Is it really over? Freshman year seems to have just started yesterday. I vividly remember moving in and writing my first entry; this morning I moved out and now I am writing my last entry. Freshman year has flown by at warp speed and now, as I sit waiting in the Houston airport for my flight home, it all seems so surreal.
I cannot begin to convey how much this year has changed me. The many events that I have relayed to you through my diary entries are among those that have significantly formed my first year experience at UR. Within my first year, I experienced living on my own for the first time. I learned what it is like to be independent and self-reliant, two qualities that have helped me to mature into my own person. I have also experienced totally new places, including my travels and the city of Richmond itself. Along with my exposure to new places, I have learned new cultures and met new people. I have also formed meaningful relationships with incredibly talented and interesting people from all over the world. And above all, I have had the privilege of attending ten UR classes and learning from dedicated professors who have challenged my way thinking and supported me in my academic and personal endeavors. Â
No amount of pictures or blog entries can sum up these past nine months. I have had nothing but opportunities ever since I was accepted into the University of Richmond. My first year was an incredible success and I cannot wait to see what the next three years have in store for me. Thank you for sharing my first year with me, dear readers, I hope yours will be just as amazing.
Signing off,
Kim
I am writing to you during my last weekend as a University of Richmond freshman. My friends and I decided to make it an unforgettable last weekend (as unforgettable as it gets, considering we all have finals to study for!) to celebrate our successful completion of freshman year.
As a last campus-sponsored event, the University brought Guster, a native Boston band, to perform. The band played in the Robins Center, UR’s basketball arena and athletic headquarters, and attracted a decent sized crowd for such a small student population. My group of friends and I celebrated by going off campus for dinner, then going to the concert. I exposed them to my favorite cuisine – Vietnamese! – and am happy to say that everyone enjoyed it. After the concert, we all decided to enjoy the surprisingly nice weather and hung out on the Westhampton Green while enjoying our last hours of freedom before quiet hours began for finals week.
And here I am, writing to you before I enter finals. For the next four days, I will be studying, taking three exams within twenty four hours, and writing two papers. Although these four days seem like forever, I will get back to you soon enough and let you know how it goes!
Guster at UR!
 
Friends at Guster
 
Friends on our last night
It is that time of the year again when everyone is getting ready for the end of the current semester while simultaneously preparing for the beginning of next semester – the cycle of work never ends! Student organizations, especially, are wrapping up their activities and electing new officers to plan for next year.
As I’ve shared in previous entries, I have been involved with Women in Business all year – I’ve attended weekly meetings to plan for speaker events, speaker dinners and career-planning events. My involvement in Women in Business has been very beneficial to me this year, because it gave me, a first year aspiring business major, insight into life as a student at the Robins School of Business. It also helped give me an idea of life after Richmond – life in the real business world. Through Women in Business’s speaker events, I also had the opportunity to explore the different career choices in the business world. I met women specialized in marketing, finance, banking, insurance and even law. Now, I have a better idea of the next three years in the business school.
 I also have decided what areas of business I would like to focus on and what I would like to do upon graduation, for I just submitted my major declaration form! Usually students at UR don’t declare their major until second semester sophomore year, but I wanted to start taking upper level classes. It’s an exciting feeling to finally know what direction I’m heading in throughout the next three years!
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