College Decisions

This last weekend has been non-stop college talk for me. I flew out last Wednesday to Los Angeles to visit some of the colleges I had applied to. Two of them I had already been admitted to, and the other two I still had to audition and interview for. The trip did much more than allow me to audition for the Universities that are potentially in my future; it allowed me to determine which was right for me. Everyone says whatever college you end up at is the one you are meant to be at, but I think that might not be true after all, at least not for all of us. At every school I visited I found positives and negatives. I saw what size was too large for me; what campus was too spread out for me; what faculty was too stuffy for me. I saw what schools provided the most opportunities to their students; what schools had faculties that made you feel warm and welcome the moment students walk on campus; and what schools would allow a student to graduate with the most connections and experience in the field of their choice. Some schools had incredibly spacious dorm rooms or exquisite food in the student cafeteria. These weren't the things that mattered though. There was only one theatre school that felt the most promising for me. There was only one with a student body that seemed honest and friendly enough for me to make my future best friends at. After every school I researched, applied to, and/or visited (and trust me there were a lot of them) there was only one that was the perfect school for me. I won't spoil the surprise yet and announce which school I have decided on as being the perfect fit for me just yet, but I can tell you that I am positive that saying certainly does not apply to me. I have, without a doubt, found my dream school.