I am writing this post today during the wrap up of my first full year at Rutgers University. Oh boy, was it a weird one! I met a lot of interesting and cool people at this school. I attended a lot of lectures that put me to sleep because I already knew the information that was being lectured. Finally I made some friendships that hopefully will last for a while.
During this first year at Rutgers, I opted to live on campus in the dorms. I had a total of four very awesome roommates. There was Ryan who was a third year student that was the RA of the floor that I was on. (Yes, I did live with the RA but it was not as bad as you would think; he is a pretty cool guy) Then there was Cory; he plays golf for the school and has dreams of becoming a physical therapist after college. Cory is an awesome friend and a great roommate who never failed to make me laugh. There was Tyler; he is an awesome friend who is very dedicated to every task that he puts his mind to in life. Anything that Tyler does, he always tries to excel at it. Overall, Ryan, Tyler, and Cory all the best roommates that someone could ask for.
However, I still had one more roommate which is the actual roommate that was in the same room as I; his name is Mike. Mike is the single best roommate that I could ask for. He taught me to let myself loose and not care what other people think. He listened to me when I told him the dark secrets of my past (things that I never told anyone else before) and he even kept them a secret himself, which I appreciate. He even entrusted me with some of his secrets in his past (which are still kept to myself). He was the center point of most of the memories that I had at this school. He was the first person to truly witness one of my panic attacks and he even tried to calm me down and talk about it when it was over. During this first school year, I went through a major depression. This depression went so far that I even attempted suicide in the dorms. Mike found some of the journal entries that I tore out of my notebook and made me feel better about myself. We went outside at two in the morning one night to literally burn the depressed journal entries; this symbolized finally getting rid of my depression. This got me out of the depression and back into a happier view on life. Mike is transferring to a different Rutgers campus next semester, so I just hope that we can keep our friendship. Mike, if you are reading this, you made a tremendous impact on my life and I love you for that. Mike I wish you the best on your ventures in this crazy life. Mike, I am sorry for everything that happened between us this past semester, I hope that we can remain friends.
Besides my roommates, I did really well in terms of academics. I ended my first semester with a 3.906 GPA. Right now as I write this, the official grades have not yet been posted for the second semester but I believe that I have roughly the same 3.9 GPA.
Overall, my first year at Rutgers was a crazy one. Lots of ups as well as downs. However, I would not have had any other way. I loved my roommates, the people that I met here, as well as the professors to my classes. I highly recommend this school for anyone who is thinking of going to college.