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Anne's Blog

It's a big decision, but it's worth it!

I remember when I was a senior in high school how scary and enormous the decision of which college to go to felt. I was so nervous about making a wrong decision. I decided just before the May deadline, and wanted to come to the University of Minnesota, and it has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

Being from out-of-state, I was afraid to leave my friends and family and go somewhere all by myself, but being on campus on my own has allowed me to be so much more independent and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Don’t get me wrong, I still talk with my family every day and am very close to them, but it’s nice to be here at the U of M and have an experience that’s all my own.

I came to college not knowing anyone, and now I can’t walk through campus without running into people in my classes, clubs and groups, and those who lived with me in the residence halls freshman year! It’s true what they say, campus is made so much smaller because of all the wonderful people you meet here.

Now that I’m wrapping up my junior year and am looking forward to my own senior year in college, it’s funny to think that I once was nervous about coming here. So even though it might be a little scary, I can’t imagine not knowing all those that I do now. Senior year in high school when you choose the college of your choice, it is one of the most exciting times in your lives- just know that once you’re here, it only gets better!

April 30th, 2008
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  • Class & major: senior; public relations and political science, South Asian and Middle Eastern studies minor
  • Hometown: Lincoln, NE
  • Groups or activities: Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, PRSSA, Order of Omega, CLA student ambassador
  • Best thing about being a CLA student: You take a wide range of classes on a variety of topics. The cool thing is that many of my classes are inter-related and touch on similar themes with different perspectives that are really interesting.
  • Favorite place to study: Walter Library because it's a convenient place on campus to get things done.
  • Why I chose CLA : I really liked the political science deparment and was impressed by thte School of Journalism and Mass Communication. They offered the specific public relations track that interests me.