Wenham, MA- Students spend hours upon hours deciding where it is they want to spend their college years. It is often viewed as perhaps the most important four years of a person’s life, so making a solid decision on where to go to college can impact a person’s future in more ways than they can imagine.
Matt Slipp, of Gorham, ME, decided during his time at The Juilliard School in New York, that the school simply wasn’t for him.
“At Juilliard you are a musician, dancer, or an actor. You are basically their product and once you get out of the school, you’re out of their prepared system. Everybody was the same and there weren’t many ‘individuals’ there” said Slipp on what made him decide to shake up his college plans.
Matt, a freshman opera singer, transferred to Gordon this fall and is looking to start fresh, majoring in both music and psychology.
“Of course being in New York City was fun, but it only stays fun if you have money and can afford to go out and do things.”
Slipp said that though he enjoyed being in New York, he finds solace in being in a small town environment, like Gordon, because it makes him feel more at home.
“I’ve learned at college that I like to be a big fish in a small pond. A small town environment is what’s best for me. It almost makes me feel more wanted to always see people that I know around campus.”
Matt is starting over his college career at Gordon and could not be more excited about it. Being able to be around people that study different fields other than music and people who have many different interests were very attractive traits of Gordon that have not only attracted Matt to attend, but many others as well.
“When I came here to visit my best friend, I immediately fell for the campus. It was like love at first sight. It felt so different, in a good way, being here. It was something that really spoke to me.”
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