Alexis Sauder, Admissions Counselor

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Counselor for: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida

Hometown: Lancaster, Pa.

Hobbies: sports/being active, being outside/hiking, traveling, anything competitive

Education: High school diploma, Conestoga Valley High School (2002); B.A., Eastern Mennonite University (2006), major in history, minor in psychology

AIM: Alexis4EMU

Why I came to EMU

Great education program, the cross cultural requirement, small class sizes

What I learned (outside of the classroom) at EMU

The importance of relationships, how to be my own person, how to lead a life I'm proud of 

If I could re-enroll, what would I do differently?

I'd double major in psychology and history from the start with a business or spanish minor (or maybe sociology minor)

Advice to students looking for a college

Trust your gut, get the feel of the college, know what's important to you and have an open mind

Favorites

• Web Site: the only ones I use are gmail, google, facebook and occassionally BBC or nfl.com to check the stats of my fantasy football players
• Item at the Royals' Den snack shop: definitely the curly fries
• Cross-cultural: Fiji and New Zealand, though I think India or the Middle East would be fascinating 
• Off-campus activity: hiking in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley
• Book (at the moment): Harry Potter series
• Professor: Mark Sawin and Judy Mullet
• EMU memory: Squeezing 30+ friends into our family's beach house for a weekend away in the middle of winter

What some of my EMU friends are up to at the moment

Mission work in Colorado, Honduras, St. Louis, Seattle and India, nursing at RMH and UVA, teaching in various schools

What I look for in an EMU student

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