Where has everyone been for the last week?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Elon University
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<p>Ok, wow. This was the longest I've ever seen this board dead. Where is everyone???</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm going to NC tomorrow for a week to look at some schools (Elon included!) and I promise to give visit reports! I'm actually doing my Fellows interview and essay on Friday, and I noticed that the writing portion is an hour and a half long. Wow. Anyone have first-hand knowledge of what transpires during this time? Do they honestly expect you to write for this long? Any help would be great! Thanks! :D</p>

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<p>I went through the Fellows process in 07.</p>

<p>During the hour and a half, applicants are split into groups and assigned topics to write about. It doesn't necessarily take forever; I think you can leave whenever you're done. But the real issue is the topic you're assigned -- they each have to do with a certain academic concentration, but are randomly assigned. Mine was particularly dry.</p>

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<p>Hi! I am also going down to North Carolina for Fellows weekend. I'm just the opposite. I wouldn't mind having more time than the hour and a half provided :p. Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>Oh, ok. Thanks. Good luck to you, too, 1 Sky Pilot! </p>

<p>I toured the campus today. Even though it was raining for parts of it, it was great. Beautiful campus, really nice people (students, professors, everyone I came into contact with), great opportunities. I am seriously considering enrolling in Elon next year.</p>

<p>I know I promised a visit report, but I'm too tired now to go into all the details. I'll get to it soon, though. No later than Monday! (I'll be home then. :) )</p>

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<p>Annnddd, </p>

<p>Our Caribbean friend may be smack in middle of an approaching snowstorm! Hope you make it home okay!</p>

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<p>In the fbook group, theres a guy from the US Virgin Islands, so you won't be the only Caribbean person</p>

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<p>HA HA Iderochi!! I believe the OP will enjoy the snow, and have a good idea about NC's weather ( I thought it was the south ha ha!)....</p>

<p>Hope they brought a winter coat!!!</p>

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<p>I did make it home ok, actually. Beat the snow by a couple hours. :P The cold honestly didn't bother me. My sisters didn't take it as well, though!</p>

<p>Ok, details on my visit...</p>

<p>As I said already, the campus is beautiful. There are three fountains around the campus, I believe, and as many lakes. The students seem great. The tour guide was very thorough and made the tour enjoyable. A lot of the things covered in the information session I knew from my research or from the Elon site already, which means you probably do too, so I won't cover that. </p>

<p>They have a really nice gym facility for students. I think he (the tour guide) said that you can pay $10 at the beginning of the year and get a personal trainer to help you work to stay fit. Not something you see at all schools. </p>

<p>The dining facilities actually looked really good, and they have a few national chains there too (Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, etc.). There are also restaurants on campus (i.e. servers bring you menus, etc.) and one even has a room with leather recliners and a flat screen tv where you can watch games and so on. </p>

<p>The dorms are a good size (especially after looking at Wake Forest's a few days before - they are ridiculously small there) and there are mostly 4 people to a bathroom, as opposed to communal showers. Definitely a plus! :) </p>

<p>The buildings for the different majors/subject areas are all very modern and you can tell that there have been several improvements fairly recently. The School of Communications is particularly impressive! </p>

<p>I met one professor from the English Department (she interviewed me) and she was very nice, very approachable. I can easily see her going the extra mile for her students. </p>

<p>All students are allowed to have a car, and the student parking lot isn't far out of the way, like many others I've seen or heard of. There is a shuttle bus that takes students into Burlington to Target, Wal-Mart, etc. and there are some shopping facilities there, though nothing compared to Greensboro and it seems more likely that students would drive the 30 mins to Greensboro when they have specific shopping to do or simply just want more options. There is also a Zip Car that students can rent for $5/hour or $35/day - all you need is a driver's license (insurance, etc. is included).</p>

<p>I can't think of much more to tell you, but if I left anything out that I shouldn't have, let me know! I'll try to answer any questions.</p>