Explain Why I Want To Connecticut

I have visited all over the country, lived in every region possible, but there really is no place like home. If someone were to ask me where I wanted to attend college at this point last year, the only thing that came to mind was the word “south”. I wanted nothing more than to move to a warm place where I could explore the southern region. However, things changed and I decided to move to Connecticut. I hate to say that moving here and attending Sacred Heart University was a mistake, because it was not. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but, in the circumstances I feel that this is not the place for me. I have learned a great deal here already in my short time of attendance, however I know ultimately there is a much more prominent fit for me. I strongly feel as though every student has a …show more content…
I applied to at least thirteen different schools and by the time the ten acceptance letters came in the mail I felt more adrift than before. I had no solid platform for where I wanted to attend or what I planned to do with my life. This was an extremely difficult time for me due to the fact I felt irretrievable and detached with no one to turn to. I did not want to express the way I was feeling for the sake that I felt like a failure. All of my peers seemed to have a distinguished path for their future and as for myself, the feeling was not mutual.
At the time I settled on a school based upon the fact I made their division I cheerleading team. I anticipated that participating in an activity I live for at college would help me settle in well; again I was wrong. I walk through these halls and still feel a sense of lacking. A lack of belonging and the central connection to a school. I believe that college is where one discovers themselves. At the University of New Hampshire, I feel as though I belong. I feel as though I fit in and can prosper through the growing, loving environment I know this school