{"id":4144,"date":"2018-10-01T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2018-09-18T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T00:45:00","slug":"josee-500-days-of-bu-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/10\/01\/josee-500-days-of-bu-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Josee: 500 Days of BU Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in elementary school, everyone dreaded the thought of summer school. So, obviously, when the opportunity came up to stay at BU over the summer, I jumped up at the idea. <\/span><\/p>\n

From May to September, I assumed the role of Student Advisor (otherwise known as the very loud people in red shirts with terrible jokes). <\/span>Hey, I already had terrible jokes and am pretty loud, so what a perfect fit.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"PHOTOThe COM SAs of 2018!<\/span><\/p>\n

After meeting thousands of freshmen and their families, memories rushed in from my orientation session. My hair was a foot shorter, my eyes were wide with excitement, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. <\/span><\/p>\n

I remember meeting my Student Advisor (s\/o to former CA Rachel McLean) who I remembered from my April Open House. She mentioned how she spent all of her money on grapes by accident and I felt like I related on a spiritual level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"PHOTORachel, the OG<\/span><\/p>\n

I also remember feeling elated. My mind couldn\u2019t stop racing at the immeasurable possibilities before me and all the new people I met. This isn\u2019t suburban New Jersey anymore, <\/span>it\u2019s the big league. <\/span><\/p>\n

With the constant programming and new faces, there were moments of uncertainty about this new chapter. <\/span>Did I make the right decision? Do I really belong here? Can I keep up?<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking back, those fears seem so trivial now. But I remember how much of a big deal they were to me and it grounds me amid the fears that arise two years in.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not worried anymore about getting lost on campus or being afraid to talk to people. Now, it\u2019s more: <\/span>Will I get a job after graduation? Am I ready to become a leader now that I\u2019m an upperclassm<\/span>a<\/span>n? Am I going to have frozen pizza for dinner again?<\/span> There will always be questions and uncertainty, it\u2019s just about whether you\u2019ll do something about them. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bringing that back to this summer, I realized truly how impactful personal growth is here at BU. Getting to know the freshmen and hearing about what inspired or scared them created these parallels. I wish with all my heart I could tell them exactly how amazing their time here would be and how they would grow into people their freshmen selves would be proud of.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"PHOTOIt\u2019s going to be ok freshman Josee<\/p>\n

Mind you, this progress doesn\u2019t come from a perfect college career free from blemishes or trouble. Rather, it stems from falling down and finding the motivations and support to pick yourself back up and get better every day. Keep truckin\u2019 on my dudes, you\u2019ll thank yourself later. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s been a pretty cool summer. Talk to you guys soon. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in elementary school, everyone dreaded the thought of summer school. So, obviously, when the opportunity came up to stay at BU over the summer, I jumped up at the idea. From May to September, I assumed the role of Student Advisor (otherwise known as the very loud people in red shirts with terrible jokes). … Continue reading Josee: 500 Days of BU Summer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44460],"tags":[44489,44529],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4188,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4144\/revisions\/4188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}