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Amanda applied to Lycoming as well as Lock Haven
University, her “back-up school.” She said she received her
acceptance letter from Lock Haven first, and did visit, but
that “it just didn’t feel like home.” Amanda added: “I knew in
my heart that I needed to go to Lycoming. The day I got my
acceptance letter from Lycoming was probably the greatest day
of my life. Some of my friends and family wanted me to go to
Lock Haven instead because of cost, but Lycoming offered me
a great scholarship and I didn’t let anyone change my mind.”
Bethany and Kaitlyn visited Lycoming together and fell in
love with the campus all over again. “The idea of going to
a small school was something I valued,” said Bethany.
“The campus became my home and the people became my
family. My first year at Lycoming has been amazing and I look
forward to the next three years.”
Amanda said taking Dr. Feinstein’s “Memoir and Metaphor
First-Year Seminar” was one of her favorite courses. “We got to
write about meaningful life experiences, and it really helped me
think more about who I am and what I want to accomplish,”
said Amanda. “So many people invested in my life to make
me the person I am today. Without these friends, teachers and
mentors I wouldn’t be at Lycoming, but of course my biggest
hero is my mom. She raised my brother and me almost single-
handedly. She is a great example to me of selflessness and
perseverance.”
By tutoring classmates, Bethany has seen the power in
education. “I want to teach, change the world and make it a
better place. That’s what I believe the purpose of life is. It may
not have influenced my college decision at an early age, but
definitely as I got older it became an important factor.” Her
sister, Kaitlyn, feels the same way. “I’ve always said, my career
will be spent changing lives and leaving the world a better place
than when I arrived.”
“Lycoming isn’t just a college it’s a home,”
added
Bethany. “It is a place where you meet your best friends and
where you grow into the person you want to be. The professors
and college staff are the kindest people you will ever meet. They
will share their stories and you will make stories of your own.
Lycoming has many traditions that you will become a part of:
walking through the David B Sykes Gates your freshman year
and through the Oliver Sterling Metzler Gates at graduation.
You will eat in Wertz dining hall and at Café 1812. You will
buy way too much Lycoming apparel and leave spring semester
with a lot more than you came with in the fall. You will spend
more hours in Snowden Library than your dorm room, but the
Library staff will make it worth it. Lycoming won’t just be where
you go to college — you will be Lycoming, and that’s exactly
what you’ll remember.”
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