This time last year I was an apprehensive senior well on her way to graduating. I was scared of leaving behind the life that I had spent the past four years creating, I was worried that when I moved away my friends would forget about me, and I was absolutely terrified that walking across the graduation stage would mean that…
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An Open Letter
Dear Saint Rose, When I showed up on campus four years ago I was afraid, shy, and alone. I came to a school where I knew one person and never knew that I would leave knowing hundreds. I never imagined that I would fall into comforts so soon or prefer being on campus rather than being home. I never saw this…
What A Learning Experience!
Graduation is less than two weeks away and the way I am feeling right now is indescribable. I feel like the weight of the world is coming off of my shoulders, yet I feel like bawling my eyes out at the same exact time (so many feels!). College has been the only life I have known for the past four…
Life As A “Commuter” Student: Summer Classes
Hey readers! You all know that the “typical” college experience consists of eight semesters: 4 in the fall, 4 in the spring. Not everyone is so lucky to stick to this layout. Some students need to take courses over the summer in order to graduate on time. Why do I bring this up? Well, it has recently come to my…
Graduation, It’s a Thing
Until just recently if you were to ask me about graduation I would have either started crying or pretended like I did not hear the question. I would have much rather talked about Gwen Stefani, my love for Chris Evans, or my thoughts about thermal engineering. With this in mind I am happy to say that my thoughts about graduation…