I graduated from a high school boarding school, so you'd think going to college would be easy for me. Wrong. I'm scared inside. But if I take college a day at a time, recounting things day by day, I feel like the college experience will be easier and more enjoyable. Hence the creation of a blog recounting my soon to be experiences at colleges, whether good or bad. Another reason why I decided to create a blog about college life is that I enjoyed reading about the daily blogs of current Emory students and an alumnus.
Going back to my confession of being afraid to go to college. What exactly am I nervous about? I've never been down south before, so going to Emory University in Atlanta will be a change in my life. A classmate I know who hails from Atlanta told me the culture isn't really different than in New York, except that people are kinder and listen to you more. And also, he added in, sweet tea is popular there. Yum... ( I tried it there at one restaurant, and I think it's an acquired taste).
I went to Emory during April for college revisits. Before that visit, I stamped in my mind that Boston College was going to be my new school for the next four years. Good thing I was able to erase that stamp. Emory was pleasant. The weather was dry and warm, the buildings presented itself as clean and innovative, unlike BC's which were somber and old. The orientation program was more geared towards individual students instead of treating new students as a collective group. I chatted with a fellow Emory admitted student, and she seemed nice. I met my friend from my high school who also got accepted to Emory. The Prehealth advisor who gave a lecture to us students interested in Prehealth was very nice, answering my questions without open judgment.
I liked my time there, so I got an Emory yellow t shirt and an Emory baseball cap.
On the plane ride back to JFK, I felt myself leaning towards Emory as my new school.
Three months have passed. I chose Emory. Hurray!! (Hopefully). Though I can't compare with the other colleges, prepared and concerned Emory instructed me to make my blackboard and Learnlink account before school even started. Right now, they're sending me orientation information and Pre major advising connections at Emory Course information already. Good news about this is, I'm getting a bit more comfortable about my new school already before I even arrive. At least August 17th, the day I arrive at Emory, I won't be scared of Dooley, the symbol of Emory. Bad news is I have a lot of work to do. Those who are interested in PreHealth have to take a Gen Chem diagnostic test. I already did. Now I have to review concepts that I didn't understand when I took the test until I have down 80% of the test material because the chemistry professor assumes students to know some topics and themes already in chemistry. So, I am trying to work on the modules. Actually, I already completed 80% of the materials but I'm aiming to complete all the modules I didn't understand because I hope to do well in chemistry and hope to get a good grade (A preferably) so I'll have a better chance to get into competitive med schools (oops competitive and med schools are synonymous), and to present myself to the college; unfortunately, my dad says, colleges cannot easily recognize its many many students one by one. That's why having high grades always helps to make you an individual, ironically. How does a number help you be seen as an individual? Eh...
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