ADMITTED SENIORS-this is for you!

BUMegan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:24:00 GMT

So I thought now would be a good time to address our admitted seniors. First-CONGRATS! I'm SO excited you all are thinking about coming to Butler. I know I work here, but as an alum of this institution, I would tell you (off the record of course!) that the four years I spent as a student here were the best I've had. No joke. I received a great education, made wonderful friends and had so many different and fantastic opportunities presented to me in just four years. It was a great experience for me, and I'm just glad (and I feel so lucky!) that I am able to share that with students now. So congrats on being admitted!

You might be a little unsure as to what to do now. I'd like to offer some advice, and please-if you have questions, let me know! That's what I'm here for!

First, if you haven't been to campus-come visit! Our visit website is: http://go.butler.edu/experiencebutler/?pg=1658. This has every and all types of campus visit opportunities listed. As an admitted student, you can meet one on one with your admission counselor, take a tour of campus, meet with a professor AND/OR sit in on a class! If you've already been to visit, our True Blue program might be a better fit. We offer the chance for you as an admitted student to shadow a current freshman (with similar interests or major) and go to class, lunch and anything else that student has that day. It's a great way to see what being a student here is really like. :)

Second, if you and your parents haven't filled out the FAFSA, you still have time! We don't ask for the FAFSA back until March 1st, so hopefully you can send that off in the next week or so. It's not a deadline, but anyone that has the FAFSA turned in by 3/1 will have their financial aid package by the middle of March. We want to give you as much time as possible to weigh your options, so please get it in to us! It's free and if you fill it out online, I believe you can send it to as many schools as necessary! Good luck!

Third, if you haven't put down a deposit yet, you still have time as well! The National Candidate Reply Date is May 1st, and our deposit is refundable until then. The reason we ask for this deposit, you wonder? The $300 dollar deposit will hold your place in the incoming freshman class (GO DAWGS!) and hold your spot in a residence hall. Like I said, you have until May 1st to make your final decision. However, if you are DEFINITELY coming to Butler in the fall (Congrats!! We are SO excited to have you!!!) please put down your deposit and turn in your enrollment form. This will ensure you get a spot at one of our Early Registration dates. Those days run from March until June, and provide another opportunity to come to campus. This time though, you'll be picking out classes, meeting your advisor and getting your I.D. Exciting stuff!! For those of you shaking your and wondering what the Enrollment Form is-it's a one page sheet we provided in your admit packet. Check your folder, as it will ask you to verify a bunch of information AND to choose a registration date. VERY important. If this sheet is lost/misplaced. No big deal! We can print another one, just call the office. 317-940-8100. :)

Also-we've gotten some questions about housing information. It's actually all based on turning in your enrollment form and deposit. By submitting both of those pieces, you'll be sent over (your contact info!!) to the Office of Residence Life, who will then send you the preference form, contract and information about meal plans. I hope this clears up some confusion!

Finally, please keep cheering on our bulldogs as we head into the last part of basketball season! We unfortunately lost again last night, so we can definitely use your fan support!!! So get out your Butler gear and hopefully watch the dawgs have a successful end to their season!!

As always, let me know if you have questions! GO DAWGS!

road trips, weddings and black dresses:) It's the start of summer!

BUMegan — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-- beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one. --unknown

I don't know where I saw that quote, but I decided it's a quote kind of day and thought it would be good to start my blog entry!! :) Life has been really good lately.I finally feel like I've gotten caught up, have regained my life in Indy. It's weird, because I spend so much time in Chicago and now St. Louis that it takes me SO long to get everything under control and get my life back together. That's definitely what this past week has been for me, and I'm sure I'll use the weekend for that as well. Being productive is a REALLY good feeling. :)

This past weekend was really, really good. A good friend from home, Mary, got married on Friday night in St. Louis. She looked SO BEAUTIFUL and the wedding location was just amazing. They had their wedding and reception at the Coronado Ballroom which is just such a pretty place for any kind of event. I had been shopping ALL day to try and find a dress. It took FOREVER! I just really needed a black dress and those apparently aren't as easy to find as I thought! I did, however, find one at Macy's, which will serve as the dress I wear to the rest of the weddings I'm going to this summer. :) After the wedding, Erin and I met up with some friends at Llewellyn's Pub, which is an awesome little pub and restaurant just down the street from the Coronado Ballroom. My parents got back that Saturday from a trip to Las Vegas and I spent the rest of the weekend with them and my little sister Caitlin. All in all, it was an AMAZING weekend!!

A shoutout to the little sister who graduated last Monday. Her graduation was at the Blanche Touhill Center in St. Louis. It's an absolutely gorgeous venue and was perfect for Caitlin's graduating class. Congrats to her, and to all of our 2008 graduates!

Tomorrow is our staff retreat and I'm really excited about what we get to do. Our staff is going to the Speedway and hanging out for the day there. We have a suite, which should be pretty cool-I've only been to the Speedway once before, so I'm hoping tomorrow is fun!

Other than that-we have an Early Registration on Friday, which I finally get to go to-I've only been in town for one other Early Reg, and I hate missing them and not getting to see my students. Friday's weather looks promising, so I hope the nice weather and sunshine stick around for at least the rest of the week. ;)

One final thing-please let Brad or me know if you like the updates of what the Blogger's are doing on our main page. (go.butler.edu/cs) It's a new thing Brad's been trying and testing out through Twitter, and he wants to see if people like that. So let me know!

That's it for now-hope everyone is well. Good luck with the rest of school, finals etc. Here's to a great summer 2008:)

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ADMITTED SENIORS-this is for you!

road trips, weddings and black dresses:) It's the start of summer!