Given the opportunity to study as an undergraduate at Indiana University in the fall, I would aim to pursue some sort of degree in history. Learning and exploring history - no matter what era or civilization- has always been a comfort for me throughout my life. Since I was 7 years old, I’ve spent my summers at Travellers Rest Plantation as a camper and later counselor. Travellers Rest is a 18th century plantation in Nashville, Tennessee which is now used for tours and a summer camp where young adults can come to interact with history and appreciate it. In middle school I struggled to fit in and make friends but I knew come summer I’d find companionship in dynamic historical figures as well as other campers who shared my passion. As I grew older and high school began I became more entangled in boys and friend groups, but I never forgot my friends Elizabeth I , Alexander Hamilton, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. …show more content…
I’ve come to understand the importance of Indiana in my life, a place I’ve come to know as home. My family is from there and it’s where I spend my fall, winter, and spring breaks. There’s a warmth I find in the Midwest that I can’t quite articulate, but just know it’s where I’d enjoy going to college. Naturally, when I was in Indiana 2 weeks ago my dad was of course elated to come with me on a tour of Indiana University. Besides the charming campus landscape, I found the enthusiasm of IU students to be the most appealing. I was able to speak to a plethora of undergraduates and they all spoke of their classes and activities with such conviction. It’s that eagerness, that intensity, that I want in a