We are greeted in the parking lot, on the steps of the building where orientation will take place, at the doors of the building by smiling admissions counselors, student tour guides, faculty. Orange and black balloons are everywhere. There is no waiting at the registration table. Plenty of tables with plenty of people to help. They give good instructions.
We step into the arena and discover a huge spread of breakfast foods and drinks and little tables with real cloth table cloths. The energy is high, the excitement heady and without anxiety. We are seated in the section where other students have the same interests as Drew. Down front, one of their faculty who designed a music improvisation software is playing trumpet and interacting with his program. He is excellent.
The huge screen projects all kinds of information including many things I did not know about RIT. Then the two top Admissions executive greet us, encouraging us, suggesting ways of researching college that will be helpful whether we will attend RIT or not. It is very well done and high tech. I can barely tear myself away. I have to leave Drew to his discovery day and get to work.
After work, I pick him up and have to ply him with questions to see what all he has done. He gets animated talking about the graphic imaging building. I think he is leaning more and more toward this college. They have given him a coupon so he can attend a summer workshop there and explore the major he is interested in. He will sleep in the dorms, work with the professors, hang with other people interested in his interests. A nice change from soccer camp.
The more I interact with this place, the more impressed I am with their engagement with the world, with people, with collaboration to address real world issues. I hope he does go here.
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