There are a ton of people on campus! I loooove it! There is a strange energy at the beginning of school- students are excited because classes are going to start. New students are moving in. Lots of new beginnings are happening.

I remember back when I first moved into Governors (the dorm I lived in as a freshman). I was so exciting (and stressful) moving in all of my stuff. Luckily, my parents were by my side helping me move in all of my stuff. I was so excited to meet my roommate and see the room I would be spending the next year in. I was also so excited to actually start college. Not to mention I was super nervous about leaving my comfortable small town and coming to a university where I literally didn’t know a single person here. Within the first day of moving into my dorm building I was making friends with people that lived on my floor. It also didn’t hurt that my roommate and I got along really well (we are still really close friends).

I am really excited/ nervous for the year to begin because there is so much going on this year and so much to look forward too…only four more days till classes start…..

As the year begins (only a week left till classes start) there is a ton of stuff that I have to get done. Aside from restocking on school supplies and other random stuff, I have to get my books, sign up for my GRE and just prepare myself for the upcoming semester. The beginning of the semester also means that I am one semester is closer to graduating which is absolutely terrifying.

The GRE is my biggest fear right now. I have never been a great test taker and the idea that I have to take a four hour test that includes math- my absolute worst subject – is looming heavy on my brain. Aside from that I am going through the usual struggles that a college senior goes through – what am I going to do next year? Where am I going to live? Will I ever get a job? Is grad school right for me????!!!

SO MANY QUESTION MARKS!

I spoke to one of the graduate student’s that works in the office of admissions with me and she explained that during her senior year she was going through the same questions. She went to the Career Services office at UB and spoke with one of the career counselors to help her determine what she would like to be doing. I am definitely going to make an appointment with career services to get a better understanding of what I want to do. I’ll let you know how it goes!

I’ve said it before and I will say it again…there is nothing better than sunny days! Although it has been a pretty mild summer thus far, the past few days have been sooooo hot and absolutely beautiful! I am totally going to take advantage of the next few days and be outside as much as possible before classes get underway.

This past weekend was very quiet. I worked at my restaurant job during the evenings. All of my friends who are resident advisors and academic advisors came back this Saturday to move in the dorms early. They have training for the next week but I still get to see them every once and a while after their training. I am little sad though because my fellow blogger Lynlee will be leaving the office of admissions for a few weeks for her C.A. training. Community Assistants (or C.A.’s) are like R.A.’s for the on campus apartment complexes. She is working for Hadley Village. The on campus apartments are for students that have at least 60 credit hours (about a junior standing). The apartments are really nice and a great step up from living in the dorms but still a great opportunity to stay on campus.

I am still counting down till classes start: 14 more days!

The Student Association just announced who is coming for Fall Fest and I couldn’t be more excited!!!! Lupe Fiasco, Common, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes are all coming for a concert on September 5th. Not to mention the concert is free for all UB undergraduate students!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME!

The countdown till classes start is still going strong. Only 29 more days until classes begin!! I need to order my books! The UB bookstore has made life a little bit easier by allowing students to order and pay for books online and then pick them up at the book store. This alleviates waiting in line for hours to get the books you need for class. It’s also really nice because they have used books for sale which are a little bit cheaper (price wise) so you don’t spend as much money on books.

This past weekend I went home (to Cleveland) to celebrate my best friend’s birthday. It was a lot of fun to see all of my friends from high school and celebrate with my friend. She lives all the way in Arizona so I rarely get to see her. I’m really happy that I can easily drive home from Buffalo to Cleveland. It usually only takes me 3 hours and it is a straight shot down 90 West.

Otherwise things have been pretty quiet around campus. More and more students have been moving in to their on campus apartments so campus is slowly becoming populated with students once again.