So, blogger.com, let me tell you a little bit more about myself. My name is Christopher Wilcox, I am a freshman at Boston University majoring in Political Science and I am originally from Bellingham, Massachusetts. I am a proud President's Host and Admissions Ambassador for BU, in addition to one of the most spirited BU athletics fan. Boston University is my home. I cannot imagine being anywhere else.
On that note, I can't imagine leaving BU. Being in college has been the best experience that I have ever had. I have met the most amazing people in the last semester and a half, have heard more inspiring stories, amassed a great deal of knowledge from some of the brightest professors, yet the year is coming to an end. I feel like college should be longer. I guess the university wants to give other students the opportunity to obtain the instruction that I had, and the same extracurricular activities, but I don't want to share. I want to take everything BU has selfishly.
Today, as I was sitting in my van in the parking lot of a bowling alley, I had an epiphany. In 4 years I will never have the opportunity to do this again. When I graduate, move to Washington DC and get hired for my wonderful expertise in governmental affairs while making tons of money *notice the sarcasm* I will never be at this place in my life again. Even if my fantasy doesn't come true, I was in a position that I will only get to experience once in my life. I am a college student, who has little responsibility, especially while on Spring Break (perhaps the reason why I am blogging at this time). The most important thing to me is my friends, don't get me wrong, I am invested in school and other things but my friends are like my family. In four years I will be stressing about having to pay back student loans or getting an apartment, or some other truly grown-up thing. I realize that I need to live in the moment, because if I don't I will surely miss a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
A couple of days before Spring Break, at the President's Host meeting, Dean Elmore gave us some tips for our careers at BU. He said, "Don't worry about your GPAs, they are nothing more than numbers. What you need to concentrate on, are you lives and your experiences while in college."
He is absolutely right.
I need to open my eyes to new things, meet new people, develop into a dynamic person, and really explore myself to become the person I truly want to be. Hopefully this blog will be a place where I keep track of my times with new people, new interests, and the development of Chris Wilcox into a dynamic individual.
However, I think the beginning of this journey can wait until tomorrow...it's after 3 and I'm exhausted. Goodnight.
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