-: When I was looking at colleges,
I researched like 19 and I visited 11.
So I did 11 campus visits,
everything from large,
IU, Purdue,
to smaller ones,
Anderson, Marian,
Private, all that,
and Ball State was always the one that just kinda,
I felt comfortable.
It felt like walking around town close to home.
My family's from Indianapolis so I wasn't too far,
but I can tell you,
I never really went home as much.
But one of the biggest things too is
I always felt like I knew where I needed to go
to have questions answered.
It was al little bit different and a little scary
not having anybody directly related to where I wanted to go,
so not having necessarily anybody that was
directly related to a veterinary school close by,
but making sure I had all my requirements,
making sure I wasn't missing anything,
so you kinda lacked mentors in that way,
but I never really felt too scared about that,
so between advisors, a couple classmates,
and things like that.
So it's a little more on your own making sure,
but I felt like I got a great education.
I felt like it was more hands on.
It felt like being a little bit smaller,
but big enough.
I had a little bit more opportunity,
and I think it helped keep everything diverse for me.
I wasn't so focused on one thing,
so I feel like I got a wider education.