The Countdown Begins: Class of 2025

Hello Everyone! My name is Shayla Crawford, a Senior here at Purdue University double majoring in Agronomy and Agricultural Economics and one of your newest Agronomy Ambassadors. 4 years is flying by so fast! I’m from Connersville, IN- population of 13,000 which is less than 1/2 of the students in attendance at Purdue. It wasn’t too long ago that I was just making my way to campus as a freshman and was worried about moving into my residence hall, making friends and wondering how I was going to adapt to living in such a big place. Now, I find myself 8 short months from attending my very last undergraduate class at Purdue. During my time at Purdue I’ve learned a lot about becoming an adult. I rented my very first house, learned how to use the City Bus, broke my ankle (and went to the doctor for the first time by myself!), had 2 wonderful internships that allowed me to travel across Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin, networked with people quite literally all across the nation, made new friends, became a master chef at cooking meals for myself, and found out exactly what Harry’s Chocolate Shop was. As I kick-off my senior year at Purdue I find it extremely bittersweet. For 4 years, we’ve worked hard to attend lab, lectures, recitations, late night exams in Stewart and all to finally reach our goals of completing our degrees. It’s hard to imagine not living in both West Lafayette and Connersville simultaneously. Halloween at Purdue and Christmas at home, will not be the same when I finally make the move back home next May to spend all my holidays living in one place. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity that I was given to be a part of one of the best College of Ag’s out there- though I may be a little biased! So, whether you are a senior, freshman or anything in between remember to be grateful for every difficult exam you studied for, and every night out with your friends that you had because in the end 4 years flies by fast!