<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blog/community/why-i-chose-covenant-christian-education-small-classes-and-13-1-ratio.html" dsn="news"><title>Why I Chose Covenant: Christian Education, Small Classes, and 13:1 Ratio</title><subtitle/><item_date>06/15/2026 09:44:56 AM</item_date><author>Hope Pipkin '26</author><thumbnail><img src="/images/blog/blog-why-i-chose-covenant-20260615.jpg" alt="Professor leading a classroom discussion while students listen and take notes."/></thumbnail><summary>Hear from Hope as she describes her experience coming from public school to Covenant and pursuing her calling.</summary><category>Community</category><featured/><tags><tag>#StudentPerspectives</tag><tag>Community</tag></tags></item>