Olivet is a place that is both spiritually and academically challenging. It offers a close knit community that supports you as you grow and learn. The community as a whole works together, and offers a full and exciting campus life.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Make sure this is the kind of college you want to go to. If your looking for a place to grow spiritually and get an education, this is a really awesome place. But there are rules here, so you have to make sure that this is the kind of campus life that you will accept and follow. When you really enjoy a challenging and Christ centered lifestyle the atmosphere is really enjoyable.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The classes are challenging, but applicable. The material is current and meaningful, and there are so many resources all over campus that available for you to use if you need help or more information.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Dorm and campus life is great. The RA's are handpicked to make your life easier and more fun. The people are friendly, everyone is helpful, and the buildings are clean and comfortable.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
For mass produced meals, they do a pretty good job. Sometimes you go right to the pizza counter, but for the most part there's a wide variety and even healthy and vegetarian options.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
You can do anything you want for fun. Olivet offers so many campus activities, from Ultimate Frisbee to men's volleyball, to different bands, choirs and theater opportunities, to even business and political science clubs. If there's something that you want to do, there's probably a team or club for it somewhere. These are also great places to meet new people, and to make professional connections.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Yea, it's expensive. On a scale of expensive colleges, Olivet is really expensive. But I can see all of my dollars being to put to use all the time. We have tons of resources available for study help, a great chapel where we can all go to service together, wonderful professors, great custodial staff, which makes for clean bathrooms, and really nice sidewalks. There's a ton of campus activities that anyone can participate in, lots of apartments for housing, clean buildings, work study opportunities, and 99% of the students here receive financial aid. It starts off expensive, but they give you a lot of help if you really want to come here, and they put the money to really good use.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
At the beginning of every year all the classes get together and have a huge competition called Ollies Follies that involves theater performances, wheelbarrow races, tug of war and all kinds of other competitions. It brings the whole campus together and is a great place to meet new people at the beginning of the year. It's especially great for freshman, because they can meet a lot of people and get comfortable with the campus before school starts.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Olivet is great for students that want a Liberal Arts degree, and want to be educated in lots of different areas. It's really great for students who want to grow in their spiritual life, who like small classes and a small community. And it's good for students who want to meet a lot of great professional connections and get a lot of experience in their field.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
Olivet's campus has every kind of club and activity that you could ever ask for. They're all available to anyone who wants to join, and they all meet at times that don't clash with classes, so they're accessible to everyone's schedules.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
The campus is really secluded, and public safety is always on campus to ensure everyone's comfort and safety.
Olivet is a place that is both spiritually and academically challenging. It offers a close knit community that supports you as you grow and learn. The community as a whole works together, and offers a full and exciting campus life.
Make sure this is the kind of college you want to go to. If your looking for a place to grow spiritually and get an education, this is a really awesome place. But there are rules here, so you have to make sure that this is the kind of campus life that you will accept and follow. When you really enjoy a challenging and Christ centered lifestyle the atmosphere is really enjoyable.
The classes are challenging, but applicable. The material is current and meaningful, and there are so many resources all over campus that available for you to use if you need help or more information.
Dorm and campus life is great. The RA's are handpicked to make your life easier and more fun. The people are friendly, everyone is helpful, and the buildings are clean and comfortable.
For mass produced meals, they do a pretty good job. Sometimes you go right to the pizza counter, but for the most part there's a wide variety and even healthy and vegetarian options.
You can do anything you want for fun. Olivet offers so many campus activities, from Ultimate Frisbee to men's volleyball, to different bands, choirs and theater opportunities, to even business and political science clubs. If there's something that you want to do, there's probably a team or club for it somewhere. These are also great places to meet new people, and to make professional connections.
Yea, it's expensive. On a scale of expensive colleges, Olivet is really expensive. But I can see all of my dollars being to put to use all the time. We have tons of resources available for study help, a great chapel where we can all go to service together, wonderful professors, great custodial staff, which makes for clean bathrooms, and really nice sidewalks. There's a ton of campus activities that anyone can participate in, lots of apartments for housing, clean buildings, work study opportunities, and 99% of the students here receive financial aid. It starts off expensive, but they give you a lot of help if you really want to come here, and they put the money to really good use.
At the beginning of every year all the classes get together and have a huge competition called Ollies Follies that involves theater performances, wheelbarrow races, tug of war and all kinds of other competitions. It brings the whole campus together and is a great place to meet new people at the beginning of the year. It's especially great for freshman, because they can meet a lot of people and get comfortable with the campus before school starts.
Olivet is great for students that want a Liberal Arts degree, and want to be educated in lots of different areas. It's really great for students who want to grow in their spiritual life, who like small classes and a small community. And it's good for students who want to meet a lot of great professional connections and get a lot of experience in their field.
Olivet's campus has every kind of club and activity that you could ever ask for. They're all available to anyone who wants to join, and they all meet at times that don't clash with classes, so they're accessible to everyone's schedules.
The campus is really secluded, and public safety is always on campus to ensure everyone's comfort and safety.