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Hello future Wolverines!

My name is Samantha, and if you’re reading my blog, then over the course of your high school career (yes, career…as I was always told, school is your job J ), you’ve made many great decisions. First, you’re looking at the best school in America as an option for your college plans. Second, you’ve strived academically and socially to give yourself the opportunity to excel at a university with as high a caliber of Michigan. Third, you chose my blog to read, and that alone means you are amazingly awesome J.

I am a freshman here at Michigan, and I have to admit that twelve months ago, in your shoes, I was NEVER coming to Michigan. I’m from Midland, which is about two hours away, and I wanted to get the heck out of Michigan in general, get away from my high school friends and any ounce of familiarity in my life. In February, I visited that other college down the road (in East Lansing…still need another hint? It begins with an M and ends in SU) and was convinced it was perfect for me. But one Friday in April, I attended Campus Day. Five hours later, I walked out of my last presentation asking my dad for the checkbook because I wanted to make my first deposit immediately. I can’t pretend that I had no anxiety about whether I made the right decision, but since stepping foot into Ann Arbor, I have no doubt in my mind that Michigan is where I belong.

There are so many things I love about Michigan. Being in the Honors College, I’m in a much smaller “college” within Michigan. The Learning Communities are such a great opportunity! Having all of my friends take Great Books 191 along with me (an Honors-required English class) is kind of nice, because I don’t have to worry about everyone having fun with me…we’re all suffering together. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and this is my second visit home (my first being Fall Break, a 24-hour hiatus to visit my mom post-surgery). If I want to, I can see my friends from home, but with over 40,000 students on campus, I never have to.

Over the next five months, I’m here to tell you what it’s like to be a freshman, because let me tell you, it is SO much different (and BETTER) than I ever imagined. I pictured nerdy honors kids that holed up in their room every night, and I found amazing friends that I play Taboo and Catchphrase with at 2 in the morning. Enjoy a piece of my life, because life is always exciting and the good times never stop rolling!

Until next time,
Sam