After her transfer to the Mount, Communication and New Media Studies sophomore Grace Ertel joined the MSJ football team, and is also a Learning Center tutor.
What is your year and major?
I am currently a sophomore studying Communication and New Media Studies with hopes to get into journalism some day.
Why did you choose the Mount?
I came to the Mount to kick for the football team.
How did the Mount Admission team help accommodate your transfer needs?
I thought transferring colleges was going to be hard, but the MSJ Admission team helped accommodate all my needs, and got my classes scheduled within a few minutes.
Are you involved with any on-campus activities/clubs/co-op/athletics? If so, please share.
There are a lot of on-campus activities available to students. I am currently not involved in any clubs, but I play for the football team and work as a tutor in the Learning Center. Football has been a different experience than high school; still fun, but more competitive, and I have been coming back from an ACL injury. Working in the Learning Center has been fun too, if students need help they come in; it is a good way to get to know people and make a little bit of money at the same time.
What has helped you be successful at the Mount?
The biggest thing that has helped me out at the Mount is the relationships I have made with people. I think that is possible because it is a smaller school, classes are smaller, and all the faculty are here to help and will if you reach out.
What advice would you give to someone looking to transfer to the Mount?
If someone were looking to transfer to the Mount, I would tell them that it is a great school to make personal relations with a lot of people because it is smaller and you will get to know a lot of people.
How do you manage your course load with a job/and or your personal life?
Managing your course load by itself can be a little tricky at first, but will get easier within the first couple weeks once you get a feel for how each professor structures assignment due dates. What I like to do is make a list of all my assignments with the due date and time next to each one, then color code by the day, that way I can see everything in one list and make sure I get everything in on time. Once you throw a job and personal life into that mix, the assignments may start to pile up, so try not to let that happen.
Check out the Communication and New Media Studies page to learn more about Grace's major where you'll learn to persuade, influence, negotiate, generate, and adapt ideas.