Bryan Jones

My 2 Cents’ Worth: When in Doubt — Visit

Hello from Seattle Pacific University! I hope you’re enjoying your summer break. Summers for me have always been a time to slow down and think about the future. I imagine, for you, thinking about the future means thinking about college.

I know from my own experience the college search process can be overwhelming. Let me give you one piece of advice that really helped me: VISIT CAMPUS.

If SPU is one of the schools on your list, we would love to host you on our amazing campus. We have a number of scheduled visit events where you can join other high school students to attend classes, meet professors, eat in our dining hall, and spend the night in the residence halls with current students. You are also welcome to schedule a personal visit. And we have twice-daily tours that you can join any time without an appointment.

Regardless of how or when, I really encourage you to visit SPU. I know visiting SPU’s campus is what made the decision for me. I applied and was accepted to three schools, but in the end it was the community and professors, the beautiful campus, and the exciting urban location I discovered during my visit that brought me to SPU. And those are the same reasons I’m still here today. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and I pray God blesses your college search. I hope to see you on campus!

Bryan Jones
Assistant Director of Admissions

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Meet Ben Stuart, a junior theatre major earning a teaching certification at Seattle Pacific University. He’s a pretty typical guy: He lives in Emerson Hall, eats at Gwinn Commons, goes to class, works on campus, hangs out “on the floor,” eats “fourth-meals,” studies whenever, goes to bed later than he should, wakes up later than he should, and does it all over again the next day.