Starting at any university can seem like a daunting task, especially if finding your niche and making friends does not come easy to you. From feeling overwhelmed as to what clubs you should and should not join or deciding on whether or not to rush a sorority or fraternity, it can all be a lot to take in.
After the first couple of months, you begin to become comfortable at your current university. Along the way, you even begin to find your niche! But for some reason, in the back of your mind, you begin to realize that your current school is not your home.
For this very reason, I decided to transfer to my current university ...
The University of Central Florida.
As an Advertising-Public Relations major, Orlando just seemed right for me. I was struggling to find the complexity I yearned for in my previous Public Relations program and truly felt like I was capable of bettering myself. After all, college is about development.
So there I was, November of 2014, making my case to my family and friends as to why I should transfer to UCF. At the end of the day, they all agreed with me that the skills I would gain at a larger university located in a metropolitan city would be better for my future in the long run.
Unfortunately, no one told me how difficult the transfer process would be. Transferring from a college of 15,000 to a university of 60,000 was definitely mind-boggling.
Just the seemingly simple start to my day (such as stepping off the bus onto a campus of over 1,000 acres filled with 60,000 students that I didn’t know) was extremely scary. I basically left everything I built for myself to start all over and continue my growth as a young woman at a larger university.
I had to keep reminding myself that I was making the right decision. And I may have even tried to talk myself out of staying ... but I made it through my first class despite my anxiety attempting to take over, and as the day continued, I realized that even though the campus was extremely large in comparison to my past university and three times the size in population, I was going to be okay. I had built a solid foundation for myself at my past university. My plan is to take what I have built for myself, establish it in my current situation and adjust my plan if needed. After all, I am an adult now. Assimilation is key to any situation if you want to survive. Therefore, survive I shall!
Go Knights!
