Rachel Gold – Contributor 

There’s no better feeling than when it’s the start of a new school year; that feeling where anything can happen, where there’s endless possibilities. In elementary school, there’s that excitement of who’s going to be your teacher and who’s going to be in your class that year. There was the excitement of your friends being in your class, which always made class better. 

I always look forward to a new school for so many reasons. For one, I’m always excited for all the new things I will learn, a lot more since going into higher education. Now, I have the chance to take classes in subjects that I like and have an interest in, rather than taking classes that I have to take (like math). Because of this, I confirmed my love for history, and my wanting to make a career out of it. 

School has always been a struggle for me, and I never thought I would get my high school diploma, let alone go to university. For me, the fact that I’m in university, getting a degree in something I love is unreal. I’m constantly pinching myself to make sure that this is real, and that I’m not dreaming. I’m so grateful that I have a chance to go to university and study in something that I love so much and eventually make a career of. 

When you go into higher education, you have the chance to meet new people, which can be super cool. In high school, you see the same people for five years and it gets boring after a while. But when you get to higher education, there’s going to be a lot of new faces. When you’re stuck seeing the same faces for five years, seeing new faces is a blessing. You never know who you’ll meet and become friends with. There Are people from all walks of life and backgrounds, which makes it fun. 

The thing I love about coming to BU is the excitement of coming back to school after being gone for so long. When I go back, I can see that people are happy to be back. Fellow students are excited to see their friends after not seeing them all summer. I also love when the colors start to change in the fall, and I feel that crisp Autumn air. It’s so beautiful and refreshing to see. For a lot of people, it can be overwhelming to be around so many new people, yet there’s that urge to find your people; the people who you can laugh or cry with, the people who won’t judge you for all the weird stuff you may or may not do. The people who when you look back at your fondest memories, they’re there with you. That’s the joy of going to cegep or university. It’s the time where you and so many people are figuring themselves out and becoming who they truly are.  That’s why there’s a rush of excitement to go back to school.