Highlights of Jumpstart 2010

Oh, Rochester College

I just spent the past 5 days at Rochester College. I miss being there so much. I miss all the things every student complains about on a regular basis. The fletch, the lack of air conditioning, and the freezing cold showers you have to take when there's no hot water. But what I miss most of all is the people, the community that surrounds you. Nothing compares to the love you feel when you step on that campus. I always feel at home there, even now when I go to visit.

This fall will be the start of my second year at Baker. It's a good school, it really is, but I don't like it. Of course I only have myself to blame for the reason I had to transfer, but it's just not a community I can get involved in. People ask me if I've made friends there, which I have, but it just doesn't compare to the kinds of friends I've made at RC. I never even thought about how hard it would be to go from a community like Rochester's to a community like Baker's. For me, they're total opposites.

I don't think people understand where I'm coming from when they hear me talk about how much I don't like being at Baker because I would much rather be at Rochester. They ask me if I like it there and I say no. You don't know how much you can miss a school until you aren't going there anymore. Don't get me wrong, there are classes that I've loved at Baker, teachers that have taught me well and friends that I have made, but I miss feeling like I'm at home without actually being home.

The main reason I went down to visit was because I was asked to take pictures for Jumpstart 2010. The freshman class this year is awesome and I'm so glad I was able to be apart of it. But the whole weekend I kept having flashbacks of my freshman Jumpstart, which was 3 years ago. Holy cow. My Jumpstart was incredible. I made the most amazing group of friends. We had such a blast together! I will never forgot those great times.

With all that said, I miss being at Rochester, but I can't wait for the next time I'll be able to visit. I never get tired of hearing people yelling "you don't even go here!". I'm just so happy for what the college is doing for all their students. There are so many of them this year and I know that it's going to be a wonderful year for each of them.