Submitted by Carolyn P.
Hollins is an all women’s university in the city of Roanoke, Virginia held in the pristine mountains. The first time my family and I visited Hollins it looked so perfect with the sunset hitting the newly built library. Just from the view I could tell this is the place where I would like to be my next four years. The buildings all relate to each other and keep the same style with an old touch but modern that could last forever. Soon I was able to have a campus tour and stay overnight then took a class the next morning. The campus is wonderful and easy to get around without getting lost. Even if you are lost you can easily ask another student without feeling intimidated. Everything is set like a circle with the quad as the main area. Then there is the music department, gym, and more dorms around it. The two programs that were found as ones that aren’t focused by the college at all was the music department. It was very small and not much life to it. The school felt more focused as a literature and for the arts. (It especially shows through their alumni which have gone on to being award winning poets and writers). The first tour we took was a private one and in the summer. It gave a good view of what the school offers, but really didn’t show what the school is really like with no one except summer interns walking around. The second tour we took was for the overnight and that was much better because of the activity going on. On the overnight we played bingo with fun prizes then went to their largest classroom where we watched Enchanted. (Dinner was good unlike my parents who didn’t like it as much – its college food)! Then that night we had a pig out of junk food while watching movies in the lounge. It was a lot of fun and we stayed up talking more. Both of the girls that I stayed with were wonderful and answered any question I had (except for their rivalry with Sweet Briar). Then the next morning I took a Greek history/literature class that ended up all in Greek, so that was a bad idea on my part. The good side was it was a very small class with about five total and held in a business meeting room. In the end the visit was wonderful and I had a lot of fun with the other girls and other prospective students. The college is beautiful and holds to its traditions.
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