It’s hard to believe that there is only one month of classes left in my freshman year of college. It feels just like yesterday that I was moving into my dorm to start this new journey, feeling a sense of excitement and slight nervousness in thinking of what was to come. I remember seeing my parents’ faces as they said goodbye to me for the last time before they would see me over break. I could see in their eyes that they were more proud of me than they had ever been, seeing their only daughter face all of the odds that were stacked against her and come out on top. They were proud that someone they had raised from infancy had the opportunity to go to a prestigious school such as this, when they themselves did not have the opportunity when they were my age.
Keeping this in mind from my first day until now, I know that it is my duty here to do everything that I can to leave a positive impression everywhere I go. From being elected to the Honor Board and working cases, to writing for The Stute and playing on the club lacrosse team, I will try to carry this outlook through to everything that I do. Even in my academics, I try to uphold this standard for myself, as I realize how lucky I am to be taking the classes that I am here. Not everyone has the opportunity to learn at the caliber we all do here at Stevens, even though the course load may be tough at times. Even so, it is in the face of the strongest difficulties that people grow the most. In the end, I am happy at how this first year has been and I look forward to experiencing my last few weeks having the “mind” of a freshman.
