Envision entering college as a 16-year-old. Actually, imagine transferring from taking classes at your local community college and living at home during COVID to a school away from home as a full-time student at age 16. That鈥檚 what Cora Cox did when she enrolled at 麻豆视频.
She can鈥檛 complain about the process though. Despite some of the horror stories you may hear from students transferring from one college to another, Cox said Alvernia made it easy. It was part of the reason she chose to be a Golden Wolf.
"The transfer process here was amazing," said Cox, 18. "Alvernia has many different opportunities for you and a lot of different support options. And without them, I wouldn't know where I would be today. I am so grateful and I just can't recommend it enough to come to Alvernia."
Cox started small when it came to getting involved, taking baby steps so to speak by attending campus events and networking 鈥 meeting people. But once she feels comfortable, Cox goes big.
鈥淚 like to accelerate. That鈥檚 how I roll,鈥 she explained.
In her second year, she joined the Society for Human Resources Management, as well as Lambda Sigma Lambda Honor Society, for which she鈥檇 later serve as president. In addition, she helped a friend in a management role of sorts with the Friends of Animals Club. More recently, Cox joined the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society.
She also grew closer with the professors teaching within her major and grabbed the opportunity to become an O'Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Fellow of Management, a role she said gave her the foothold to narrow her interests in her field of interest through hands-on learning experiences.
鈥淚 enjoyed the real-world scenarios and putting what I learned in the classroom into practice,鈥 said Cox.