First College Visit

First College Visit: Ethan Sterling

So this past weekend Fulton County gave us a three-day weekend.  Some people decided to stay home and relax; some chose to take an opportunity to go out of town, like me.  I went on my first college visit— down to Tallahassee, Florida, to visit Florida State University (FSU).   However, this visit differed from an ordinary one; I went with my aunt who attended FSU, not my parents, and we decided to go to a football game Saturday.

My trip began Saturday morning, at 9:00am, when I left my aunt’s house for FSU.  I did not know what to expect when I got there, so through the six hour car ride down, I decided to keep my expectations low.  With a relatively, uneventful car ride we had arrived at FSU.  The game began at 5:30, and we got to the hotel at 2:30.  Before going to the stadium, my aunt and I had to run into the school bookstore and get a couple of FSU t-shirts to wear to the game.  Finally, we were ready to walk down to the stadium.  With this being my first college visit, and one of the few college football games I have gone to, the mass of people shocked me.  I had no idea that there would be so many people going to watch the game.   So, after a six-hour car ride, a mad dash to pick up some shirts, and a walk to the stadium the game finally began.  FSU destroyed their opponents, Boston College.  The final score was 51 to 7.  We left the game a few minutes early, and before I knew it half of my college visit was over.

The next morning was a slow one.  We woke up around 10:00am, and did not start walking around the campus until 11:00am.  My aunt showed me the areas that she remembered, when going to school.  I was beyond impressed with the campus.  I had heard that FSU was a pretty school, but I had no idea what to expect.  It was great, and as I walked around, I could see myself going there in a couple of years.

Later that day, we drove around the parts of the school my aunt did not know.  I was surprised at how big the school was.  We then drove to a couple of parks where my aunt used to hang out with her friends.  The parks were very nice and I hoped that one day I could go there too.

Before I realized it my first college visit was over, and I would soon be back home.  The only thing that went through my head as we checked out of the hotel, was “I hope I can get in”.