Student Accepted Day
If you are an accepted student coming to Baltimore for Student Accepted Day, then you need to read my blog posting.
In February of last year, I was headed to Baltimore to meet my future friends. I wasn’t nervous about meeting all the new people, but I was concerned about what I was going to wear. Your packet says to dress casually. Let me define that term for you in case you are from the South. It means to wear jeans and flip-flops. I was not familiar with this definition of casual dress. All of the West Coast students understood this; however, I did not. I wore nice dress pants with a matching top. I define casual dress as wearing dress pants, forgoing the blazer and lined skirt. I looked like I was going to give a presentation. After the first two weeks of school, I started wearing jeans so that I blended in with the student population instead of the faculty.
Student Accepted Day is a great time to meet your future classmates and faculty without the pressure of studying. We, the current students, get so excited about the new kids. You guys are the topic of conversation at lunch! We are constantly getting emails from Mary O’Rourke, the director of admissions, about your much anticipated arrival. There is a lot of excitement in the School of Nursing, which you will come to know as SON. I can’t wait to see you! I intend to stop by SON before going to my clinical on Friday.
Top 5 Reasons to come to Student Accepted Day
1. You get a free tote bag.
2. You get free breakfast and lunch. The current students get to eat your leftovers. Yum.
3. You get a student discount on your nursing apparel at JH Matthews bookstore. JH Matthews will be where you spend most of your future money as a student.
4. You will meet Mary O’Rourke who is one of the funniest people I know.
5. You increase your chances of finding a good roommate (if you need one) by coming to student day.