Sophie Howard – Washington D.C.
While I was going through
my college process during my senior year of high school, I didn’t have a first
choice school. I visited several small schools, several big schools, and was
convinced that it didn’t really matter where I ended up, just as long as I was
accepted and attended a college that I decently liked. Being from the East
coast – it wasn’t imperative to me that I go to school far away from home, but
it was definitely a possibility once I visited Pitzer and a couple other
Southern California schools. I came to visit Pitzer during the summer –
although there weren’t many students around, I still fell in love with the
place, and felt like I really clicked with the artsy vibe on the campus.
Several months later, when I started receiving acceptance letters from college,
one day coming home from school, there was a fat orange envelope sitting at my
desk, and all I could do was smile. After narrowing down my acceptances, I made
a pros and cons list with my top three schools – two larger institutions and Pitzer.
When it came down to it, Pitzer had the most pros, so I chose it! At the end of
the summer, I packed up one large suitcase, my backpacking pack, and never
looked back – I’ve never made a better decision in my life! I <3 Pitzer!
