one body: the prospective students of color blog

For many years I had been looking for a private school, where I could be in a spiritual environment and where I know God would use me and manifest his plan in my life. And so I was very close to my guidance counselor in High School and he had spoken to me about Messiah. So without a doubt I prayed for days, weeks and months for God to lead me. I visited the campus various times and then found out after a rigorous process that I had been selected to receive a scholarship. After that day I knew that this was where God wanted me to be and I knew that if I kept my desires in prayer he will always be there to listen. Ruth Lopez, First Year Student, Spanish Education

Join us as we kick off the year in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins next Monday, September 15 through October 15 sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and La Alianza Latina.

The mission of Hispanic Heritage Month is to provide a forum where we can learn about an unspoken history of the U.S. and add a different perspective to the retelling of our past. During the next weeks, we will be having various speakers, films, and cultural celebrations that will help us engage in conversations on the existing realities of Latino communities both in the U.S. and internationally.

Before my junior year of high school, Messiah College was nonexistent to me. I was so set on going to an Ivy League, but God definitely had another plan for me. I had heard of Messiah through one of my best friends, and after considering the importance of growing spiritually during my young adulthood, I decided to apply. Once God answered my prayers and Messiah granted me admission, Messiah did not stop there. My admissions advisor at Messiah held contact with me throughout all of the scholarship deadlines and college decisions I had to make my senior year. After every visit and interview I had at Messiah, I felt an even greater sanction that Messiah was to be my home for my undergraduate studies. God showed me that Messiah was the real deal when Messiah granted me another scholarship to study there.
Cjloe Vinoya, First Year Student, Biopsychology & Pre-Med

Our fall 2008 Open House dates have been announced. They are:

Monday, October 13
Saturday, October 25
Monday, November 10

Please visit our registration page for more details!

Every year, the Messiah College Admissions Office attends the Creation Music Festival in Mt. Union, PA. With over 80,000 attendees, Creation goers produce a lot of recyclable material. However, there is no large-scale recycling effort at Creation. Until this year.

Messiah College sponsored a Creation-wide recycling campaign. Over the four days of the festival, we were able to recycle over 60,000 bottles and cans.

listen up juniors! here are some admissions-related dates to keep in mind:

November 15: application fee waiver deadline
January 15: application deadline to be considered for trustees’/president’s scholarships
February 15: application deadline for the martin’s multicultural scholarship
mid-March: receive Financial Aid package
April 1: make sure your FAFSA is on record
May 1: declare by date

Check out this link for 100 free scholarships open to under-represented students.

Interested in Messiah College for Fall 2008? Don’t forget to check out our Martin’s Multicultural Scholarship.

Remember, deadline is February 15. Download the application and send it in.

Interested in pursuing a law-related career? Pathways to Success has a scholarship for you!

This fund will award to high school and college minority students who plan to pursue a law-related career at a college or university located in Central Pennsylvania. The deadline date for scholarships for the spring of 2008 semester will be November 30, 2007. For scholarships which will be used during the 2008-2009 school year, the deadline will be March 1, 2008.

Messiah College has a new website. Check out the new homepage, as well as the new Admissions pages by clicking here!