I’m feeling those little tingles and jingles that I haven’t felt for 7 years. There is a change in the air, and it’s not just the pollen. I’m getting lost and spending far too much money on textbooks, and all of the sudden, I’m on the same level as the 2,500 17-19 year olds scampering around the campus of University of Pennsylvania… Where on EARTH is my Trapper Keeper?
Yup, I’ve found a new love and, though there’s a bit of an age difference (try 247 years… rob the cradle much?) I think we have a solid future ahead.
Ben Franklin – Founder of UPenn and general badass extraordinaire
I spent yesterday doing typical first year things…. I panicked when I couldn’t get into a building, I stumbled over the uneven bricks, I took a campus tour, and I checked out some frat boys (totally platonic, I got my own frat boy at home).
Delta Psi ’til I die
Visiting the UPenn chapter of my OWN fraternity (though, at UNC, it’s co-ed and basically 100% different from the UPenn chapter) brought back so many feelings of excitement and anticipation, feelings I never thought I’d have again after graduating from UNC. And, of course, I picked up the standard amount of Swag for any new student to campus.
Praise be, this shirt’s free (other than that massive tuition bill I paid…)
Hell, I even got a LANYARD!
(Anyone else remember how attached they were to their first-year lanyard? And how devastated you were the first time you lost it/it broke? So many feelings…)
I’m too excited for words. There’s this feeling I get exploring my new home for the next few years… an electricity in the air, a general “anything can happen” vibe that fills the air. And even though I spent this morning shelling out some more bucks for textbooks (that’s one semesterly purchase I did NOT miss) and going over all the readings I have to do before classes even start (What happened to syllabus week being for parties and free foods?), nothing is going to bring me down. I gotta get some notebooks, some highlighters, and a few reinforcers I’ll never use, and invest in a solid chunk of Lisa Frank goodies. It’s back to school, baby, and this makes it official.
Too Legit.
What is/was your favorite thing about going back to school?
Best school supplies?
Food, Sweat, and Beers 
I miss the benefits that came with having a student ID! 🙂
I can’t wait to relive those perks! SO MANY MOVIE DISCOUNTS!
I just love the season for going back to school – just the feeling that the fall brings is a lighthearted happy feeling. Good luck this year!!
Thanks! It’s the mostttt wonderful timeeeeee of the yearrrrrrrrrrrr!
I feel like such an asshole that I’ve missed this entirely, but what are you going back to school for?
I missed it, too!
I’ll be pursuing (and hopefully eventually getting!) my MPH with a focus on Reproductive Health and sex education. No shame, I don’t even know if I specifically said WHAT I was doing, just where I was going!
That sounds badass!
Too badass to be true!!
I miss the back to school feelings!
BTW – love the pink sparkly nail polish 🙂
Wouldn’t be back to school without glitter manis!
Wooo!!! So exciting that you are starting grad school there and I love the swaggggg. Totally with you on the whole “free” (other than tuition) thing.
Favorite thing about going back to school is seeing people that I didn’t get to see over summer! That, and the sense of accomplishment from going to class and getting projects/homework/tests done.
That’s awesome you’re at Penn! I start class tomorrow–yay school! Best of luck! Looking forward to hearing about beers + food around Penn’s campus 🙂
i am a little jealous of you going back to school just because of the supplies and new books. i used to LOVE getting new books. then i realized they were for class and i started to hate them, haha!! i hope you got a bright, sparkly, neon trapper keeper.