Creighton Reception

Last night I went with my Mom to the Hawaii Creighton Reception. I'd been to a reception before, for Washington University in St. Louis, but that was before I'd sent in my college applications and before I even knew whether or not I would get accepted. This reception was less stressful in that everyone who attended knew they were accepted. Creighton University is small, only 3,000-ish undergrads and it's in Omaha, Nebraska. Nebraska. Yeah. Location wise it's the belly button of the United States. The biggest negative aspect for me about Creighton is the location and the weather. Although they have a Kwest (I think that's how it's spelt) Center which holds their basketball and volleyball games and concerts, it's a relatively new city in what used to be an industrial area. (Err...) And they get snowstorms and it's extremely cold in the winter. Two of my friends are sophomores at Creighton and they tell me how cold it gets. I mean, I know that anywhere in the continental U.S. will undoubtedly get cold in the winter, but snow storms? Doesn't sound good. Despite the weather and location I was really impressed with what the parents had to say about Creighton. The consensus was that the professors at Creighton are there to teach the students and actively work to help them succeed. This is very important to me because I am the studious type (although I do procrastinate) and I like to be able to conference with my teachers and ask them for help. Another thing about Creighton that attracts me is that the people are friendly. It sounds silly but moving to a new place (potentially) without my friends and without my family is scary, and I want to have people there to make the transition smooth. My 8th grade science teacher, Mrs. Lam, is a Creighton alumnus spoke because she has two kids who attend Creighton and knows what it's like to go there. Before the reception I talked with her because it's been a while since I've seen her. I think she majored in biology so she was happy to hear that my plan is to do the same. She talked to me about a new Science Center they are building and how the science programs at Creighton are excellent. She was a highly demanding teacher (probably one of the hardest classes EVER was 8th grade science with Mrs. Lam) so I take her word when she says that Creighton is a good place for my field.

I don't think anyone should go into a reception if they are a gullible person because receptions are basically colleges marketing themselves so they present the best of everything they have and make it seem that they are the place to go to. Of course, they leave out the negative aspects and try to embellish those that need shoring up. Like, how there's tons to do in Omaha. Psh. My friends there say there isn't a whole lot of "city" stuff to do besides the occaissonal concert and on-campus activities. Probably the worst are the parents, maybe the Moms because my Mom and my friend's mom were completely sold after the presentation and stayed to talk to the VP of Admissions. On the car ride home my Mom talked non-stop about Creighton this, Creighton that, basically restating the ENTIRE speech. Good grief! Later that night my Dad said to me after hearing my Mom tell him everything over again, "I think your Mom really wants to go to Creighton." And you know what? I think so, too. Although, there's a USC Reception we're going to in a couple weeks, so after that my Mom will probably be saying, "Go Trojans!"