October 5, 2007
The Beginning
What's up readers? This is a pretty exciting time at the University of Tennessee as well as in my life. As you have probably already read from my profile, I am a senior trying to get through the wonderful world of chemistry. It's really weird being a senior in college. When I came to UT my freshmen year, I had no idea what I was doing or what I would do when I graduated, but I didn't care. I felt like I had all the time in the world to make those important decisions. Unfortunately, college has gone by so quickly and now I am staring down the end of a road that leads to growing up and making a living. I guess that's not a bad thing, but at the same time, I'm just not ready to be done with school. Lucky for me, I plan on attending Dental School, which means I have a solid four more years to be a student and not an employee.
I graduated from Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN in 2004 with a few more than 100 people in my class. When I was thinking of colleges to attend, the University of Tennessee was the last school on my list and was definitely my safety school. I knew that I wanted to focus on academics, and as much as I LOVED Tennessee Football, I felt like the atmosphere would be too overwhelming and the classes too large for me to succeed. Man was I wrong. I grudgingly went on a tour to UT (mainly because of my parents), but as much as I wanted to stand by my decision to go to a smaller college, I couldn't help but notice and love all that Tennessee offered. My parents were in love, and I was very pleased and so UT was the obvious choice. I can honestly say that it has been one of the best decisions I have made thus far, and Tennessee has helped define the person that I have become.
26,000 students can seem very overwhelming, but now that I am here, I wish there were more students. I played sports all through high school and never really had the opportunity to get involved with organizations and other groups. When I came to UT, it was one of my goals to get involved and meet people from all walks of life. I succeeded in doing that (maybe even a little too much), and it has made UT seem much smaller and more like home. UT has literally been my home for the past four years of my life, and it has been a great outlet for allowing me to mature as a person.
My goal here is not to try and convince you to come to Tennessee, but instead, just to let you see life at UT through my eyes. I would encourage anyone to come to Tennessee, but I understand that it may not be for everyone. Regardless, I hope to be an honest college student at the University of Tennessee and let you make that decision for yourself. Until next time, stay classy readers.
I graduated from Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN in 2004 with a few more than 100 people in my class. When I was thinking of colleges to attend, the University of Tennessee was the last school on my list and was definitely my safety school. I knew that I wanted to focus on academics, and as much as I LOVED Tennessee Football, I felt like the atmosphere would be too overwhelming and the classes too large for me to succeed. Man was I wrong. I grudgingly went on a tour to UT (mainly because of my parents), but as much as I wanted to stand by my decision to go to a smaller college, I couldn't help but notice and love all that Tennessee offered. My parents were in love, and I was very pleased and so UT was the obvious choice. I can honestly say that it has been one of the best decisions I have made thus far, and Tennessee has helped define the person that I have become.
26,000 students can seem very overwhelming, but now that I am here, I wish there were more students. I played sports all through high school and never really had the opportunity to get involved with organizations and other groups. When I came to UT, it was one of my goals to get involved and meet people from all walks of life. I succeeded in doing that (maybe even a little too much), and it has made UT seem much smaller and more like home. UT has literally been my home for the past four years of my life, and it has been a great outlet for allowing me to mature as a person.
My goal here is not to try and convince you to come to Tennessee, but instead, just to let you see life at UT through my eyes. I would encourage anyone to come to Tennessee, but I understand that it may not be for everyone. Regardless, I hope to be an honest college student at the University of Tennessee and let you make that decision for yourself. Until next time, stay classy readers.
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