“I didn’t know what to expect,” says Christine. “I hadn’t heard much about Prin prior to my visit during the spring of my junior year, except that it was a college for Christian Scientists and that it had a good education department. By the end of my visiting weekend I knew that Prin was the school for me; I loved the peaceful atmosphere and the idea of sharing my college experience with a community that has the same spiritual foundation I do.

“One thing that has stood out to me at Principia is the freedom for students to try anything they are interested in,” she remarks. “When I came in as a freshman, I had never done anything with student government – and yet, two weeks later, I found myself co-president of my dorm! And when I wasn’t working hard on my Education and English majors, I helped organize a Public Affairs Conference and was a Reader in the Christian Science Organization. In my spare time I took flute lessons and worked as a College Weekend Ambassador. My junior year I also studied abroad with a Principia group in Austria and Germany.”

A welcome discovery for Christine? “Students here are not limited. Rather, they are encouraged to try something new, to push themselves in ways they’re not used to.

“My time as a student here taught me so much – as much outside the classroom as inside – and as an admissions counselor, I have the opportunity to share that world of opportunities with others. As you consider Principia, ask yourself, ‘What can Prin do for me – and what can I do for Prin?’ It just might be the right fit!”

Email: Christine.Love@principia.edu