This Road Leads Home If I Turn the Car Around...
Well, after this weekend, I'm pretty positive I will be attending Berry College next Fall. I haven't been officially accepted yet, but I know I will be. And I'm not trying to sound cocky about that, but I'm 99.99% positive that I will be. As of now, I'm looking at a $9,000 - $9,500 academic scholarship and if I make a 29 or higher on the ACT, will be eligible to receive Berry's Presidential Scholarship. Plus HOPE. Plus all the rest of the scholarships that I haven't applied for yet (like the African American Women's Varsity League Croquet Tournament Five Time Reigning World Champion Scholarship, sponsored by Wendy's, in collaboration with the NAACP, the country of Darfur, BET, and the Atlanta Journal and Constitution). Fun. Now if only MRS. DONAHUE WOULD SEND IN MY STUPID PAPERS LIKE SHE SHOULD HAVE 3 WEEKS AGO, I could get accepted and start applying for some of these things (because they're...uhhh... already giving out scholarships...and stuff...kind of important, y'know...).
So anyway, if you haven't guessed already, my trip down to Berry was quite nice. I'd been to the campus several times before, but never taken an official tour. The whole thing lasted from 8:30 to about 3 and they even fed us lunch, which was kind of surprising. After that, my dad and I explored the campus, and he gave me a history of all the stuff down there (Berry is where he graduated from).
Here's a few quick facts about Berry in case you're wondering:
-- Berry has the largest campus in the world. Handy dandy, eh?
-- The deer-to-student ratio is 8 : 1. This is cool because if you know me at all, you should already be aware of my dislike for people. Handy dand....ier...
-- The average student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7 : 1. I would rather enjoying seeing that .7 student.
-- Berry is all about community service and whatnot. There's actually a day called "Freshman Community Day" (or something to that nature) where freshman as well as whoever else wants to go go out into Rome and surrounding communities and do volunteer work like cleaning up parks and stuff.
-- Counting books, Berry costs a little over $30,000 a year. Yikes. Hooray for financial aid and a banker aunt. Oh, a dad and grandparents who are supportive. Un-hooray to my mom, who would much rather see me go to Tri-County Community College for the rest of my life.
-- While touring the dorms, two staple food groups immediately became apparent: Easy Mac and Ramen. Sounds like my kind of place.
-- There's like a billion organizations and clubs. This probably means I can still set up just about as many shows down there as I did up here. I can also house the musicians in my room as long as I let an RA know a day or two in advance and it's cool with my roommate.
-- The college has its own Post Office, as well as zip code. All students get their own PO Box.
-- 75% of students enrolled work on campus. It's a pretty cool setup because wherever you work knows your schedule and works around it. If you have a bunch of tests coming up, they give you time off. As a freshman, you can work no more than 15 hours a week, this amount eventually increasing up to 20 as you become a senior.
-- As of now, Berry offers 41 majors.
-- There is a place where students can board their horses, even if not involved with the equestrian program.
-- The college has at least 3 different news publications, as well as its own TV station.
-- Unfortunately, as of now, there is no wi-fi connection on campus. There are, however, two ethernet jacks in every room.
-- Freshman are required to live in dorms, basically so they can make friends and meet new people.
But enough about that.
The Bonfire Club Records shirt design is almost ready! I need to hurry up and buy my screenprinting stuff. I think I might use this design on more than just shirts too. I'm thinking of printing up a messenger bag or two. Anyone want anything specific? Or at all?
I'm in the market for a laptop. Exciting.
I don't want to go to work tomorrow, but what else is new?
I'm a tired boy. I'm outta here.
So anyway, if you haven't guessed already, my trip down to Berry was quite nice. I'd been to the campus several times before, but never taken an official tour. The whole thing lasted from 8:30 to about 3 and they even fed us lunch, which was kind of surprising. After that, my dad and I explored the campus, and he gave me a history of all the stuff down there (Berry is where he graduated from).
Here's a few quick facts about Berry in case you're wondering:
-- Berry has the largest campus in the world. Handy dandy, eh?
-- The deer-to-student ratio is 8 : 1. This is cool because if you know me at all, you should already be aware of my dislike for people. Handy dand....ier...
-- The average student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7 : 1. I would rather enjoying seeing that .7 student.
-- Berry is all about community service and whatnot. There's actually a day called "Freshman Community Day" (or something to that nature) where freshman as well as whoever else wants to go go out into Rome and surrounding communities and do volunteer work like cleaning up parks and stuff.
-- Counting books, Berry costs a little over $30,000 a year. Yikes. Hooray for financial aid and a banker aunt. Oh, a dad and grandparents who are supportive. Un-hooray to my mom, who would much rather see me go to Tri-County Community College for the rest of my life.
-- While touring the dorms, two staple food groups immediately became apparent: Easy Mac and Ramen. Sounds like my kind of place.
-- There's like a billion organizations and clubs. This probably means I can still set up just about as many shows down there as I did up here. I can also house the musicians in my room as long as I let an RA know a day or two in advance and it's cool with my roommate.
-- The college has its own Post Office, as well as zip code. All students get their own PO Box.
-- 75% of students enrolled work on campus. It's a pretty cool setup because wherever you work knows your schedule and works around it. If you have a bunch of tests coming up, they give you time off. As a freshman, you can work no more than 15 hours a week, this amount eventually increasing up to 20 as you become a senior.
-- As of now, Berry offers 41 majors.
-- There is a place where students can board their horses, even if not involved with the equestrian program.
-- The college has at least 3 different news publications, as well as its own TV station.
-- Unfortunately, as of now, there is no wi-fi connection on campus. There are, however, two ethernet jacks in every room.
-- Freshman are required to live in dorms, basically so they can make friends and meet new people.
But enough about that.
The Bonfire Club Records shirt design is almost ready! I need to hurry up and buy my screenprinting stuff. I think I might use this design on more than just shirts too. I'm thinking of printing up a messenger bag or two. Anyone want anything specific? Or at all?
I'm in the market for a laptop. Exciting.
I don't want to go to work tomorrow, but what else is new?
I'm a tired boy. I'm outta here.
posted by Dakota Floyd at 12:11 AM
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hey Dakota...forgot to tell you one more thing for HW over the break ( know you'll be busy but wanted to let ya know...
Draft a topical outline (Typed up/MLA header) for your paper; draft thesis statement w/ main points I., II., III. (etc.) and secondary points (A., B., C., etc.) You will turn it in w/ your final research paper; it's a formal part of the research process, so I wanted ya'll to be exposed to it; look in your Write for College book at the sample MLA paper for the outline; it's a part of it toward the beginning.
Have fun in Chicago!
it's cool that you are so certain about which college you want to go to. I have already decided, too, though i think i'll keep it a secret for a bit longer. not because i think i won't get in or anything, but just because i have my reasons for going there and i'm not sure i can entirely express them enough to make people understand my decision. oh, and iam certain you'll get in; you are quite intelligent, though you probably already know that.
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