Where procrastination will lead...

Greetings all! I haven't really offered up any wisdom in a while, so let me enlighten you a bit on this cold, dark November night (how poetic, i know...). What better to do while procrastinating my English and Seminar papers and studying for my Econ quiz tomorrow...

So I have been thinking a lot lately...about a lot of things. In general, my current position as a Freshman at Franklin College. Also, though, about friendship and things that I miss from home...so, let's get into it...

First up, me at Franklin...where to begin? Well, what can I say, this is a great school...for someone that is looking for a very specified education. The class selection, the front and back of a standard piece of paper, and another half a page. If you are indecisive, needing minimal coices, and know specifically what you want to pursue, I recommend Franklin College wholeheartedly. If you are like me, however, and need some option, and aren't quite sure what you are wanting to go into, keep looking. And that, me friends, is probably what I will be doing next year. You heard it hear first (or from one of my family members or friends that I was using as a soundboard about this crutial choice) - I am currently about 80% sure that I will not be returning to this Alpine college this time next year. I need a place with more option, more creativity (hands on more or less), and people...Around Franklin, word travels fast...with a student body smaller than my high school's, it's not hard to believe. Tell one person a "secret" and it's the Campus' news in hours. I love rumors more than the next person, but if I start one (not saying that I ever would...) here, it's dangerous...those things get traced back to the origin...and fast. I need a place where people can gossip freely, and run to another group of people when they start a new rumor, without seeing any of the repercussions...(I am kidding...well, kind of...).

Franklin may lack where I am in need, but it does have some great things going for it...Academic Travel (I promiss to post the rest of the journal soon!) for one. I mean, come on, what an amazing and once in a life time experience! Getting to travel to a foreign location for almost 2 weeks with a professor and classmates to discover a completely new way of learning. Nothing comparable...In addition, the teachers and staff - for those that I have had experience with, top notch! So intellegent and always willing to help. And speaking of which...

If anyone is having doubts like me, and does not know which way to turn, talk to Rachel here at Franklin. Rachel is the Philanthropic Queen here on campus, running the Phone-a-Thon, countless other tasks on campus, and a fellow Amazing Race Superfan (I think I have this radar where I can just pick them out of a crowd - I know, it's a gift). Back during the Phone-A-Thon, I remembered her saying that she attended college somewhere in/near/around Charleston. As all of these thoughts about my school experience began to surface, I was thinking about other places where I could attend. One city that I was going to checkout before hearing about Franklin was in fact Charleston. I contacted her about this - I wanted to get the view of someone with experience in both realms, so we met. After an hour and a half, and multiple pros and cons of both schools, not only was I hooked about Charleston, but we realized that we each could help the other get through the rest of the semester, with the lending of DVDs, books, and the occasional study session. She helped me sooooo much in figuring out what would be the best for me - why stay in something when you aren't academically happy, wasting not only time but money? Why stick around hoping for the expectations of one place to change while another place beckons with qualities that fit you perfectly? Enter my hopes to transfer to the College of Charleston in, you guessed it, Charleston, South Carolina. This school has options, it has art AND music, it has a major that fits me perfectly (for the time being anyways...)...in my eyes, its a perfect fit (I thought the same for Franklin, so you better check in on me in a year...that is, if I ever get there...). She is going to be, in essence, my agent...no, advisor...guide? Whatever...basically, she is going to be my "in" for the college, offering her services as an alum by getting in contact with her compadres there, writing my a letter of recommendation, and assisting me in the tedious process of raising my grades in order for me to get into the school...did I mention that she rocks?

Well, that's about where I am in the academic world...about friends and home...stay tuned! For now, though, it's back to the books...well, the papers (that just didn't sound as...cliche)!

(I like how at the beginning, these were simple summaries, following my every move...and now, in depth about my life...welcome to my life!)