To be honest, coming into Capstone I was not sure what to expect or what I had gotten myself into. I figured it was an honor to be asked into the program and that it would help me get involved with the University. Capstone has proved to have major benefits, though, since coming to USC a month ago. The Capstone Section of the University 101 class pushes me into getting involved right away, more than I would do myself because I am one who likes to sit back and kind of get a look and feel for everything before jumping in. Capstone, though, does not allow much time for looking and feeling. It encourages members to get into involvement right as you enter the University, which is probably the best way of doing things. I also love the fact that it has many opportunities for social events, as well as those events that allow social and learning to take place. From hot cookie Friday to Capstone Conversations and Cinemas, Capstone Scholars have the option to learn and meet many other fellow Capstone Scholars. I've loved my time as a Capstone Scholar so far and look forward to the many opportunities to come. I am glad Dr. Hickey came to speak to us yesterday; it made me even more excited about the program.
Coming to USC a month ago, I was very excited to be moving on my own in a way, moving away from the parents, and kind of having a fresh start in which nobody knew me or could put connections with me and a family member, which happened all the time in my hometown. I was ready to make a name for myself, by myself. Although I knew that the college life would be different, I had no clue just how different it would be. College life in Columbia is a whole different world than high school life in Woodruff. I quickly realized all of the favors my mom did for me on a daily basis that were taken for granted will now always be appreciated; from getting supper on the table to washing my clothes.. that stuff takes time, time that I would rather not spend on doing laundry. Also, I always knew that college classes were going to be different from that of a high school class, because people will always come back from their University and be like, "Enjoy your high school days, they go by fast and once you get to college, you'll want them back"... and gah, how true is this statement?! Although I do not miss everything about high school, I do miss the easy and not so much work (even though it seemed like a lot then) I had to do throughout the years. I never realized just quite how much college work is.. and how much time that you have to put in it, in which you have to figure out when and where to study because there is so many other people and so much else to do. Even though for me it has only been a month of being a college student, I can tell college is going to be a great experience, no matter how different it is from my little hometown ways in which I was raised. I never realized how much you have to put yourself out there because I have been with the same people for the past 18 years, however, I am up to the challenge and can't wait to see what my college future has for me!
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