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  1. Seven Saint Lawrence students.

    First Person: Finding Home

    EMMA STECHSCHULTE '19

    For the past four years, when asked where I go to college, the responses are the same. “Woah,” they’ll say getting wide-eyed, “You weren’t kidding when you said Upstate New York.” Nope, I wasn’t, but...

  2. Sarah Campbell, sitting at a desk, looks at a laptop with professor Michael Shuckers.

    First Person: Combining My Academic Passions into an SYE

    SARAH CAMPBELL '19

    “Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m a senior with a double major in English and Math.” This is usually my opening line as a tour guide in the Admissions Office as I begin a one-on-one tour with a...

  3. Several Saint Lawrence students, wearing professional attire, speak with an alumni during a networking event in Washington, D.C.

    SLU Earns Recognition for Alumni Network, Internships

    St. Lawrence University’s Alumni Network held onto its No. 3 position for a second year in a row in The Princeton Review’s most recent publication, The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional ROI for Your Tuition Investment. The University also made its Top 25 list of Best Schools for Internships.

  4. A group of Saint Lawrence students, holding cardboard signs, march on campus. There is snow on the ground.

    First Person: Gettin' Green

    DANI LAIRD '20

    St. Lawrence has no shortage of crazy creative, passionate, and environmentally-conscious students, and any student can get involved by joining one of these student-run environmental organizations: 1...

  5. Saint Lawrence students learn in their outdoor geology class in Talcville, New York.

    First Person: Surviving an Outdoor Major as an Indoor Kid

    MADELEINE FRANK '19

    A ladybug scared me on the van ride back to St. Lawrence. To give myself some credit, there were multiple ladybugs and they were all very active. Every time I flinched, I apologized profusely to the...

  6. Jesse Meyer and Maddy Schumacher, holding a Saint Lawrence pennant, sit in a classroom. There are other students in the background.

    First Person: The Value of a Smile

    KATE SONGER '19

    I get asked all the time: “Why SLU?” “What made you decide to come here?” Quite frankly, I knew absolutely nothing about SLU when I decided that I wanted to come here. I didn’t know anything about...

  7. Six Saint Lawrence students attend a Saint Lawrence career connect event in San Fransisco, California.

    First Person: Advice from a 2018 Grad - How To Jump-Start Your Career at St. Lawrence

    JENNIFER KIM '18

    This blog was originally published on August 10, 2017. I have made some edits (italicized) to include tips on how to land a job as a recent graduate. Working in the Admissions Office at St. Lawrence...

  8. Saint Lawrence students, Elsa and Quinn, holding a red Saint Lawrence University flag, on the Har Ki Dun Trek.

    First Person: Two Snickers and a Vegetable Samosa

    QUINN DIBBLE AUDSLEY '20

    Have you ever had a gut feeling that things were about to go wrong? As if something just wasn’t lining up? Take that instinct, add 7,719 miles and a two-plane airport at the base of the Himalayas and...

  9. A group of Saint Lawrence students in the first-year program attend a picnic.

    First Person: How to Make the Most Out of Your First Year at SLU; To The Class of 2022

    LEARITZA TORRES '20

    1. You Don't Need to Have Your Major/Career Figured Out The beauty of going to a liberal arts school is you get to get a taste of every major. St. Lawrence offers so many interesting classes and one...

  10. Hana Bushara laughs with a group of Saint Lawrence friends on campus.

    First Person: The Butterfly Effect - How St. Lawrence Spreads Its Wings

    HANA BUSHARA '21

    You may be familiar with the Butterfly Theory, or maybe the 2004 psychological thriller The Butterfly Effect, which popularized it. If not, no need to fret. The theory essentially states that a change...