This fall I decided to move down to DC from New Jersey, with two of my friends from high school and a total stranger that we met on the Georgetown class of 2024 Facebook. College is obviously a big step for everyone, but it seemed particularly intense this year. A year that sort of lacked much normalcy. In most cases, someone will graduate high school, and if they decide to attend college, then they will move into a dorm on the school campus, and take a sort of baby step into adulthood. In this case, me and my 3 roommates skipped that middle step and went straight into living alone. No dining plan, no RA’s, not really much of anything. Although this could sound great to some people, a place to live with no rules, it was definitely daunting at first to me. I found myself anxious by the extreme responsibility that having a house consisted of. We had to be sure to buy groceries, budget our money, keep the house clean, stay out of trouble, pay the bills on time, and lastly be sure to not break anything. Not that this is not required of those college students who live in a dorm, but it is definitely required on a bit of a smaller scale.
As the semester went on, I learned how to balance the responsibility of the house, with school work, and extracurriculars. Although I moved to DC only knowing a few people, I was able to meet various different people from vastly different places than me. This for me, was one of the coolest experiences of my fall semester. I was able to meet people from all over the world and all over the United States. It was something that I never experienced before and was extremely grateful for. In addition to online class, I spent a lot of first few weeks in DC playing soccer. That is actually where I met quite a few of my friends from the fall.
In conclusion, I would say that I had an enjoyable first term in DC and was able to make the most out these rather unfortunate circumstances. However, I am very excited and optimistic for a time when I can live in a dorm on campus and have the whole Georgetown student body and class of 2024 there.