The first thing that comes to mind when I reflect about my first year at OSU has to be my change in diligence to my school work and to my personal relationships. School work was my main focus this past year and first semester was rough to say the least. I did fine in some classes, but fell below my mark in some other classes that I thought I would do well in. My attitude during winter break was pretty negative but once I got back to campus I made big changes to how I was doing my schoolwork and as of now my grades are much better than last semester’s which I am really proud of. I feel they other large aspect of my experience was meeting so many new people at OSU. With my friends in Mount, old friends, new friends I’ve met on campus, and now my new friends in the fraternity I plan to rush next fall it has been some amazing to meet so many new people but also very stressful. With meeting all these new people it was hard to keep in contact with my old friends who are at different schools now, having to juggle each other’s free time and be flexible enough to talk and meet. I am happy to say that my friends and I have been able to move past a lot of these obstacles and still stay in touch, which has really meant the world to me and has been such a good escape from stress and anxiety associated with OSU. After my first year on campus I feel a lot more confident and I am excited to see what comes in the next year with Mount, classes, and relationships.