For the love of adventure

I am the first in my family to go to college, so finding the " right one " was scary. I had decent grades so, I was getting scholarships to pay for most of my education. My fear was going somewhere too far from home and not being able to see my parents (and annoying sister) when I wanted to. I was also 18, so I wanted that freedom of being far enough that my parents couldn't check up on me every weekend. I wanted a fresh start. I did not want to go to a school where everyone in my high school was going. This is what helped me narrow it down. Cost   In state schools  Anything outside of my state would cost me more out of pocket and HOPE would not count  Private colleges tend to be more expensive than public colleges Is one offering more aid/scholarship money  Size  I also wanted it to be small   I didn't want to get lost  I wanted something more intimate where I could get one-on-one with my professors  You don't want t...

As a freshman, it was required for students who lived more than 30 miles outside of the school's radius to live on-campus. I wanted to meet new people, so I didn't go for the single room option, which meant getting a roommate. Finding a roommate was a long but fun process. We both took these tests to see what kind of person we were (morning person, loud person, messy, etc.). In the end, you had a list from which you could pick one person to live with. I looked at the list and read their bio to see how the person was. I'm a morning person and can be messy at times, so I wanted someone in the middle as well.  After finding my person, I met with her and got to know her (to make sure she wasn't crazy or anything).We shall name said roommate  Ashley . After living with Ashley for a few months I noticed she was not going out much (other than to class) nor had any friends, so I decided to introduce her to my friends. Boy was that a mistake. After introducing her to p...