My junior and senior year of high school were very stressful, with teachers and my parents on top of me about picking colleges that have what I want to do with my future, to visit, to find out where they are and to make a decision based on what I can tell from their website.

I looked at schools all around the United States but mostly in Florida because that's where I live. I went on many tours, I've seen a million campuses, but when I toured Saint Leo University, I instantly fell in love when we pulled in. There were so many palm trees, the grass was nice, the buildings were sharp and there was a new academic building being built.

I went on a tour around the university and I loved that everything was within walking distance I could make it to my classes in under five minutes, I wouldn't need a bike or scooter to be able to make it to my classes and have to leave my dorm thirty minutes early. When I was touring Saint Leo, everyone was so nice; everyone greeted me when they walked past us and I instantly felt like I was a lion and knew that this was the place for me.

Even though I still had about five or six months before I could start school, I started telling all of my friends and buying stuff for the apartment I would live in. May finally came around I could put my deposit in so I officially knew I was going to attend Saint Leo University. I made a countdown on my phone, on my whiteboard in my room and I was so excited everyone in my family knew it and even my friends.

Here I am, a junior in college and still loving my decision every single day. It is true when they say "you'll love the person you become here." I love everything about this school; I love how this school changed me into a better person. My parents are so proud of everything I have done at this school and I am too. All of my professors have great connections in the career field that I want to go into and that will help me out in the future for internship opportunities and finding a job after I graduate in 2019.

That's what is so great about Saint Leo; you have personal connections with your professors and they actually know your name to face, not like at bigger schools you are just a number on the roster. If you are a prospective student and looking for colleges in Florida, I highly suggest you look into Saint Leo; you won't be disappointed. The pictures online don't do justice to how beautiful this campus actually is. If you choose to attend Saint Leo, you won't be disappointed. I promise you that you will love the person you become here. It's a small school and mostly everyone knows each other, it's pretty much like you are one big family. Saint Leo is my home away from home and I wouldn't want it any other way.