Meet Your Counselor
Developing a good relationship with your Admissions Counselor is a fantastic way to ensure that your application is best strong as it can be to help you get accepted! We interviewed our counselors to help you get to know them a little bit better and also asked them for tips and advice on improving your application. You are very welcome!
GORDON BLUM
Education: BS Business (Marketing) 2010, MBA 2014. Christian Brothers University
Territory: Louisiana, Desoto County, Georgia and International Students
Contact: gblum@cbu.edu
CBU's best kept secret: If I told you, then it would not be a secret but there are tunnels underneath the campus.
As a CBU alum, what do you miss about being a student here: I miss lunch in the cafe with my CBU buds.
One piece of advice for a successful application: Use a phone number without tricky voice messages... gets me EVERY time!
BONNIE COLOCHO
Education: BA English; Communications 2011. Millsaps College
Territory: Arkansas, Texas and Mississippi and some local schools
Contact: bcolocho@cbu.edu
What makes an application really stand out: When I can tell that a student spent time filling it out carefully and completely.
Best thing about your job: Helping students make one of the most important decisions of their lives!
One piece of advice for a successful application: Make sure you complete EVERY part of the application!
PHYLICIA DOUGLAS
Education: BA Anthropology; Sociology 2011. Rhodes College. MBA 2015. Christian Brothers University
Territory: Memphis Schools, Indiana and Iowa
Contact: Phylicia.Douglas@cbu.edu
One piece of advice for a successful application: Strong leadership skills and well written essays!
Hobbies outside of work: Volleyball, reading, learning to crochet, and eating!
Best thing about your job: Talking to students from various backgrounds and helping them make one of the biggest decisions in their entire life!
ERIC TAYLOR
Education: BS Business (Marketing) 2010. Christian Brothers University
Territory: Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama and all other states
Contact: eric.taylor@cbu.edu
What makes an application really stand out: Other than high GPA and high ACT scores, I look for consistency in high school classes. I also take into account that many high school students have jobs that they balance with sports and academics. This can show good time management skills, which is essential in college.
What would you say to a student who isn't sure whether CBU is the right place for them: Come visit! Looking at the website and printed materials can only show you so much. A campus visit is an opportunity to see the campus and witness what everyday life is like for a CBU student.
One piece of advice for a successful application: If you are not happy with your test score, TAKE IT AGAIN!
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