Some one once asked me what I looked for in a school and I really had no response. When I think about that question now, a completely different answer comes to mind. I want a school that can offer me an education that I have never had, a school with compassionate, well-educated faculty members. I need a school with a smaller learning environment, where I can feel comfortable enough in the classroom to ask questions or answer them. I have always felt pressured to be silent in the classroom because all the other students made it seem taboo to speak. I always make an effort to make myself known to the faculty so I don't just pass through the class as a grade, but I find it difficult at times. The other schools I attended have provided an education, but at the same time provided insecurities I never thought I would have. I need a school where I can walk across campus with my head up and feel comfortable talking to someone I might not know. I believe Spring Hill offers that environment to the fullest because I have witnessed it first hand. Everywhere I went I got a friendly smile and hug. I will never forget the first time I met Mrs. Hendrix. I had spoken to her on the phone many times, but that was the extent of our relationship, if you call it that. When I put my hand out to be shaken she put both her arms out for a hug. I have never met someone for the first time and received a hug. I was so taken back by that, in a good way. It made me feel so welcome in an environment I was so nervous about being in. I knew at that moment I would do anything in my power to be able to become a student at Spring Hill College. From the first time I stepped foot on Spring Hill's campus, I wanted to go school there, but it was just a "pipe dream," as my mom would say. I thought I would never be able to go to a school where I actually enjoyed being. I thought I had to just accept the fact that every school is the same and all you need to do is suck it up and graduate with your degree.
