As students prepare for their exams and look back at all that they have learned this semester and this year, I look back as well. I am looking back to all the amazing opportunities and experiences and that have been given to me my freshman year by The McConnell Center and The University of Louisville.
College brings more than just classes and hard work for freshmen. Along with transitioning into collegiate work, freshmen also have to transition into a lifestyle away from home and a new social setting that is different from anything they have ever experienced before. For me, I barely knew anyone coming to the university and would have had a difficult time transitioning had it not been for one thing, The McConnell Center.
It is more than just a scholars program giving scholarships and scholastic opportunities equal to those of Ivy League institutions, it is a place to meet some of the greatest people at the university and truly expand your understanding of so many different kinds of people. The Center has allowed me to meet so many people that have done so much and still are doing so much. Some of the most important person at UofL, in the country, and in this world has been introduced to me this year, and each one if thanks to The Center.
I have learned more this year than any other year in my academic history. I did not just learn from books and from lecture, but I also learned from people, experiences, and a vast array of other factors not common for the average college student. For this, I applaud The McConnell Center and thank them for a year well done!