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7 Days, 3 States, 10 Colleges, 42 Girls
California Here I Come!
This year's Red Tie Juniors hit the road on their college trip Friday, March 1. They are visiting 10 colleges in Washington, Oregon and California. See updates and photos below from college counsellor Zach Hansen.
Day 2
We are already nearing the end of day two of the College Trip. At this point the process still feels new to most of the students on the trip, and as one student pointed out, “I’m still learning which questions are the most important to me.” To date, students have toured the University of Portland, Lewis and Clark College and Linfield College. Even though each school is small with a focus on the liberal arts, the juniors quickly learned that each one has a very different feel. They have already commented on size of each school, the personalities of their tour guides, class structure, and the quality of the trees on campus.
After a challenging night at the Motel 6 in Tigard, Oregon, students were almost giddy at the sight of the Plaza Inn and Suites in Ashland, Oregon. Tomorrow morning we begin the long haul to San Francisco. Torry Lee and Kim Lin will serve as our tour guides at the University of San Francisco.
Days 4 and 5
Monday was a long, but exciting day. We began with breakfast at Saint Mary’s College, followed a by a tour and seminar class facilitated by one of their English professors. According to a few of the juniors, they imagined him to be a 45 year-old version of Joe Romano. We then took our bus to Telegraph Avenue to check in for our tour of the University of California at Berkeley. Our guides were extremely enthusiastic about their experiences as a student. One of our guides articulated an interesting understanding of life at Berkeley: “At most colleges you get a little bit of everything; at Berkeley you get a lot of everything.” Although most students were not jumping to add Berkeley to their college application list, many were impressed by the diversity and energy of the Berkeley campus. So Mi Cho, from the graduating class of 2011, stopped by to say hello.
After completing our tour of Berkeley, and grabbing a little lunch on Telegraph Avenue (and in some cases a t-shirt or a vinyl LP at Amoeba Records), we boarded Bart (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to downtown San Francisco for the remainder of the afternoon. After three hours of shopping and exploring, we met Rex Bates and a small handful of Annie Wright Alumni for dinner in China Town. Karina Chan, on of our current juniors, was gracious enough to help find the restaurant and order an authentic Chinese dinner. After dinner we walked back to the Powell Street Bart station and rode the train to our hotel in Lafayette, California.
Tuesday began with a guided tour of Santa Clara University, and in the early afternoon we visited Stanford. Both tours were excellent, and as expected, each school appealed to very different groups of students. The common denominator today was sunshine and palm trees. We didn’t encounter rain until we started to drive north.
We are now nearing the end of Day 5, or perhaps it is more accurate to call it an early beginning to Day 6. After driving past Lake Shasta, we hit a small snowstorm. This meant the driver had to put chains on the bus and drive much of the way at 25 miles an hour. Fortunately our driver is not a stranger to bad weather. It was a long day and a late night, but students continue to maintain a sense of humor. Tomorrow we sleep in a bit before driving to the University of Oregon.
Days 4 and 5
Monday was a long, but exciting day. We began with breakfast at Saint Mary’s College, followed a by a tour and seminar class facilitated by one of their English professors. According to a few of the juniors, they imagined him to be a 45 year-old version of Joe Romano. We then took our bus to Telegraph Avenue to check in for our tour of the University of California at Berkeley. Our guides were extremely enthusiastic about their experiences as a student. One of our guides articulated an interesting understanding of life at Berkeley: “At most colleges you get a little bit of everything; at Berkeley you get a lot of everything.” Although most students were not jumping to add Berkeley to their college application list, many were impressed by the diversity and energy of the Berkeley campus. So Mi Cho, from the graduating class of 2011, stopped by to say hello.
After completing our tour of Berkeley, and grabbing a little lunch on Telegraph Avenue (and in some cases a t-shirt or a vinyl LP at Amoeba Records), we boarded Bart (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to downtown San Francisco for the remainder of the afternoon. After three hours of shopping and exploring, we met Rex Bates and a small handful of Annie Wright Alumni for dinner in China Town. Karina Chan, on of our current juniors, was gracious enough to help find the restaurant and order an authentic Chinese dinner. After dinner we walked back to the Powell Street Bart station and rode the train to our hotel in Lafayette, California.
Tuesday began with a guided tour of Santa Clara University, and in the early afternoon we visited Stanford. Both tours were excellent, and as expected, each school appealed to very different groups of students. The common denominator today was sunshine and palm trees. We didn’t encounter rain until we started to drive north.
We are now nearing the end of Day 5, or perhaps it is more accurate to call it an early beginning to Day 6. After driving past Lake Shasta, we hit a small snowstorm. This meant the driver had to put chains on the bus and drive much of the way at 25 miles an hour. Fortunately our driver is not a stranger to bad weather. It was a long day and a late night, but students continue to maintain a sense of humor. Tomorrow we sleep in a bit before driving to the University of Oregon.
