I can't even really put into words how excited I am to be a VCU Ram. The reality of the situation didn't really hit me until last week when I finally physically saw on the calendar I would be graduating in two weeks. Just two and now tomorrow it will be one, half of those days in which we won't be spending in school. I'm finally looking at the finish line head on and realizing that this year has gone by so fast with so many lessons that I have been able to extract along the way. Lessons in which the consequences weren't immediate but will have an impact later in life. Now I feel as if I can begin a new chapter knowing I can move forward without looking back.
To be honest though, my first choice was not VCU. I actually didn't have a first choice. I was just hoping the college would pick me instead of myself picking it. But it wasn't until I auditioned for VCU's theatre program when I actually realized I wanted to go to this school. I thought I wanted a small school like Christopher Newport. But I ended up loving the large urban life that VCU provided and all the spirit that the school has. It boggles my mind to think that 32,000 students attend that school each year. I keep telling myself I want to meet new people and technically I will be going to a school where I don't know over three-fourths of the population. That actually excites me.
Not only did I audition for their BFA theatre program but I made it in too. Which also floors my mind. 250 kids auditioned for the program this year and only 32 made it. 16 Boys and 16 Girls. People had told me how competitive it was, but I just went into the audition with an open mind not expecting to make it in. But I took this as a sign that I needed to attend the school, that this was not just a stroke of luck. People seem to think that acting is very straight forward and simple but in reality it's not. This is one of the most brutal industries in the world and I'm about to take part in it. But that feels exhilarating. And I can't wait.
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