"Back to school" -- three words that strike fear into the hearts of summer fun-loving kids everywhere. Don't worry too much yet-- it's only mid-August so there is still (a little) time before you're headed back to the classroom. But mid-August is an appropriate time to go back to blogging, to get all of you soon-to-be seniors ready for the final stages of your college search and help you soon after move into the college application process.

For those of you who are new to this blog, welcome aboard!! I am one of 15 admission counselors who make our home in the Providence College Office of Admission, and spend our fall semesters meeting students from across the country and throughout the world, as we travel for much of September and October "telling the Providence College story." By the time the winter months roll around and all of your applications have made their way into our office, we have returned from our travels and shift gears into reading and reviewing your applications and shaping the Providence College Class of 2012. The idea behind this blog when I started it last fall was to give prospective families a "behind-the-scenes look" at PC's admission review process, to show you what our admission staff does on a day-to-day basis and to bring you from the beginning (now) to the end (May 2008 for all of the seniors) of the admission cycle.

As you make your way through your senior year, questions will undoubtedly come up about PC specifically and the college admission process in general. At any point during the year, please feel free to post your questions here and I will do my best to give you (and all of the other readers who likely had a similar question!) a timely and accurate answer. Also, please note that if you have specific questions or concerns and would like to speak with an admission counselor directly, our doors are always open and you can feel free to reach the admission counselor responsible for your region of the country (or the world!) at any time by e-mail, by phone, or in person if you happen to be on campus. To find out who the counselor is for your area, please click onto the Contact Our Office page of the Admission website.

Again, welcome to the home of the 2007-2008 PC Admission Blogs! It's just me for the moment, but a new group of student bloggers will be joining me shortly as we work to make the admission process as personal and interactive for you as possible. Stay tuned!

*Scott
8/8/07