Tyler

Nothing could have prepared me for my first week of college. It was the most fun, uncomfortable, stressful, and exciting experiences ever. Class after class, I sat there with a syllabus in front of me telling me all the papers I will need to write, quizzes, and expectations for the class. I am not going to lie, it was pretty stressful knowing that a heavy load of homework and studying was just thrown on top of you. Though being a dance major does have its perks, because for our actual ballet and modern classes there is no written finals just your work that is done within the studios in Halsey Hall. So every day it is great  knowing I get to dance for college credit!

Well to top off my class schedule that was taking me from building to building, Monday night the dancers had their first audition for the year, for the Gala. The Gala is the biggest performance the dance program puts on all year. The audition was a 3 hour process of learning choreography and then performing it in front of the choreographers and directors for the Gala. I wasn’t too nervous going into the audition because freshmen rarely are asked to perform in the Gala, so I was doing it for the experience. Tuesday night the cast list for the Gala is posted, and my jaw dropped. I was actually casted in a piece as well as 2 other freshman! It was the greatest feeling ever, but it made the rest of my week ten times as stressful. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,

I spent all my extra time talking to my academic adviser trying to get my schedule rearranged in order to be able to make the Gala rehearsals which are practically every night from 5:30 to 8:30. Thankfully after much effort, my schedule is great and I am all ready for rehearsals to begin.

It is going to be a fun, yet tiring year. I am already feeling like a college student, even though I have been here less that 2 full weeks. The friends I am making feel as if I have known them for years. And to top it all off, I took a 2 hour nap today, and woke up and ate easy mac…College can’t get any better than this!!

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