Students Offer Advice on Attending Open House
Current students including Madison Borys, shown, offer advice to prospective students and their families about attending The University of Scranton’s Open House events, which are set for Sunday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 5. Borys, a senior occupational therapy major from Caldwell, New Jersey recommends meet-and-greets with professors and 'trying out some of our food'.“Prospective students should come to Open House because it is a really great way to get to know the campus a little bit more and just talk to a bunch of people about concerns you might have about coming to 
college,” said Madison Borys, a senior occupational therapy major from Caldwell, New Jersey, in a video produced by Scranton student Robert Correas-Rivera, a senior journalism and electronic media major from Reading, shown at left.
“I really liked seeing inside of the first-year resident hall so I knew what it would be like to live at Scranton,” said Thomas Elias, a senior philosophy and theology and religious studies double major from Tunkhannock. “My parents felt much more comfortable and excited to send me to college and to Scranton specifically after we attended Open House.”
The University of Scranton will host two Open House events for prospective students and their families on Sunday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 5.
Thomas Elias, a senior philosophy and theology and religious studies double major from Tunkhannock, shown, says that at The University of Scranton Open House he liked seeing inside of the first-year resident hall so he knew what it would be like to live at Scranton.
What should you do at Open House at Scranton?
“Definitely go to the meet and greet with professors,” advises Elias, while Borys recommends “trying out some of our food. We are ranked in the top 25 in the nation for best food on college campuses.”
At the Open House, participants can learn about Scranton’s 70 undergraduate majors, meet with faculty, students, admissions counselors and financial aid representatives. In addition, representatives of student organizations, athletic teams and Scranton’s Honors Programs, will be available. Student-led tours of the campus will be conducted throughout the day and will include residence halls, dining halls, computer labs, science labs and academic facilities.
See what students Alexandra Shomali, a junior mathematical sciences and philosophy double major from Ellicott City, Maryland and Gillian Marsicano, a senior occupational therapy major from East Brunswick, New Jersey advise about Open House in the full video. Also, see what students have to say about Scranton’s residence halls.
For additional information, contact Scranton’s Admissions Office at 1-888-SCRANTON or visit Scranton’s Open House webpage.
