Better than my imagination .

Let me start off by saying that Howard was the only school i ever wanted to attend. When my acceptance letter came i was immediately ecstatic and started trying to imagine how wonderful my freshman experience was going to be . I had no idea that the reality would be so much better than my imagination.


My freshman week here at Howard was an interesting time. All my life i have heard that it is so easy to get distracted in college , but i never imagined how easy it really was. Between all of the events and parties that took place , it was hard to set aside time for essential issues like buying your books , or taking a trip to the financial aid office. However, once time management skills were acquired , freshman week was one of the most exciting weeks of my life. Everyone i met was so friendly , welcoming , and helpful.  I learned a couple of key things in my short time here to help me be more efficient on campus. Such as, there is no need to take the metro to target , when the shuttle takes you for free. The other would be to NEVER catch a group shuttle bus at night to an event , ever. Other than those lessons , freshman week was one of the best experiences of my life , so far.

I'm excited about all of my classes this semester , even though they will prove to be challenging , the reward of succeeding will be worth it. When i found out i was reacquired to take freshman seminar , i was nonchalant about it , assuming it was an easy A. Then i heard rumors that it was a dumb , pointless class , and it was going to be a waste of my time. Needless to say , i was very unenthused about reporting to class. After sitting through the first session , i honestly cannot say if they were right or wrong , because it was only the first day. What i can say is that i am going to go to each session , with a learners mentality and be open to what each speaker has to say. I think i am going to learn things about African American history as well as Howard 's own history that i would have otherwise been uninformed about.


With freshman week behind me and alot of work ahead of me , i can still say that i am ecstatic about being at Howard , and taking advantage of all the great oppertunities the university has to offer .