频 Allison鈥檚 Campbell Hall residence in their first year and have been friends ever since. They are now partnering on a new project aimed to help prospective and current students navigate university life.
鈥淲e鈥檝e both worked as campus ambassadors with the admissions office since last year,鈥 explains Poole, an Economics and French student from Halifax, NS. 鈥淎 big part of that job is giving campus tours to high school students and their families. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, we began brainstorming different ways to reach out to future students.鈥
Poole and Thompson are part of 快猫成版视频ies in the Making, a new blog series launched this academic year, written by current 快猫成版视频 Allison students for prospective students. Through the Welcome to College platform, 快猫成版视频ies in the Making has 15 students writing pieces regularly on a variety of topics about the University experience, everything from academics to dining hall hacks. Students drive the blog content in partnership with admissions staff who contribute their most asked questions from prospective students and families.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to have multiple perspectives represented to help answer questions, students need to hear from other students as well the University,鈥 says Thompson, who is majoring in psychology and with a biology minor and came to 快猫成版视频 Allison from Cornwall, PEI. 鈥淭he 快猫成版视频ies in the Making blog includes students from all years of study from around the world.鈥
With the absence of in-person campus tours, the pair feels this medium is a good way for future students to learn more about university life. In addition to regular posts, the blog also features 快猫成版视频ie Chat, a live-chat option for future students to connect with current students directly to answer questions.
鈥淲e hope that the blog posts, and 快猫成版视频ie Chat, can help bridge the gap for future students since in person campus tours aren鈥檛 yet feasible,鈥 says Poole. 鈥淎s a campus ambassador, I found there were a lot of opportunities for conversations with future students and their families during tours. We鈥檙e working to find a way to make this information available to students through the blog.鈥
Thompson says learning about university life and how to navigate academics from upper-year students when she was starting university, and throughout her studies, has been invaluable.
鈥淗earing from upper-year students about academics and campus life is so helpful,鈥 says Thompson. 鈥溈烀ǔ砂媸悠礽es in the Making features students from across disciplines and from different regions, both in residence and off-campus on topics such as online learning, life in Sackville, and the transition to university life and studies from high school. Coming soon to the blog will be posts about surviving winter in Sackville, a student鈥檚 experience transferring to MtA, and a day in the life of a residence student!鈥
With 快猫成版视频 Allison鈥檚 Virtual Open House scheduled for February 25-27, Poole and Thompson says future students can anticipate new posts on the blog relating to this event.
鈥淩eaders can expect to see new content about Open House, how to make the best of their experience here, even virtually, as well as tips on applying,鈥 says Poole. 鈥淓ven though classes and events look different this year, students should still take the opportunity to learn more about university life and ask questions. Our hope is that the 快猫成版视频ies in the Making blog will help answer some of these easily.鈥
Links to the 快猫成版视频ies in the Making blog and page can be found at Linktree:
Photo caption: 快猫成版视频ies in the Making bloggers and roommates Lucy Poole and Amy Thompson
