TrinaTheTransfer

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It's only the 5th and I give up on 2015 Already

All I want to do is go to school and I'm trying to figure why this is so hard to do!

As spring semester is approaching I don't have a plane ticket, didn't register for any classes and I'm just not ready to go back. 

I have a balance of $1400 and there is no way my parents will pay this to the school, so what do I do?

For some reason my parents don't want me going back to NY and I doubt it is because they will miss me. 

My sister received her diploma from St.John's so why is it so hard for me to do the same. Is it because Im not going to be a lawyer or because my parents have no idea what public relations is?

Either way I'm just over it and I'm tired of trying. I said I was not getting my diploma from anywhere but St.john's but from the looks of it I might not be getting a diploma at all. 

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2015 is here and what better way to bring it in than to be at church!

I am thankful for making it this far and I know that this will be the best year yet.

Happy New Year Everyone!

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Turn Up Turn Up! Lol i'm 20 😊

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This Can't Be Life!

I am starting to ask myself if this whole St.John's Trina The Transfer thing  really worth it.  The amount of stress this school has put me through is ridiculous.

At this point i'm honestly just ready to give up and go back home but it's kinda too late for that considering i'm at the airport right now.

The stress began to hit me when I had realized that I still did not have housing and it was August already,  I thought to myself that I should probably inquire about that. 

I called residence life everyday in August and they gave me excuse after excuse but assured me that I was on the waiting list. In that moment I thought everything was fine because I wait to do everything at the last minute. 

A week until move-in day and I start to get concerned and anxious to find out who my roommates are and where I will be living. I began to pressure residence life by calling them everyday and it got so bad that as soon as I called they already knew who I was. 

It was last week monday when I was on the phone with them they told me something I never thought I would hear. Their exact words were "Sorry you will not get housing by the first day of school, you should find another school" 

At the moment my heart broke and I just couldn't believe what I had  heard. I began to panic thinking of all my options, I took it as far as applying to schools in Florida so I wouldn't fall behind. 

One thing led to the next. As I was applying to schools I was asked about my financial aid which was not complete. I attempted to do my financial aid but then I needed someone to cosign and obviously my sister was there to do it. Long story short she was denied so that means I couldn't even go to school If I tried. 

I started to lose hope then became embarrassed because so many people knew that I went to school in NY. What was I going to tell them now that I wasn't going anymore. 

Then there became hope for housing because I became number 3 on the waiting list weekend of move-in but then I got the sad news that parents would not be coming with me like they always do. 

I love my parents and was so sad to hear that they wouldn't be coming with me to move me in. Am I really going to do all of this by myself I said. 

Some many other problems came up I could go on for days but then they day of my flight and I'm rushing as usual. 

I always make it past security before the doors shut but this time I didn't even make to the terminal by the time the plane left. 

I truly thought this was the end.

But i HAVE TO GO NOW MY PLANE IS LEAVING!! :)

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Guess Who's Back.....Back Again

Sooo it's been a while but I'm back and excited to continue on with my journey as Trina The Transfer. Before I even begin to talk about school let's talk about summer.  

Summer was very interesting to say the least. Some highlights were attending the Beyoncé concert, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and my sister's graduation; Oh yea and working at Abercrombie was something I couldn't forget. 

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami! I took these photos :)

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Work Selfie at Abercrombie

This summer started off slow but throughout time I began to enjoy my time in Miami before I was back in the big apple.

2 months later and it's already time for me to head back but honestly the struggle is real. 

No financial aid and no dorm room is enough to make any typical college student go crazy. I was stressing because my school  told me that I would not be able to come back because I applied for housing too late. 

I began to look for a new school and at that moment I thought that I would become Trina The Transfer Transfer. 3 schools in 3 years naa this can't be possible. 

After calling Housing & Residence life they came to a solution and while i'm happy I have housing I'm very sad that I will be living in a freshman dorm. I  guess beggars can't be choosers right? 

I am looking forward to my Junior year at St.John's University! 

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I Transferred Now What

It's been a whole semester and I still feel as though I have so much to learn and so much to gain. 

 Since I'm here I might as well make the best of it right?

I decided to go ahead and take six classes this semester and obtain a internship with a PR firm. How will I be able to balance class,extra-curricular activities and a social life? I guess that means I won't sleep much.

This is what college is all about and I' willing to do anything to make it a successful four years. 

Now that I have transferred I am starting to get used to this school and finally call it my own. No more comparing this school to my old school or wishing I was still in Florida.

All I can do is sit back and take it one day at a time. Hopefully the weather will get warmer and I'll feel like I'm back home again. 

Quick tips to help you get through your first semester

Be as friendly as possible

Get involved on campus

Have fun and go out sometimes

Go to class! 

