Then the clouds opened up over our heads...and it began to rain...
I feel like a complete idiot right now. I can't believe how blind and ignorant I was when applying to colleges last year. I applied to Furman, Elon, and Sewanee. When I visited Sewanee, I stayed overngiht with Katie Norfleet, a good friend from high school. I went to a soccer game, went to a soccer party, an admissions interview, drove around the campus with katie, to two classes, and ate at the cafeteria like five times. I went to Furman and went on an admissions tour and went to a psych class. I didn't even freaking visit Elon, I can't remember why. OF COURSE I would like Sewanee the best of them all; that's all that I knew. I didn't give the other schools shit of a chance. Now that I am here at Elon, visiting Jen (it's her birthday too!), I feel like an absolute moron. The campus is great. The buildings are all new looking, clean, and professional inside; not old and traditional like Sewanee (although their buildings are beautiful, too). I'm mad at myself for not giving Elon a chance last year, because I really think that I would have come here. It's only 1 hr and 45 minutes away from home. Tons of stuff to do in the town, and Greensboro is only 20 minutes. At least they have a goddamn movie theatre. I'm not going to make the same mistake that I did last year, however. I still must look at Carolina, since I didn't look there last year or even apply. I must go on a tour, go to a class, get an interview, and stay overnight/party. Yep, that's what I'm going to do. I'm excited about next year, whatever I do.
Laura
Laura