The University of Mary Washington, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is waiting for you! In about a month, I will have completed by first year at the University of Mary Washington. Like at any college, there have been ups and there have been downs. If you're on the fence about UMW and another school, choose UMW. These reasons below will reassure your decision, I promise.

1. It is a small, tight-knit community that cares about their students more than most other colleges or universities do.

2. It has the prettiest landscape and scenery I have ever seen on a college campus.

3. The campus is very user-friendly, and is very difficult to get lost in.

4. The food is actually good! (For college food at least) Options range from Hamburgers to stir fry. We also have a gelato bar for all of you ice cream lovers!

5. We play bingo on Tuesday nights! What more would you want but to get to win free stuff like food, crock pots, iPod speakers and much, much more. Plus, there are many jokes that go along with the numbers such as "B1" and "O69".

6. Your professors get to know you personally and want to see you succeed! Almost all of my professors know my name.

7. No one cares about your appearance. You can wear sweatpants and a t-shirt, or go all out and make yourself look like Regina George. But, no one is going to comment on your looks like they did in grade school.

8. In the fall and spring, hammocks and Eno's are up everywhere around campus. Just, please, be careful.

9. Technically, we don't have any Greek life on campus, but... at the same time, we do, and they throw the best parties.

10. Everything is in walking distance. The grocery store, the coffee shop, the Dollar General for all us broke college students, the sports bar, the enormous mall, etc. But always make friends with a commuter student or a person with a car because laziness gets real.

11. There are hundreds of clubs that you can join from the Parkour Club to the Young Life club.

12. In the winter, free hot chocolate is available on the freezing cold mornings you would rather hibernate under all your blankets than get up to go to class.

13. You definitely will meet people that, I promise, you will know for the rest of your life.

14. The WiFi is strong enough to stream all your favorite shows on Netflix for all of those "Friends" binge watching sessions.