I transfered to USD. It was an accident that I stumbled across our campus. I was looking for SDSU when I typed in our web address, but after looking through the site I fell in love with the school.
The first time I stepped foot on campus, I saw the banners promoting values and ideals crucial to the university. The qualities on the banners were ones I connected with and they drew me in. My first year at USD, I was involved with the club water polo team, the United Nations Club and the College Republicans.
I had always wanted to join student government in high school, but did not have the time, so I decided to run for vice president of programming at USD. I had never done anything with programming or student government before, so I was a little nervous when I was elected. My year as vice president of programming was fantastic, and I knew I wanted to be on the Associated Students team again, but I was not sure what position to run for. After careful consideration, I decided to run for president.
Serving as AS president has been one of the best experiences of my life. It has challenged me in so many ways. My position helped me learn the importance of multi- tasking. I came to understand how to balance my school load, my responsibilities with AS and my personal life.
I treasure the people this position allowed me to meet and how it really helped me understand the behind-the-scene aspects at USD. After three amazing years on campus, I feel that everyone I have come in contact with, whether they are students, faculty, staff or alumni, they embody those qualities displayed all over campus.
I regret that I only had three years instead of the traditional four at USD, but it forced me to make the most out of my time here. I joined a sorority and participated in various extracurricular activities. Oddly enough, it has not really hit me yet that my time is almost up. As sad as I am to leave USD behind, I believe these past years will help me in the next chapter of my life.
Next semester, I will be heading to George Washington University to achieve my Masters in Public Administration. I would like to work for the government and someday hopefully run for a federal office. With that said, I would like to thank the student body for all the support this year and allowing me to be a student leader. The best of luck to the class of 2009.
