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I really fell in love with the campus when I visited here. I knew a couple of other people that committed and that went here, and it seemed like the obvious choice, especially for studying education. I actually applied during Free Apply week! I love the setting, being able to look outside my window and see the mountains and trees and foliage, even the snow on the ground. I like the seasons. I need change, I would get tired of the same thing all the time without the seasons. Another reason I went here is because I got a scholarship! My brother went to a private school and gave me this advice: You鈥檙e going to find your people anywhere you go, you might as well do it for a little less money! 

My Activities

I鈥檓 a member of Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity. We do a lot of community service, and there鈥檚 a lot of fellowship events where we can meet other people in the club and form connections. It鈥檚 a lot of fun.

Best Experiences 

Meeting my roommates. I thought it was going to be harder than it was to make friends, but it really wasn鈥檛. My roommate is also an education major, and I met her during orientation. She鈥檚 my best friend.

About My Major

My family is full of teachers: My mom, my dad and my brother! My mom鈥檚 been teaching 30 years. So it was around me my whole life. I was always at my mom鈥檚 school helping or hanging out, it felt very natural. I鈥檓 not 100 percent sure what grade I want to teach yet. But I like that I know there鈥檚 always going to be a field for it, that stability is something I love. And I love that I鈥檓 going to be changing lives. I know that sounds dramatic, but it鈥檚 absolutely true, knowing I can do things to help, I keep that in the back of my mind when I鈥檓 in a long class or having a hard day.

Favorite Class

I really loved my Education Philosophies class. My professor, Max Soule-Oneto, was the best, he made the class so much more interesting. That can totally make or break a class! He was awesome, and I learned so much about my major and where education came from and how I want to be as a teacher.

Fun Fact

Just recently, I went viral on TikTok. I just started making fun videos, not thinking anything would come of it, just for my friends and mutual friends. It took me a year to get 1,000 followers, but one of me dancing in a bathroom in Oneonta really took off, and it went crazy after that. Now I have 44k followers. It caught me by surprise because it鈥檚 just fun and I like to do fun things. I don鈥檛 consider myself an influencer or anything, I鈥檓 just some girl who speaks too much on the internet. But it鈥檚 funny being recognized on campus, that鈥檚 starting to happen! 

Advice for Students 

Get involved, and do the things that you want to do, regardless of whether or not you have to do them alone. Because you will find your people. But don鈥檛 depend upon other people to do it with you; push yourself, go alone, and find your people in those spaces.