Why
Carolina?
This
is the only college that offers me everything that I want out of
life – a great education, diversity, and a whole lot of smiles!
The question, “Why
did you choose Carolina?” has been asked thousands of times
by thousands of people. For each and every one of those thousand
people, there is a different answer. People come to Carolina for
countless reasons, and so did I. I specifically chose Carolina because
this is the only college that offers me everything that I want out
of life – A great education, diversity, and a whole lot of
smiles!
There is no argument that Carolina is a place where you find intelligent
minds. The academic community here is to be commended. Although,
as college students, we party and so forth, we have priorities –
and our first priority is to learn. As a freshman, I can already
say that I’ve learned so much more than I knew since day one
here at Carolina. I’ve learned from classroom discussions
and lectures, and I’ve also learned much from my peers. Everyone
on this campus has a different perspective about so many different
topics, it’s like a buffet of ideas that you can pick and
choose from. I know that once I leave Carolina, I will have a great
education from inside and outside of the classroom.
D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y!
Carolina is so diverse. As a high school student, it was my belief
that Carolina was just too big and that you would never have a chance
to indulge in the campus community at large. Well, in some ways
that belief was true; however, we are a big family here. As a family,
we open up our doors to each other, and give one another opportunities
to find out about our culture. There are so many groups, clubs,
and organizations that are targeted towards diversity and that highlight
a specific type of people. As a member of the BSM (Black Student
Movement), I am able to learn from college students from a background
similar to mine; however, I’ve participated in programs with
CHISPA (The Carolina Hispanic Association) and other groups on campus
that give me a chance to learn about their cultures as well. Diversity
isn’t a problem here at Carolina…you’ll never
run out of cultures to find out about.
A
smile a day won’t keep your friends away! There are so many
friendly people here at Carolina. We are all ambitious, motivated,
and goal-oriented, and as a result of this, we seem to SMILE! We
consider ourselves the well-rounded students. Where else can you
go and get smart kids who are cool? LOL ? When I have bad days,
my friends – all that I met when I came to Carolina –
are here to cheer me up.
I don’t want to keep on making you read…I understand
that you do that enough.
So,
I guess my response to the question, “Why Carolina?”
isn’t a spoken response at all – it’s more of
a BIG SMILE!
