Choosing where you want to go to college can be exciting, scary, and challenging all at once. But once you finally settle on the perfect school, everything feels as if it falls into place.

That's how I felt when I decided that the perfect school for me was Parsons, located in the heart of New York City. I spent weeks perfecting my portfolio to make sure it was the best it could be in order for me to get accepted. When I finally did, I was completely set on going there. It was the school of my dreams - I couldn't imagine myself going anywhere else.

But, that dream had to come to an abrupt end when I, unfortunately, couldn't attend there anymore. I found this in late August, extremely last minute. I only had a few options… and one of them was to attend Temple University instead.

I was a little hesitant at first, because I applied to Temple as a safety school, never thinking I'd actually have to use it to fall back on in the long run. It's also a school where half of my graduating class was attending, and I really wanted a fresh start at a school where I didn't know anyone from my past. But eventually, I decided going to Temple was the best path for me to go down right now, and who knows, I could end up loving it.

And I was absolutely right. Although it was hard to adjust to a brand new school, especially commuting, I made it work. I pushed myself out there and I joined a few clubs to make sure I was still engaging myself, made sure I met up with a few friends from my high school for lunch to catch up, while still making plans with new friends and stayed completely on top of my classes/homework.

Overall, I can say choosing to go to Temple was a tough choice, but now I can't really see myself going anywhere else. It was better than I thought it would be and for that, I'm extremely thankful. The fact that it's in the city but still has that campus feel is perfect for me, and just overall the environment and people that go there are all I could ever want.

I can really see myself thriving here throughout the next four years, and that's all I could ever hope for in a school.