As I approached Brookings Hall at Washington University I has to pause for a moment and take in the historical awe and inspiration as well as having a moment of honor for the community I was about to become a part of. I know that might sound overly dramatic, I was just extremely proud to have been accepted into this university in St. Louis, Missouri and I also happen to be a bit sentimental about these major life transitions. In addition, I come from a family history of Washington alumni and am proud to carry on the tradition. My uncle was the last undergraduate to come from this school and we were always close when I was growing up. I couldn’t, nor could he I believe, be happier to follow in his footsteps.
In fact, my uncle went with my father, mother and me when we went to St. Louis to tour the campus. We all stayed in one of the local Missouri hotels near the campus. It was really exciting because my uncle and I shared a room, while my mom and dad shared another one. I felt like I was making the transition into adulthood and had a different respect, or not respect really, but it was like my parents viewed me from a different perspective. Anyway, it was great and my uncle took us around the campus and gave us his private tour. My uncle was an art history major, which was the first departure from a long line of business students. In fact he was the first in my family not to go to the Olin Business School and I hear that his decision was somewhat looked down upon by certain family members. That sounds funny to me, but I’m from a different generation and just have to respect his groundbreaking nature I guess. And I appreciate the fact that he paved the road for my application as a music major, which also lies outside the margin of error for the Olin Business School.
I’m a flutist and have loved music and playing the flute since I was about eight years old. At first it was just something I was taking in school, that is from my family’s perspective, but when I started playing outside of school in a small group, my family noticed I was really passionate about it. There was a brief hesitation on their part to embrace the fact I wanted to be a professional musician, but ultimately they decided it was my life and I could do what I wanted. They were actually great that way. As long as I wasn’t breaking a law, they would be behind me. And maybe they’ll come to a concert when I play with the flute choir on campus.
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