Post date: May 2, 2017 2:26:10 PM
I don't know if this will be the "right" post to make for extra credit but its the closing post I want to make. I can't help thinking in these last few weeks at Saint Mary's how different my college career could have been. Shinner's was talking about when was the last time we made an important decision was. I immediately thought back to the end of sophomore year when I carried my major declaration slip from the economics department, to the Italian department, and finally to the Hust department. I felt so lost listening to all the pitches about how each of those majors would help my math major. Econ and math is just so marketable or Italian and math opens you up to translation possibilities. The hust department was just a little different. I remember going into Hick's office and him saying something along the lines of I know this is something you like and I think you're good at it. That moment made it clear to me to be a Hust major. It was nice to have someone just concerned with me instead of pushing me towards a future I might not want.
All in all, I look back on choosing the Hust major as one of the best decisions of my life. Yeah yeah math is cool and I like it but that wasn't necessarily a hard choice. I liked math and I had been told my whole life that it is marketable so I wanted to do it. No one ever pushed me towards Hust; I chose it for myself. I have learned so much more about the world that I could have ever imagined. I have learned things for myself and have not had to take anything at face value. I have life long friends and have had always had a community around me that believes in me and only wants the best for me, not necessarily my future. So maybe this is my long way of saying thank you Hust from saving me from being pushed into a future I might not want. Thanks for giving me choices, listening to my ramblings, and spending your money on us. As Shinner's once said, "we're loaded." As I move on to the next phase of my life, I don't know what the future may hold but I know that I am ready to handle anything that can be thrown at me.
Thanks Hust