As I packed up my dorm room for the first time and the last time at Kent State University this past week, I reminisced on a lot. Just like everyones first year of college, it was bumpy, there were good and bad moments, but for me it was an extremely hard year. If you know me, you knew that I dreaded going to Kent State every week. I am in no way bashing the college here, I am just sharing my experience and my opinion.

Many people have asked me over the past year why I don't like Kent State so much. I fell in love with the college when I visited it my senior year of high school. It was my first choice when it came to deciding where to attend in the fall. After spending my first month on campus, I quickly had bad vibes from the whole place. I hated how people acted and treated others, everyone was always so rude. I didn't like the food options and how it was so hard to find healthy alternatives. There was never anything to do unless it was the weekend and everyone was partying. The university was always so unorganized which is very annoying for such a large campus.

Very soon I found myself always coming home and dreading going back. I forced myself to stay for the second semester to give the campus another chance and to try to power through it. The atmosphere up there was not a welcoming place to me anymore and because of all of these things my mood was affected as well as my grades. It's hard to be successful at a place you don't want to be at.

Not everything about Kent State was bad though. I made it through my freshman year there, which is a plus. I love my major and I loved my classes at Kent State. I learned things about myself and became more of who I am. I tried a lot of new things, places, foods, etc. I made some amazing friends who I am blessed to have. They made being at Kent much more bearable and it was extremely hard leaving them especially because I know I will never be attending the same school as them again.

As I say goodbye to Kent State University, to my friends and to the all the memories that place gave me, I am very excited to start yet again another chapter in my life at a new place, with new people, places and better vibes. A place where I can make new memories, better myself and call my new home. I am ready to be happy and to thrive in a place I love. I am very happy to say that I am transferring to the University of Kentucky in the fall to continue my education as a broadcast journalism major. Kent may not have been the place for me, but I am grateful for the experience, the education, and the memories it gave me and to all my Kent friends, I will be back to visit very soon! So long Kent State and hello Wildcats!