Well, we are at it again – Mrs. Maglio and Ms. Hosmer are out visiting schools in North Carolina. We are traveling with 15 other counselors from all over the country. Initially, only one of us was offered a space on the tour – but fortunately a space opened up on the waitlist – and so we hit the road! Our first stop was NC State and here are some highlights…
-After arriving on NC State’s campus, we were welcomed into the shiny new Visitor Center and treated to NC State Creamery’s Howling Cow Ice Cream – yum!
-Then we took a tour of the Arboretum. A beautiful 75 degree day - gorgeous!
-The College of Design - where you can study art and design, graphic design, architecture, industrial design or landscape architecture- included a project that looked just like the set of Project Runway. 
-The space age Library had a ton of high tech gadgets – including the Tech Toolbox that housed a huge screen that worked like a giant ipad. We wish the Library would have been this much fun when we were in college. 
-The Parks Scholars program offers full scholarships to high achieving students – impressive program! -There are 6000 undergraduates in the School of Engineering. If you are wondering where the boys are – 80% are men. There are the usual engineering majors – but also many unique programs including biomanufacturing science, game development, paper science and engineering and the Ben Franklin Scholars Program that combines the humanities with engineering studies. -If you want big time sports – look no further. We had a behind the scenes tour of the Wolf Pack’s gorgeous football stadium and the sports medicine facilities – including an underwater treadmill. Mrs. Maglio even hung out with thier mascot.
If you are considering UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State is another one to add to your list – especially if you are interested in engineering or design. Great school…great location…and they would love more out of state students! If you're not convinced yet, here's one more interesting fact - the average annual snowfall in Raleigh is 2.4 inches. Published by KMH and TSM
