For Three Quick Questions, I send the same three questions to admission representatives at colleges all over the country, and then I hope to hear back from them. The three questions are meant to probe some of the things that make a school unique but that aren’t easily captured as a stat to go in a book or web search.

Today’s response is from Nicole Gasiorowski, Admissions Counselor at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What is a course, tradition, program or event that is unique to Marquette University?

Each year, the campus community – students, faculty, staff, alumni, family, and friends – comes together to celebrate National Marquette Day! This annual tradition, now in its third decade, unites the Marquette nation together in pride and spirit to commemorate the values of the University: Catholic and Jesuit, dedicated to service, and being individuals for and with others. The Marquette community gathers in Milwaukee and around the world to cheer on our Men’s Basketball team at Fiserv Forum and invites everyone to join in a weekend of festivities to celebrate Marquette! 

Naturally every college wants to recruit the perfect student--high grades, high test scores, involved in their community, leadership...everything. But what kinds of imperfect students tend to flourish at Marquette?

Here at Marquette, undecided is our most popular major. In fact, we have found that few students are truly undecided. They have many interests about what they wish to pursue in college, which is why we prefer to say “multi-interested.” Marquette has more than 80 majors and 79 minors, and we will help you choose a major or minor combination that matches your interests and skills. While you are exploring different areas of studies, you will be taking the Marquette Core Curriculum, which is designed to teach you how to think, say what you mean, and say it well. Taking the Core early in your career at Marquette allows extra flexibility to discover a major you didn’t know existed and might be interested in studying! 

When people come to visit Milwaukee, what's a place off campus that you recommend they check out while they're there?

Milwaukee is known as the City of Festivals, so I recommend checking out Henry Meir Festival Park right on the lakefront. There are hundreds of festivals year-round, from Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, to ethnic fests and food fests. There is truly a fest for everyone!  

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