Brayden Christie NSE Blog

First week of classes, love it and hate it. Love it because that means I'm one week closer to going home, but also now I have schoolwork to do. Aside from school though, had a very interesting week. Attending some campus events with friends, playing volleyball until 3am on Tuesday, and going clubbing for the first time this weekend. Overall, the first week of classes was a success.

 Finally made it to FIU! Wow the campus is beautiful but the weather is better. I've met some many nice people already! There are so many foreigners here and its awesome meeting so many people from different parts of the earth. 

 My main goal for NSE is to hopefully go to FIU and love it there so I can transfer there. At the same time, I want to maintain my 4.0 GPA. I'm excited about the new opportunity but I'm nervous that I won't like it there either then the rest of my college career I'll be stuck somewhere I don't like or enjoy. As far as a bucket list I don't really have one, mostly because I don't even really know what's in Miami. I'm more using NSE to hopefully find somewhere I enjoy rather than using it too look good on an application. 

 My main reason for doing NSE was because my first year of college was not enjoyable, I expected to come to college and have the time of my life, because that's what everyone tells you it'll be. My first year could not have gone more the other way. I choose FIU because I have some family down in Florida and always really enjoyed the overall atmosphere Florida has. The process of applying for NSE was super simple, but as you get into the process it becomes quite a headache, it was definitely much more than I had anticipated. The registration process was basically the same as South Carolinas process, so I was kind of familiar with the process. Getting ready to leave I mean all I've had to do is pack my clothes and get ready to catch the plane out of here.