{"id":3472,"date":"2021-11-11T21:02:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T21:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:14:16","slug":"dont-miss-out-on-a-big-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2021\/11\/11\/dont-miss-out-on-a-big-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t miss out on a big opportunity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Corey Asay \u201905 thought he had his mind set. After high school, he was going to join a handful of his friends and attend Indiana University. That was the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least, that was the plan until he took a chance and visited Wabash College.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/1629677463366.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/1629677463366.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Corey Asay '05\" class=\"wp-image-3473\" style=\"width:284px;height:284px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/1629677463366.jpg 442w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/1629677463366-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/1629677463366-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Corey Asay \u201905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy mom really wanted me to go to Wabash. We had a family friend go there, who was a doctor, so she thought I should at least check it out,\u201d said Asay, a first-generation college student from Evansville. \u201cI had no interest in Wabash \u2014 hadn\u2019t really ever heard of it before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asay signed up for what is now known as <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.wabash.edu\/portal\/SHW_Info\">Scarlet Honors Weekend<\/a>, a program designed specifically for high school seniors considering the College as their destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For two days, prospective students are able to participate in classroom discussions, meet faculty, tour and stay in fraternities and residence halls, and experience first-hand what makes Wabash College special. Additionally, those who attend are guaranteed a $500 scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>per year for four years with potential to earn up to a full-tuition scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About a week before Asay was set to arrive on campus for Scarlet Honors, he changed his mind and said he didn\u2019t want to go. But, he said, mom \u201cwas not having any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe said, \u2018Oh no, you\u2019re going! You told them you\u2019re going, so you better go,\u201d\u2019 Asay said. \u201cWe compromised and I told her, \u2018Fine, I\u2019ll go up, do the testing, stay Friday night, and that\u2019s it. I\u2019m leaving Saturday morning.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending his first day on campus and staying at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, Asay fell in love with the College. He said the small campus and classroom sizes, welcoming professors, and the connections he made with other prospective and current students at the fraternity made Wabash \u201cfeel like home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I toured IU, I just remember feeling like I had no other choice. The campus felt huge and like there was a disconnect because there were so many people there,\u201d Asay said. \u201cI felt completely different coming to Wabash. It\u2019s so much smaller and more intimate. I didn\u2019t feel like I was going to get lost in the crowd. The guys at the fraternity were so nice and we had a lot of fun \u2013 they made me feel like I had already committed to Wabash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday morning rolled around and Asay made a call to his dad who was staying at a hotel nearby in Crawfordsville. He told his dad he changed his mind and wanted to stay the whole weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he returned home after experiencing the full Scarlet Honors Weekend, Asay remembers telling his mom, \u201cAll right, let\u2019s send it the deposit. I\u2019m doing to Wabash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rest is history,\u201d Asay said with a chuckle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While at Wabash, Asay majored in psychology, worked as an admissions tour guide, was a member of Delta Tau Delta, and reported for The Bachelor. After graduating cum laude, Asay went on to earn his J.D. from Ohio Northern University. Today, he lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a labor and employment attorney with Morgan &amp; Morgan, P.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asay credits Scarlet Honors Weekend for his successes in life today. He encourages other prospective students to take advantage of the program and to \u201cnot miss out on a big opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlways be open to opportunities. I don\u2019t think prospective students can really make an informed decision about where to go without stepping foot on campus, meeting people face-to-face, and getting a look at what it would be like to be a college student,\u201d Asay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI almost passed on that, and it would have totally changed my whole trajectory,\u201d he said. \u201cScarlet Honors definitely made a big difference for me, and I have no doubt it will for others who were just like me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This year\u2019s Scarlet Honors Weekend will take place on December 10-11. The deadline to register for this event is November 26, 2021. For more information and to register, visit apply.wabash.edu\/portal\/SHW_Info.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corey Asay \u201905 thought he had his mind set. After high school, he was going to join a handful of his friends and attend Indiana University. That was the plan. 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