It’s my senior year (I cannot tell you how long I have been waiting to say that) and with it brings reminiscing on years past, attempting to overcome senioritis, and, of course, college.
Like many of my fellow seniors, my first semester was spent stressing about deciding where to apply, writing essays, and getting applications in on time. But before all of that, I had the opportunity to go check out some of the potential campuses that I might call home.
This past summer, my family and I went to Texas to visit family and also visit colleges. Ever since I moved to Asheville 11 years ago, I have always known I wanted to go back to Texas for college. Don’t get me wrong, I love where I live, but the saying, “You can take the girl outta Texas, but you can’t take Texas outta the girl” definitely is fitting for me.
So we spent part of our vacation traveling around the Lone Star State looking at schools. We started out in Austin at the University of Texas. We had to pick up my sister from a rowing camp at the University, which also meant I got to look around as a prospective student.
We got to hang out in Austin for a day, which was really cool. Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts, Austin has a similar vibe to Asheville, and it was cool to go there and see what all the hype is about.
After picking up my sister, we drove back to Dallas.
There, I got the chance to visit University of Dallas and University of North Texas, which is in Denton. (my mom was really excited that I liked UNT, since that is where both she and my dad went).
According to my mom, UNT has really grown since my parents went there. It has a beautiful campus, and the main street has some really cool local joints. We went to a restaurant called Lone Star Attitude (LSA). It has a incredibly cool vibe, with its sculpture of the state of Texas made out of guitars on the wall and a mural of the Last Supper unlike anything you’ve ever seen. I highly recommend if you are in the area sometime to go and order the brisket queso...it’s to die for. Literally, you will die.
I liked pretty much all of the colleges we visited, but the one that I wanted to see most was Texas A&M University. I have been talking about going there for quite a few years, and one of my cousins went there, so he and his family have definitely been extremely supportive of my wanting to attend.
My aunt and uncle took me down to College Station, Texas for a day and I got to see A&M in all of its glory. I absolutely loved the campus and could totally see myself as a future Aggie.
So that was pretty much my summer. Looking at colleges while spending time with my amazing family, plus getting to eat some of the amazing food (also one of the reasons I am going back in the fall).
It’s pretty exciting think that in less than a year I get to go home to the state that has always held a special place in my heart… right next to the recently added brisket queso.
Like many of my fellow seniors, my first semester was spent stressing about deciding where to apply, writing essays, and getting applications in on time. But before all of that, I had the opportunity to go check out some of the potential campuses that I might call home.
This past summer, my family and I went to Texas to visit family and also visit colleges. Ever since I moved to Asheville 11 years ago, I have always known I wanted to go back to Texas for college. Don’t get me wrong, I love where I live, but the saying, “You can take the girl outta Texas, but you can’t take Texas outta the girl” definitely is fitting for me.
So we spent part of our vacation traveling around the Lone Star State looking at schools. We started out in Austin at the University of Texas. We had to pick up my sister from a rowing camp at the University, which also meant I got to look around as a prospective student.
We got to hang out in Austin for a day, which was really cool. Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts, Austin has a similar vibe to Asheville, and it was cool to go there and see what all the hype is about.
After picking up my sister, we drove back to Dallas.
There, I got the chance to visit University of Dallas and University of North Texas, which is in Denton. (my mom was really excited that I liked UNT, since that is where both she and my dad went).
According to my mom, UNT has really grown since my parents went there. It has a beautiful campus, and the main street has some really cool local joints. We went to a restaurant called Lone Star Attitude (LSA). It has a incredibly cool vibe, with its sculpture of the state of Texas made out of guitars on the wall and a mural of the Last Supper unlike anything you’ve ever seen. I highly recommend if you are in the area sometime to go and order the brisket queso...it’s to die for. Literally, you will die.
I liked pretty much all of the colleges we visited, but the one that I wanted to see most was Texas A&M University. I have been talking about going there for quite a few years, and one of my cousins went there, so he and his family have definitely been extremely supportive of my wanting to attend.
My aunt and uncle took me down to College Station, Texas for a day and I got to see A&M in all of its glory. I absolutely loved the campus and could totally see myself as a future Aggie.
So that was pretty much my summer. Looking at colleges while spending time with my amazing family, plus getting to eat some of the amazing food (also one of the reasons I am going back in the fall).
It’s pretty exciting think that in less than a year I get to go home to the state that has always held a special place in my heart… right next to the recently added brisket queso.