March 16 - Boiler Up!

College visit #1 is officially in the books! JD and Julia flew into Chicago on Saturday and drove to West Lafayette, IN, home of Purdue University. They went to a basketball game on Sunday which was super fun. Purdue is ranked #3 in the country and they won the game. Boiler Up! (this is apparently want everyone cheers in the stands LOL).

On Monday, Julia met with the College of Science recruiter and another recruiter for the Heath & Human Science departments. After that, she met with the assistant swim coach for the women's team and checked out the pool.

Julia was very honest that she isn't sure she wants to swim in college and if so, isn't fast enough for D1A but the coach was great and said there are other ways to be involved like volunteering at meets or working as a team manager. 

The next day, they headed to Chicago and went to the Museum of Illusions and the Medieval Torture Museum. A highlight of the day was seeing Jeremy Allen White walking down the street. 

Overall, great visit!!  

Awesome Purdue pool

Delicious Dessert in Chicago

Museum of Illusions

Medieval Torture Museum