Winning Ways in "Friartown!"
It's a great time to be a Friar fan! If you haven't been keeping up on the current successes of the PC sports teams, well, that's why I'm here-- to keep you informed! We'll start with the men's soccer team, led by head coach Chaka Daley. They beat Cincinnati last Saturday 2-0 to advance to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament and will look to keep their amazing season rolling against St. John's on Friday.
Speaking of amazing seasons, congratulations to both the men's and women's cross country teams! Each team claimed their respective BIG EAST Conference Title last weekend, marking the third time in the history of the two programs that they've swept the team championship titles in the same year. Hats off to head coach Ray Treacy and the entire cross-country staff, which was also honored as staff of the year on both the men's and women's sides.
Moving on to the women's side, the Friar field hockey team continued their outstanding year with a 2-1 victory over 9th-ranked Connecticut on Saturday. The win moved PC up to #11 in the national rankings this week, which marks the eighth straight week the Friars have been ranked in among the top 20 teams in the country.
And finally, that winter sports season has come out of nowhere and is underway! "Friartown" is buzzing today over the men's ice hockey team, which upset #3 Boston College last night 5-3 in a frenzied Schneider Arena on the PC campus last night. Great time for freshman Greg Collins' first career goal (it came with less than 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd period!!!).
That's the update from Friartown!!! As for the Admission Office, today is the Early Action application deadline! That means we are very busy!!!
Comments
Had an official tour of the campus last month. Nice! I'm inquiring about scheduling a personal interview with an admissions counselor at PC. Is this possible?
Posted by: Adam | November 1, 2006 5:56 PM
Hi Adam:
Great to hear that you enjoyed your visit to campus! As for your question, we actually do not conduct personal interviews during the admission process at PC. The main reason is due to "supply and demand"-- we received 8,800 applications for admission last year and have only 15 admission counselors, so there is no way that we would be able to interview every student who has applied. In addition, in the past when we did conduct interviews (over seven years ago), they were non-evaluative, meaning they had no bearing on the actual admission decision.
So, you don't need to worry about scheduling an interview. However, if you are interested in having any questions answered about the admission process or PC in general, a counselor would be more than happy to chat with you. You can find out who your "personal admission counselor" is by clicking on the "Undergraduate Admission" link on the left side of this page, and then clicking on "Contact Our Office." The e-mail addresses for all of our counselors are listed there and I definitely encourage you to contact your counselor with any questions or concerns you might have. Or, you can keep sending them my way! That works too!!
-Scott
Posted by: Scott Seseske | November 6, 2006 7:14 PM
I came to Providence recently to take a tour and absolutely loved it. This blog is really helpful, thanks for posting!
Posted by: Alix L. | December 3, 2006 8:56 AM