Sitting at the Front Desk

I love sitting at the front desk of the admission office.  It’s not because I like filling out prospect cards, stocking the lobby, or labeling parking passes.  I like working the front desk because I get to be on of the first interactions that students have with the College.

When a student walks in for the first time, they could be one of many students.  We go from the student who is very excited to be here or we have the student who has seen 25 schools in the last week or so.  We have the student who is nervous about coming up to talk to us, to the student who pretty much doesn’t want to be here.  We have people that come from all over the country and people from our own backyard.  You cannot make a judgement about a person because the variety of students that apply to William and Mary are all unique.

I really enjoy talking to the prospective students.  They remind me how I felt going through the same process.  I see this as my chance to pass down the knowledge that I have about William and Mary on to a new generation of students.  My only wish is that I can convince you to love the school as much as I do!