Welcome to Auburn, the greatest place on Earth.
Well, I must be missing something because I can think of a lot of places I'd rather be. I credit this to a couple of reasons. The first being that those people have been here since their freshman year and the second being that small towns really are not for me.
Now, the first reason should not be as big an issue as it is and with all certainty I blame Auburn for this experience. I think that as a graduate student coming in from a different university my experience has been completely different and not at all desirable.
I've been here for a semester and I still get lost on campus. The only buildings I know are the ones I have class in. I know nothing about the clubs, events or organizations on campus. Unless, it's a football home game I spend limited time even on campus.
As an entering grad student I got a quick hour long info session, a t-shirt, then sent on my way. In a small department where all my fellow students have also come from other universities we have all had a similar experience. More should be done to show incoming graduate students what Auburn has to offer. Sadly, instead of never wanting to leave we are counting down the days until graduation.
There is something going very wrong when a school has a student that wants to quit daily - and not because of workload. I understand that I came here for an education not to make friends or party, but without those what is life?
I live for weekends when I can convince out of town friends to visit. I wouldn't say I was unhappy, but I could say I wasn't happy. I seem to live life in a constant "whatever" mindset.
School, home, school, home, bed, and repeat.
Welcome to Auburn, the greatest place on Earth.
Welcome to Auburn, the place that you can live in 6 months and still feel like a stranger.
Stay Sassy, Be Happy - A.
Truth!
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