I'm really enjoying Georgia Tech, and not just because I get free t-shirts basically every time I decide to walk to the Student Center or the fact that there is a giant water-slide in the CRC (which is super awesome!). No, the real reason is that I absolutely adore my Matheson 1 hall-mates! Open doors make happy floors! My classes are good, although the amount of work seems to be picking up but my professors are great! I especially like my English and HTS professors. As for Atlanta, I hope to be able to see more of it besides just the skyline from the CULC. But I'm not worried, I know there is plenty of time to explore. On the top of my list is Piedmont Park and a Braves game (even though I'm a true Red Sox fan at heart)!
College life as opposed to high school life? There are so many differences it's hard to know where to begin. The biggest adjustment I would have to say is time management. The professors don't force you to do homework every night, instead an immense assignment is assigned to be due in 2 weeks. Manageable, but not in one night! Also, there are so many awesome organizations to get involved in, it's hard to decide which ones to really put my effort into. Hopefully, in a couple weeks, the information sessions will be over and I will basically know which organizations I am sticking with. In high school, fun activities and things pretty much only happened on the weekends, but here, there is always some cool event going on (like watching The Internship on Tech Green!).
Living pretty far from my family is another adjustment, but I can talk to them pretty much anytime I want on Skype, which is really nice. Same with my high school friends. We still talk and give each other updates when we have some free time. Most of my friends have only been in school for a week so they're still getting adjusted, but it's really fun to exchange stories, especially since I traveled the farthest out of my friends. Another huge change is not having to ask my parents permission to go out or to do something.
4 things to Explore:
1. Piedmont Park sounds really awesome! I really would like to see the Botanical Garden and just take some time to explore the expansive park.
2. The High Museum is another place I will definitely go to at some point during my college experience. Although, they have The Girl With the Pearl Earring through September 29th, so I should probably go sometime soon!
3. The Ferst Theater seems like it has a lot of performances and opportunities to see great shows. I hope to really look into what they have to offer and take advantage of this year's amazing program.
4. The Intramurals program at the CRC sounds really fun! I am definitely going to explore joining my residence hall dodge-ball team.
