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Final Update

Hey everyone, I realized earlier today that I haven't posted any kind of update on here in a long time. You all have been so kind and helpful to me over the last few years, and I just wanted to write something to let you all know what I've been up to, where I am, and what I'm planning for the future. For anyone who isn't sure about who I am and stumbled upon this, I've made several posts on here in the past that should be able to catch you up.

Anyways, I applied to 8 schools last year as a transfer student. NU, Vandy, Cornell, Notre Dame, USC, Wake Forest, UNC, and UVA. I was rejected by 7 of the 8, but ended up getting accepted to USC as a spring admit for Computer Science. I was happy to get in, but still unsure of what to do. I was unhappy at Loyola, so I knew that I wanted to transfer colleges at some point. The question was - do I give NU one more shot and apply for a third time, or move across the country to LA and go to USC?

I visited USC in October. I toured the school, got to talk to some current students and faculty, and even had the chance to go to a football game in the Coliseum against Arizona. I had a great time, and I began to really see myself going there and having a good time. I got back to Baltimore on Sunday night, and the next day my girlfriend of 3 years dumped me and told me 5 times that she cheated on me. I was, and still am, devastated. After that, it eventually became clear to me that my best decision was to start a new life in California, meet new people, and have the college experience I always wanted. I became okay with not going to Northwestern, and accepted that getting rejected twice must've meant that something else was in plan for me. And that was totally fine.

I've now been in LA for 2 weeks, and am about to start my second week of classes. I'm having a great time so far. I love my new school, and I'm happy things have worked out this way. I still root for NU from a distance, but I don't really watch any games anymore. I like to think that I've been your good luck charm for the last few years, since the football team never had a losing season with me as a fan, and the curse on the basketball team was finally lifted! /s

But I'm definitely all in on being a Trojan now. We'll see what happens with grad school, if I decide to take that route. I honestly have no idea what my future holds. Being single for the first time since I was a junior in high school, on the other side of the country where I know no one, and opening this new chapter of my life is scary, but I know everything will turn out okay.

Thank you everyone for being so kind and just for caring about me and my journey over the last few years. I'm not even sure when my first post was at this point. I think it was when I was a sophomore or junior in high school. I'll periodically check in on this post over the next couple weeks and reply to any comments I see. I wish you all the best, and Fight On! =)