Freshman Year at The University of Oklahoma

Deciding on a college to attend can be very difficult, but it wasn't for me. I knew exact

ly where I wanted to go, but when I got a letter from Texas Christian University my future plan was no longer reality. I wanted to attend Texas Christian University but as you can guess from my previous statement, I was not accepted. I had been accepted to many other great schools, including the University of Oklahoma.

I am from Houston, Texas and it is pretty far from Norman, Oklahoma. So OU was not my first choice but it ended up being the perfect fit for me.

I was very nervous coming into my freshman year, because the university was so far away from my home. But I moved in with an open mind that this was going to be a fresh start for me. This was the best thing for me because I met so many great people and they slowly but surely became some of my best friends.

As the weeks went by in Norman, Oklahoma I was hit with homesickness. Although I was meeting and getting closer with new friends, I started missing the old ones. I finished my first semester of college with going home to Houston once a month. I knew that this could not continue when I came back for spring semester.

Spring semester came along and I was struck with terrible news. My Grandmother was not doing well and I needed to come back home to say goodbye. I was distraught. I wanted to make the most of the last semester of my freshman year but how could I after losing my Grandmother?

I somehow managed to stay strong and return to the university to finish the rest of my freshman year. I would be lying if I said it was easy. It was hard, but I knew that is what my Grandmother would have wanted me to do.

I focused on school and pushed myself out of my comfort zone to spend more time with my new friends in order for us to grow our friendships. And it worked! I was so happy to finally feel that I was right where I was supposed to be.

My point of this post is not to make any future freshmen be terrified of freshman year, but to be excited. It is one of the best years of your life, but it all depends on what YOU put into it. After my Grandmother's passing, I could've let that ruin the remainder of my freshman year, but I chose to not let it. I wanted to make the most of it and that is when I was able to have the time of my life.

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