It's only few weeks until the Highlander family comes back to Radford, but for a transfer student it's a completely different experience. You're not a Freshman but you still feel new! You have to worry about transferring classes over, but also fitting in and making friends! The pile of paperwork you had to fill out to get here looks smaller and less now in comparison, but the thoughts of dread still remains.
How you feel inside:
VS
How you feel outside:
Here are some of the thoughts you may have this summer while getting ready to transfer to Radford:
1. Yep. I'm transferring.
2. I've already taken a college class you don't need to give me the freshman speech.
3. Yes, I'm aware of the results of alcoholism.
4. I need to get all my shots.
5. Have I turned in all of my paperwork?
6. What are the dorms going to look like?
7. What are the classes going to be like?
8. Are the classes going to be harder?
9. Is there going to be a lot of homework?
10. Should I bring my printer?
11. What's the food going to be like?
12. Is my roommate going to be weird?
13. Are we going to get along?
14. What if he/she ends up being a serial killer?
15. What if I end being a serial killer?
16. That's not going to happen.
17. But what if he/she snores?
18. What if I get lost?
19. How do I use the RU app?
20. Do I even want to live in the dorms?
21. When can I start using the gym?
22. What do I pack?
23. How am I going to move all this stuff?
24. Maybe I should bring my car.
25. Or get an apartment.
26. How am I going to get my car up the giant hills?
27. What's the weather going to be like?
28. I need new rain boots.
29. Maybe some snow boots too.
30. Maybe I should email my advisor one more time.
31. What if all my classes don't transfer?
32. Will I fail out of school?
33. Fall break is only a couple months away!
34. Seriously, what do I pack?
35. How am I going to survive living an hour away from a mall?
36. Will I have to repeat a year?
37. My oceanography class better not count as an elective!
38. What if people think I'm weird?
39. What if I don't make friends?
40. What if everyone's weird?
41. Everything will be fine.
Take a deep breath, transfers. The wait is almost over. You will be at Radford soon enough and all your questions will be answered. You don't need a crystal ball to tell you that! Good luck my fellow transferring Highlanders and I will see you in a few short weeks.