I remember exactly a year ago at this time, I was hysterical crying every 20 minutes. I was so stressed and overwhelmed by every emotion possible. I was scared and excited for what the next day would entail. I remember just wanting to go to bed right when I got out of school, so I could wake up and it would be Friday. And all of a sudden it became Friday. 

I wore a shirt that said dream, a necklace that said believe, and one sock that was blue and one that was orange. I could not focus in school. In every single class I was just dreaming of UF. School finally was over, and I raced home. I could not eat lunch that day I was so nervous. I could not do anything except sit in my bed for hours.  

It became 5pm. I knew admissions came out at “around 6pm” but I was on the site at 5pm. I kept refreshing and refreshing petrified of what I was about to read. It was getting closer to 6pm, so I was now joined by my mom. She was standing in my room with her phone ready, waiting for the right refresh on my screen. Then it happened. 

I read on my computer “congratulations!” I then screamed, “I GOT INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.” I did not need to read anything else I knew I got into my dream school. I GOT INTO THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD. 

Now it is your turn. Tomorrow you are going to sit in your room and refresh your computer for what seems like hours. You are going to be overwhelmed by every emotion possible until you read the words “congratulations.” Then you are going to cry for hours, get 3838 text messages since everyone knew your school was UF, and immediately change your Instagram bio to “UF 2022.” 

Tomorrow will be the best day of your life because it makes the best decision of your life, becoming a Florida Gator.