Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Life at Elon for me has been very enjoyable thus far and I have become very comfortable with the school heading into the second semester.

My days usually start early in the morning since my schedules have consisted of many 8 a.m. classes which I must say are extremely hard to get up for. However, I have enjoyed getting my classes out of the way early and having the rest of the day free, although I usually end up napping for a good portion of it. I never used to nap, but ever since I came to college I have been taking naps almost everyday due to the strenuous and active college life. However, I have really enjoyed college life at Elon. I learned in about the first week that Thursday through Saturday night is when everyone goes out to party at the frats and off campus locations. Night life is very active on campus and I have really enjoyed going out and having a good time but it has been a challenge to balance going out at night and managing a heavy workload. Over all the social life here is extremely active and there are so many ways to get involved and I have really enjoyed becoming part of the Elon community through clubs, club sports and other programs held by the University.

The classes here have been great and the small class size has really made the learning experience much easier as compared to having over a hundred kids in a class like other large Universities. The student population is also a nice size and the campus is big enough yet still allows for a small campus feel. I realized the student population is not all that diverse but I have fit in really well with all my suite mates and the other students here at the school. The adjustment to living on campus away from home has been very easy and I have really enjoyed living in a more southern state as compared to Massachusetts. The weather here is shockingly not all that different from back home besides the fact we get more snow in Massachusetts and our winters last a little longer. I also noticed that there is an overwhelming amount of northern students at this school, so much so that I feel I know more people from the north than I do from the south here. Over all, I have really enjoyed living here at Elon University and look forward to getting more involved with the school over the next four years.