Senior Reflection #3

College. It's sort of a golden word, meaning so many things. It represents promise, fun, growing up, and is basically the end all, be all of awesomeness. I'm going to Old Dominion University, which I'm pretty thrilled about. I loved the campus when I visited; it's close to the beach but has an urban vibe, the area itself feeling as if it's run by students. Ethan, one of my best friends, is going there, and I'm already planning in my head the great times we're gonna have. My best friend, Brice Weaver, is going to be a sophomore there this year, and (call it playing it safe if you will) I'm relieved that I'll have him around. He's the closest friend I can imagine anyone having; we know each other better than anyone else does, and I'd trust him with my life. I think I'm pretty lucky to have that kind of friend. I'm not sure how I want to handle my major in college yet. My primary goal is in film, but I plan to get an education in that in film school once I wrap up four years at a normal college. ODU's film program isn't out of this world, so perhaps I'll go for literature as my major and film as my minor. These are the kind of things that are weighing on my mind.
I'm excited to live in a dorm, to have a roommate, to get out and live a life that I have to shape. It's a bit intimidating, but all the more exciting for it. I'm interested in how intense the classes will be, although I'm relieved that my mom's insisting that I only take four classes for the first semester. Apparently baby steps are the way to go, unless I want to risk becoming overwhelmed at first and ruining my GPA, which is difficult to fix in the following semesters. The thing that I'm most excited about, though, is the lion statue. At the center of ODU's courtyard is a statue of a lion (the college's mascot), ringed by a fountain. It's customary that before the end of your freshman year you climb on and ride the statue (generally you're supposed to be drunk as well). Only when I do this, will I feel like I'm out of high school.