New Video on Interregnum at King's

The students at King's pick a theme each year that they want to discuss as a school. The theme and the idea together are called Interregnum, and Interregnum culminates in a three-day break from classes in the spring semester, where students debate, make art, give speeches and lectures, flex their intellectual muscles, and invite an outside speaker to engage the school on the topic. Check out some highlights from this past year's Interregnum!

Message from future King's student, Catherine Ratcliffe!

Good afternoon! Hopefully the spring semester is beginning to wrap up nicely for all of you! The admissions office, faculty, students, and everyone else at The King’s College are getting excited about officially welcoming the class of 2014 in just a few months. For those of you who have deposited and been placed in houses already, be prepared to get lots of Facebook friend requests from upperclassmen in your house, particularly your house executive team. We are excited to put faces with your names! Hopefully you have also been able to stay in contact with friends you made at Inviso or during one of your other visits. I would like to share a message with you from one of your future classmates: Catherine Ratcliffe! I met Catherine at the February 12-13 Inviso. She is a wonderful young lady and I am excited to get to know her more in person this fall! But I’ll let her share about herself and why she chose King’s:

My name is Catherine Ratcliffe and I will be a freshman at The King’s College this fall. I am from Dallas, TX, was homeschooled my whole life, and plan to major in Media, Culture, & The Arts with a possible theatre emphasis. This post was originally a Facebook note but I am thrilled to share my decision process with the TKC student blog! If you are still figuring out which college to choose I pray this post encourages you – I know exactly what you are going through. And for those of you who will be King’s freshmen this fall have an awesome summer and I can’t wait to meet you in August!

After months of prayer, college visits, and discussion with friends and family God has brought me to my college decision. It was the hardest choice I have ever made especially when it boiled down to my top schools these last few months.

The top 3 reasons I chose The King’s College are:

1) It is the most unique school I visited. I have strolled through numerous campuses these past few years trying to find The Right College and a few amazing schools felt like they could be “the one”. But King’s allure is not only the location but also the driven, passionate Christian atmosphere that permeates the college.

2) The Core Curriculum grounds students in the Western Tradition and enables them to critically think, write, and debate. Its devotion to Christian truths, great books, and important philosophers forms a practical and unique education. King’s boasts distinguished, enthusiastic faculty and I will be learning with intelligent students who discuss life’s deepest questions with honesty and faith.

3) The mission statement:
“Through its commitment to the truths of Christianity and a biblical worldview, The King’s College seeks to transform society by preparing students for careers in which they help to shape and eventually to lead strategic public and private institutions, and by supporting faculty members as they directly engage culture through writing and speaking publicly on critical issues.”
When King’s students told me they were attracted to King’s because of the mission statement, I was thinking, “Who seriously even remembers their school’s mission statement?” But the King’s family completely proved me wrong. This mission is the heartbeat of the institution. King’s focus is to mold leaders who will engage in the culture and are characterized by faith and devotion to excellence.

I am thrilled and honored at the prospect of attending King’s. Other important factors went into my decision, including essential scholarships. While I will miss Dallas with all of my heart and hope to always consider it home, I am prepared to follow God’s will into New York City and The King’s College!

If you would like to formally introduce yourself in a blog, feel free to email me at ccarter@tkc.edu. You could be on the TKC Student Blog too!

Enjoy your last few weeks of school!

Christina Carter
House of Queen Elizabeth I

New Video: Student Organizations at The King's College

There are many ways of getting involved within King's as a student, and most of those happen through student-led organizations. Check out a video on the things King's offers its students and how you might be able to get involved!

Springtime in New York!

Hi! My name is Alexandra Harrison and this is my second semester at King's. Being from Colorado, I assumed that all states experienced all four seasons simultaneously, with variations in average temperature and humidity. So, when my mom told me that New York’s winters would be shorter, I scoffed. Please! They’re in the northeast. Obviously, it would be an arctic wasteland from October through April. But then, lo and behold, she was right. It’s April 6th, and it’s a balmy 78 degrees. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 83. It’s like Honolulu or refrigerator!

So what do we at TKC do to celebrate? We have class outside, that’s what! But not just outside—yesterday my modern philosophy class met on the roof of the Vogue apartment building! We discussed the effects of Hegel and Kant in our lives today while being part of the skyline, getting to see the Empire State Building from the outside, and enjoying springtime in the city. I also got a little bit of color, had a piece of gum, and we saw an adorable little girl playing with her mom. It was blissful.

New Video: Student Life and the House System

Student life at King's is organized through the House System and the King's Council. Check out a few of the basics by watching this new video!



Song: "All the Greatest Things" by The Northern.

Birch Coffee

Hello there! It's Holly again. I just got home from a delightful coffeeshop here in Midtown, Manhattan and wanted to share it with you guys.

It's called Birch Coffee, and it's located on 27th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue. It's a quick walk from the Empire State Building and is home to a cozy atmosphere and yummy coffee. They even have sandwiches and snacks available.

My favorite part is the "library" upstairs. You walk back into the hotel lobby and up some stairs to the right to an area with couches, love seats, pillows, and desks. It's quiet and well lit, which makes it the perfect study spot. There's a bathroom upstairs too, which is one of the cleanest bathrooms I've ever seen in New York City!

Here's the website if you want to check it out: Birch Coffee.

As I was sitting there, I could only think of 2 things I would improve:

1. They don't have free wi-fi. I didn't mind it today because I was just reading, but it isn't ideal if you have work to do online.

2. Music. When I first arrived, they were playing the radio--not the best coffeeshop music. However, right as I was thinking about how I didn't like that they were playing the radio, they changed the music to Phoenix, one of my favorite bands! :)

I hope this gives you one more reason to come to college in NYC! One of my favorite parts of the city is finding new places to study. I'll let you know more of my favorites as the semester continues.

New Internship Video!

Here are a few highlights of students who completed their internships this past semester. Enjoy!