Yesterday, my grandma and I drove to Boone so I could register for college classes. Me... Registering for college classes. Everything is starting to hit me like a ton of bricks. In August, I will be out of the house, living in college dorms, taking college classes, and living the college life. I will be officially be starting over from everything I've built my high school lofe up to be. I'll be back at square one. I'm gonna be quite frank here. I didn't even make a decision about where I was going to college until a week before graduation, just to give you a hint of how indecisive and informed I need to before actually making a decision but ANYWAY! The college I settled on was actually a partnership program between Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa State University. I take my classes at the DMACC Hunziker Center in Ames, but have the luxury of having an ISU ID as well as a DMACC ID. I'll be living in the ISU dorms, and will be able to get into all the buildings, clubs, things like that. It'll be cheaper and it'll make transitioning from high school to college a little bit easier, which is what I was looking for. Eventually, I'll be a full-time ISU student because that's what the APP program allows me to do. Pretty cool, huh? Community college classes with the university feel. Spent all of junior and senior year coming up with that, but don't be quick to judge. There's a lot of things you have to... or at least should think about before deciding on a college. Tuition for classes, meal plan, dorm fees, book fees, scholarships, financial aid, whether the college has the right feel, is right for you, size of campus, student to professor ratio, how many kids are on campus, etc. It's a big decision and you really do have a lot to think about. Another thing I had to think about as well was my family. Both sides are
HUGE Iowa Hawkeye fans, and the Iowa State Cyclones are kind of their rivals. No, I didn't choose State over Iowa just to piss my family off. I chose State over Iowa because I didn't want to go to Iowa because my family expected me to and if i went to iowa, I'd never know if it was for them or me. I also chose Iowa State for it's
beautiful campus, and because it felt right being there. When you know, you know. It's kinda like falling in love, but with college. I fell in love with Iowa State. It just clicked for me so when you're doing campus visits, try to find that feeling. I'm super duper happy with my decision and hope to have an awesome time on campus next school year. Maybs see you on campus(es)?
Of course I'm showing my support towards Cy and Iowa State! ... And DMACC above.
... My family would kill me if I didn't put Hurkey somewhere in the blog...
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