This week I became a tour guide.
It was Red River’s first CreComm Information Night on Monday, and I volunteered along with several of my classmates to help out by sharing our wealth of knowledge and experience with the next generation. In my opinion, it couldn’t have gone any better.
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| Here's me explaining some of the campus' lush history. They gave us uniforms from Missiouri Tech for some reason. |
I teamed up with former Class 1 superstar Rachelle Taylor, and we brought about 20 people, mostly perspective students plus some of their mothers, around the school to show them some highlights. I thought it was incredible how Rachelle and I were able to balance such stark professionalism with easygoing charm, and judging by the thoughtful nodding and comfortable smiles from the crowd, it was clear they agreed.
Anyways, the reason I thought it went so well is that it gave us an opportunity to get these kids in on the ground floor of the CreComm experience, including and especially the entrance process. Throughout the tour we gave all kinds of interesting tips and fascinating information about the program and joint-degree path, but it was afterwards that we stuck around to answer questions with open arms. I was very glad that several students and their mothers stayed to learn more; sure, they were shy at first, but the aforementioned easygoing charm of the aforementioned tour guides disarmed their skittishness and gave them the courage to approach anyone, no matter how attractive those guides were.
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| Rachelle and I with our group getting ready to leave the Princess Building. |
Rachelle and I were able to give advice to the students regarding their portfolios and entrance tests (some of which were scheduled for the following day!), and tried to instill these young ones with the confidence to succeed. And yes, most of their proposed portfolios sounded much, much better than mine, so it was easy to encourage their effort.
CreComm staff told me that 150 people attended, so it was really great to see that interest and I legitimately enjoyed being a part of it. All the best to you kids!
Ugh if I knew the college was giving away M Tech uniforms and free bus rides I would have been all over that! (my class reps must have glazed right over those motivators)
ReplyDeleteAnd I really hope you guys handed out copies of your amazingly informative CreCromm entrance fact sheets!
well we didn't get to keep the uniforms, i had to give mine back to Jill, the owner of it. She's cool tho. Ha and Rachelle was able to use her fact sheet more than me, but we didn't bring a copy or anything. And you may not believe this but although i didn't say CROP out loud i actually used it to remind myself what they should try and demonstrate! it's a genuine mnemonic! take that people who made fun of CROP, including you!
ReplyDeleteAh Andrew, always so modest! ha
ReplyDelete(And I see that since your "Sexy by Andrew Parker" blog, you have become more comfortable promoting yourself (and your good looks?) on here...)
Ha ha yes i know it's terrible. I have to stop writing while feeling cocky and get something serious done on here!
ReplyDeleteI give your photoshopping skills an A+
ReplyDeletethanks Hayley! welcome here. i try and throw some quick shopped photos in here and there
ReplyDeleteIt makes me laugh. I think that you should do a vlog for one post..you know, so we get to see your charisma (wit?) in action!
ReplyDeletethank you... but I'm nothing like this in person. This is just a character for my pseudonym... in reality I'm just a hardened, emotionless, shell of a man, so I'd hate for a video to expose that.
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