Adventures of a Freshman

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Final Blog

I am so ready for this semester to be over. I am tired and I feel like I’m literally failing every class I am in. My USC Bucket list includes:

1. Making an appointment with the Student Health Center. -My roommate attends therapy and recommended me going in just because everyone could use a little advice every once and a while

2. Making an appointment with the Career Center. -Right now I am so lost and do not think I want to be in business anymore. The only problem is I don’t know what I want to do so I could use some of their advice.

3. Actually make it into a football game. -I haven’t been able to make it into a football game because I am either busy with work, out of town, or tailgating with my family.

4. Exercise at Strom everyday for a full week. -The Freshman Fifteen is a real thing.

5. Hopefully, actually date someone for over a week. -I’m trying to break a record here.

6. Positively affect someone in a way that they’ll remember me for the rest of their lives. -I strive to do little things for people everyday, but I want to do something bigger and better for once.

7. Go to Five Points completely sober on a Thursday just to see how ridiculous some college kids act. -Even though I’ve lived here basically my whole life, I have never been to Five Points just to see the weird things that happen after dark.

8. Study abroad or work literally anywhere outside of the US. -I’ve always wanted to travel abroad and now that it’s such a common thing to do in college I definitely will be making it happen before I graduate.

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Blog #2

As I mentioned in my last Blog post, high school and college are very different places. The people stuck in their high school days have been struggling to make friends and meet new people. My absolute favorite thing about college is that there are SO many people on this campus. I see so many wonderful new faces every day, which is so awesome, but also can be intimidating. I’m so lucky to be in such a great sorority because I have met so many great people! Because of Tri Delt every time I walk out of my dorm I see at least five people I know and get to catch up with them. This past Thursday, from U101 I walked by myself to Moe’s to get free Queso and when I got there I knew four different people that I got to talk to. I ended up sitting with a friend and then my best friend’s roommate. And my cousin and her friends were sitting right around the corner. I love how big this University is and how many people there are on campus. In high school, you can’t completely avoid people you don’t want to see, but at USC it’s a completely different story. If there’s someone you really, really do not want to see you can completely change your route to classes and take food back to your room. And if you do run into them, there’s usually a big crowd of people you can just casually blend into as you slyly put your headphones on. The only people you can’t avoid are the ones in your classes. For the most part you’re going to see them for the rest of the semester 1-3 times a week. This is why it is so important to choose wisely what you do in their presence. Sometimes if you are a really nice person and you hang out alone with someone from your class they get the wrong idea. They suddenly think you guys are “a thing” and things become really awkward, but you don’t want to say anything because they sit right beside you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 

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Blog #1

I have been at school for two weeks and four days now and it’s been everything I’ve imagined college to be like. I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people that I have met. People always assume that because I have lived in SC for most of my life, I would fit right in; that is not the case. I felt weird when I first arrived because I knew people going to USC, but I still felt like I needed to adjust to this new environment. The first week I was here, I Rushed all of the Sororities that USC has to offer. Let’s just say it was a long week and a half. I actually had a breakdown that week because I just felt like everyone was making friends and that I just was not sure where I fit in. I have always been the type of person who loves talking to people and making friends with everyone, regardless of their background. I typically make friends with everyone, but have a tight knit of two or three other people so coming here and trying to find that has been pretty difficult. I know it has only been a week and I know making new close friends takes time but it’s still annoying sitting back and watching groups of people walk by and laugh as if they’ve been friends their whole life. It’s also interesting sitting back and seeing how some people are still stuck in their high school mentality. They will soon realize that they will not come close to surviving in college if that’s their whole outlook on life. Another thing that is very different about college is that you don’t have to fit in. Referring to earlier when I was talking about finding new friends I said I was not sure about where I fit in. I know now it’s not about fitting in its about standing out and finding the people who support you in the way you stand out. I’ve been lucky because I found a sorority that supports me being weird and goofy in every situation. I feel like they stand for the same causes that I do and through this experience in a sorority I will be able to support and meet more people around campus.