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Trina The Transfer: How I Got The Name

You are probably wondering why I am writing a post about getting the name Trina the Transfer. Obviously I'm a transfer but that is not really how it started. 

One day I was on my way to my to get food with my suite mates and I was finally excited because I wouldn't sit at Monty's (School Cafeteria) by myself anymore. 

I was soo excited that I decided to lead way as if I knew the school inside out already. As I was walking towards a building I decided to go a way that i thought was normal. 

All of a sudden all of my suite mates started chuckling loud and I was so confused. I didn't get it, My mind began to race I started to think of all the possible things that could of happened.  Luckily none of those situations occurred.

Something as simple as making a wrong turn and going to a door that lead to no where led to a semester full of jokes. My friends finally stopped to say "Trina, where are you going?' I was confused because I thought we were going to eat but clearly I wasn't. 

My suite mates later on said "Trina you're going the wrong way and of course you're a transfer" Laughter begin again as they chanted "Trina The Transfer" repeatedly. 

When I thought about the whole situation I just began to laugh constantly. Then I realized they had started something. This had became my new hashtag on Instagram and I was starting to get noticed. 

You see my journey through words and now you can see my life through pictures. 

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A Whole New World

Do you know what it is like to be somewhere all your life then all of sudden move almost 2,000 miles away for school without a choice? 

Well that is exactly what happened to me about a few months ago.  I am from the best place on earth in my opinion (Miami,FL).  Yes it's just how they show it in the movies beaches, tourist and shopping malls every where. 

Little did I know this was going to end for me very soon. Truthfully I didn't know what I was getting myself into so I was actually excited. I've lived in Miami for 19 years and have only been out of the state once and that was to come to the school I am at now. 

My freshman year of college was a breeze and everything was going swell. I was only 45 minutes away from home, I was on the cheerleading team,had a 3.5 GPA and I knew most of the school by the end of the first semester. 

What more could I ask for? 

After a long summer I was ecstatic to go back to Lynn University and this is when everything changed. 

I was ready for something different but I didn't mind staying where I was. On August 23, 2013 I had a flight to NY to attend St.John's University. 

I went from this: 

Photo Credit: New York Times

To This: 

Photo Credit: Themorningsidedepost.com

When I got to the campus I was  ready for a new start but after orientation everything went downhill from there. 

I begin to realize that I was not in Florida or at my old school any more so the people are different and there are different rules here. I was expecting to  just do the same thing I did at my old school but it wasn't that easy. 

For the first month of school I was bored, alone and had nothing going for myself. I wasn't sure if I could handle it and i was already ready to go back home. 

It was just something I wasn't not used to and coming from a transfer perspective it's not that easy making friends when everybody else has their group of friends already. 

Every week I will have something new about being a transfer and tips on how to make the most of your new school. I also will talk about what I did and how I coped with going from a school with 2,000 students to 25,0000. 

This is a picture of me and my parents right before they left to go back home to Florida.

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Media Diary 01/27/14

Blog about social media using social media, Duh I will do it.   That shouldn't be hard considering social media is basically my life. Did I also mention I'm trying to make a career out of it?  

Sleeping the night or at least morning away until I hear the sound of death aka my alarm. 10 more minutes  I say to myself as I turn off my alarm and in those 10 minutes I feel as though 1 minute passes after my alarm goes off once more. 

Finally deciding to open my eyes, I notice that I have notifications on my phone that I missed from the night before. My eyes literally light up with excitement.  "Someone wants to talk to me?" I say to myself as I smile.

Since I am not a morning person connecting with my friends online is something that gets my day going. Getting dressed while posting a "Good Morning" tweet is a daily must. Throughout my process of getting ready I frequently stop to scroll down my Instagram feed and catch up on what I missed.

Before I leave for my first class I always make sure to check my email and make sure none of my classes are canceled because that would suck. *Sarcastically speaking*

As I walk to my class I can't look like a loser so I pretend that I am very interested in my phone usually scrolling down my twitter feed not reading a single tweet.  Even when I'm not using social media I'm using it haha. Clever, I know.

When I am finally in class ready to learn without even thinking I pull out my iPad and open my computer. So while I have my iPad on Instagram, I have 3 tabs open on my Mac and of course it's more social media. (Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest)

Considering that I am a PR major I don't feel as bad because in most of my classes Social media or entertainment is incorporated into my lecture so  I'm just putting my skills to use. 

After a long day of learning and hard work I am literally running to my room so I can "chill". "Chilling" means laying down in my bed tweeting. Literally something I could do for the rest of my life. 

After a while the notification start to slow down and I begin to get sleepy. But I can't forget to read the bible and of course there's an app for that and it's on my iPad. One last taste of social media before I start dreaming. 

Just like that my day starts all over again.