College!

Hi everyone!

I hope that you have all been having a wonderful week and weekend - mine has definitely been pretty eventful. Coming back from Spring Break is always kind of hard, because you have to shake off the feeling of having no homework and get back into the groove of schoolwork. This past week was mostly building up in anticipation for Friday, when I was able to attend a function at Oregon State, where I will be attending college next year!

Friday morning I drove to the Corvallis campus and went to some lectures, visited the campus stores, toured the Honors College dorms, and ate lunch at the Honors College luncheon where I was able to be introduced to some current students as well as high schoolers who are going to be going there next year. Up until this point, even after I had committed, my future going to college had always seemed like a far away thing. But talking about signing up for an orientation day and knowing that I am moving in on September 17 this coming fall made me realize how real everything is! As I move toward this impending future, St. Mary's is always there supporting me and helping me be the best student I can be. Just the other day, my college counselor Carolyn Gazeley personally emailed me congratulating me on my decision, something that I definitely appreciated amid the chaos of being a fourth quarter senior.

I guess all that I can say is that college is simultaneously so exciting but also unbelievably nervewracking - and SMA has been with me every step of the way.

See you next time,
Bryn '17