The Differences Between High School and College Athletics: Advice for the Transition
Hi! My name is Jeanie McCarthy and I’m the senior captain of Nazareth’s Women’s Tennis Team. As I just finished my fourth season of collegiate play, I’m often reflecting on my journey of being a student athlete here at Naz. Being a college athlete is…
Top 5 Reasons You NEED to Visit Campus
A picture’s worth a thousand words, but a campus visit will leave you speechless. Anything can look great online, and colleges are no different. The best way to fact-check those charming online photos is a campus visit; when it comes down to your future experience,…
Some FAQs for Out of State Students
1) How the heck did you end up at Nazareth? This is probably the most common question I’m asked. How does a kid from Denver, Colorado end up at a small college in Rochester, New York? For me, the answer is pretty simple: hockey. There…
6 Reasons to Visit Naz as a Prospective Student Athlete
1) You’re going to be spending A LOT of time here. Your future college’s campus is your new home, literally. You will be sleeping there, eating there, studying there, and practicing there. Liking the campus is a MUST when deciding on a school. When I…
10 Questions You Absolutely Have To Ask Your Tour Guide
As fall tour season really gets going (speaking of don’t forget to register to come visit us!), I always end up reflecting on how scared and nervous I was as a high school junior and senior visiting colleges; I don’t think I asked a single…
8 Simple Rules for Narrowing Down Your College Search
I remember my mom taking me to visit our local library as a junior in high school. She walked me over to the reference book section and pointed out the U.S. News and World Report College Rankings book. If you haven’t seen the book, it’s…
Why Naz? Part 2
There are so many reasons to choose Naz but our students say it best so I’ll let them tell you their stories. [View the story “Why Naz” on Storify]
Why Naz? Part One
As this time of the year comes up, when high school seniors are about to make their decision on where they are going to spend the next four years, I often get the question: Why did you pick Nazareth? In short, here’s why: The Overall…
10 Things to Expect During Orientation!
Move-in day is right around the corner and that might make some of us more nervous than others. If the thought of orientation and moving into a “new home,” meeting your roommate, and making new friends is a little unnerving to you, here’s a brief…
11 Things That Seem Really Terrifying Before Your Freshman Year of College That Actually Aren’t
With about a month left until classes start, I know the rising freshman are getting more and more anxious. Hearing their questions and concerns reminds me of how I felt exactly the same way four years ago when I was a month away from starting…
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