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| Katie Cambron |
I find it difficult to believe that a year ago I was singing Vitamin C’s “Friends Forever” with the same friends I had made in kindergarten. At that moment, it was impossible to imagine drifting away from the people that had surrounded me for eighteen years. As I complete my freshman year of college, I realize that the impossible has become my reality.
Always confident in my independence and ability to meet people, I prematurely thought that moving to UofL would be an easy transition. The stark reality was that no one from my high school made the journey with me. They were all hours away, together, and I was alone, a feeling that I had never experienced before.
The first few months of school were difficult, as I struggled to find my place at the University. Fortunately, the other McConnell scholars became my support system. It was through these friends that I began to truly experience college life and all of its beauty. From each of my fellow freshmen, I was inspired to embrace individuality and intellectualism.
In “Home”, Phillip Phillips sings, “settle down, it’ll all be clear”. As I reflect on the events of the past eight months, it is clear why I chose to attend the University of Louisville. The warmth, enthusiasm and passion at UofL are what have encouraged my growth as both a student and young adult. Through a variety of new friends and campus organizations, I have found my place. Someone once said that home is where your story begins. If this is true, I look forward to reflecting on my undergraduate career fifty years from now because I know without a shadow of a doubt that this place, the University of Louisville, is my home.
Katie Cambron, of Springfield, Ky., is a freshman McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville. She is studying economics and political science.