My dad and I drove down Sunday night around 6 and arrived around 8:30 or so the night before. We were allowed to stay the night before if we didn't want to wake up at 4am on Monday to get to Kent for all the morning checking in and stuff. So I got to drive the whole way there. My dad was being a backseat driver (even though he was in the passenger seat) the whole time. I don't mind because I'm more comfortable driving myself to Kent now, but it's a little discouraging at first when you are constantly being told how to drive.
After checking in and getting our rooms on Sunday night, I went to my dorm and my dad went to his for the night. I was unpacking everything and realized I didn't not bring any pajamas or clothes to sleep in. That's a totally bummer because I had to sleep in my T-shirt and my ever-so-thick Khaki shorts for the night. That didn't mix well when you are already in a room that feels like a sauna. Lucky for me, I DID remember to bring a large fan, so I prompt that bad boy up in one of my windows and had it blowing about 40mph all night. I actually think I woke up in the middle of the night because it was too cold.
The next morning was my first experience with a college bathroom. The showers were well kept but extremely small. I felt like Buddy the Elf trying to take a shower. After cleaning up I had to pack everything up and get a new room for the night. This is because I only got to stay in that first room by myself for one night since we came down the night before. Now they were setting me up with a roommate to give me the college experience. When I got to my new room I met my roommate. He was a kid named Daniel from some town in Ohio I had never heard of, but that's okay because he had never heard of Kenton, so I guess we were even. He didn't talk much and didn't really seem interested in getting to know me, so I just unpacked my stuff and got ready for the next part of the morning.
At this point, we had to head to the Ballroom and sit through what felt like 5 hours of talking.. and talking.. and talking. The majority of the presentations were just people talking and weren't really hands on experiences. That was a bit of a bummer, but at least they provided useful information and I was able to find things out that I didn't know before. After all the talking, they broke the students up by their major and took them to different parts of the campus. Since I was with The College of Business, I went to the business build with about 10 other students where we had a presentation over how highly ranked their college of business is in the comparison to the world. (Let me tell, it's ranked up there pretty high!)
At the end of the day we were given time to just hangout before we went to bed for the night. I found myself reliving my elementary school days by joining a bunch of other students in a giant game of Four Square. Keep in mind that I hadn't played since like, 3rd grade so I was A LITTLE rusty, to say the least. These people I was playing against were playing for real, and I got schooled pretty badly. I'm pretty sure I broke a sweat.
I headed back to my room for the night and didn't make much conversation with the roommate again because he seemed a bit focused on his MacBook and iPhone. I didn't mind but I was worried that this is how it might be when I actually get a real roommate. Hopefully I'll be able to make a better connection when I actually get mine, though.
The next day was all about scheduling classes and how to manage our schedule. This was the part that I was most confused about but at the same time I was most excited for. I met with an EXTREMELY helpful advisor named Amy. She left me with no questions except "When can you help me schedule my classes again?" (Unfortunately, she isn't my advisor for the rest of my Kent years, but she was for that day and I think she will get me off to a wonderful first semester.) She explained to me that I am able to take a test for my math class so that I can test into a class that is a little bit higher level and be able to earn another credit hour my first semester, she also explained that because of my ACT scores that I tested out of my first college English class and that if I take a test over the Summer, I can instantly get all 3 credit hours for it without taking a class my first semester. These were all awesome options that I probably wouldn't have known about if I didn't have such a helpful advisor. After getting my schedule all set in stone and printed out I was pleased to see that my first class of the week starts on Monday at 9am and my last class is over by 4pm on Thursday. That means I have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to do what I want. I'm not used to that much free time in a row. It's going to be a new thing for me!
After the scheduling my Dad and I were free to go. (Yeah, my Dad was still there the whole time, the parents just weren't with us most of the time because they had their own speeches to sit though. Probably dealing with how the school plans to take their money or something.) We visited the downtown area of Kent for a little bit then I drove us home for the extra driving experience.
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| 3 of the 6 free T-shirts I scored |
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