Reflecting on the Past for a Better Future

As classes are coming to a close for another semester at Purdue University, I think it is important to reflect on how much we have learned over the course of the semester and see how much we’ve grown. For myself, my time as an undergraduate is coming to an end at Purdue, so I wanted to reflect on my past few years here. When I was in high school, I questioned if I even wanted to go to college, and I didn’t know if it was going to be the right thing for me. It seemed scary to be moving away from home to a place that I hardly knew anyone, and I just didn’t know if I would ever fit in. However, it turns out that I met an amazing amount of new friends that I would say I am closer with than even some of my friends back home. I found people with similar interest as me, and I felt like I connected with these people so well and could talk about almost anything with them. Besides the friends I’ve made the past few years, I have also learned so much valuable information that I will use for the rest of my life at my employment and on the farm. Before I came to college, I knew some basic ideas in agronomy, but there were so many things that I didn’t know why we did certain things. I think I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know until I came through some of the great agronomy classes here at Purdue, and I learned the science about certain things and the thought process behind different decisions. It has really expanded my critical thinking and making sure I look at all the information before jumping to any conclusions. Overall, I believe coming to Purdue University has really helped me grow as a person academically and socially, and I am so grateful I decided to come as I know my time here will greatly benefit myself in the future.