Elon Summary And Analysis

Throughout my entire college search, I have been looking for schools with various qualities that I believe are most important to me. I knew I wanted a medium sized school, with excellent academics and acted as a “tightly knit” community. When I saw Elon for the first time, I felt as if I were back at home. During my tour, I saw Elon with my own eyes and I have never pictured myself anywhere else as strongly as I did. With all of the traditions my family and I have, the acorn tradition at Elon truly spoke to me. I thought the idea of receiving an acorn, as a freshman then receiving an oak sapling at graduation was a unique, but brilliant idea. They truly emphasized that the campus will help me grow. I see myself at Elon because I want to
improve myself as a person and get involved within the community. I want to experience other cultures around the world by studying abroad. The many clubs and organizations I could be apart of are tremendous and I can see myself in many of them. At Elon, I’m viewed as a person, not a number. I know that the professors will be there for me when I need them. I felt valued and encouraged to broaden my horizons while I was there. It is not easy for me to engage in the classroom sometimes, which explains some of my low grades, but when I met some of the teaching staff I knew I could exceed my knowledge and really grasp the ideology within the classroom by relating it to the outside world. Elon University is the university for me, which is why I am applying Early Decision. I cannot see myself elsewhere and if given the opportunity, I could improve myself in many different aspects of my life.