ELLIE THOMAS WHEATON COLLEGE

My first semester asasophomoreat WheatonCollegewasanexcitingone I luckedout onanother dingle(roommadefor adoublebut withonly oneperson)thisyear I lovehavingmyownspaceandI amvery grateful it workedout that way.I finally declaredmymajor,businessfinance,during thefirst few weeksof school Over the summer I spent six weeksinNice,Franceand whenI saw that Wheatonwasgoingtohavea Frenchfor Businessclassfor thefirst timeI knew I hadtotakepart,becauseof thepathI wantedtogodown I becamesorelieved that I haddeclaredmy major becauseit ignited thestart of my Wheatoncareer Taking BusinessFundamentalsand Marketinghas taught mealot about theentertainment industry andtheimportanceof beingprecise ineverythingI do I amstill apart of TRYBE whichisthemulticultural hiphopgroupon campus.Everyyear I get moreexcitedtobea member of thisamazinggroup.Havingthis typeof outlet for mehasbeenso mucheasier for whenI?mmissinghome I finally joined Wheaton?sBlack Student Associationwhich hasbeenwonderful Wemet onceaweek, anddiscussedmany opportunitiesfor how our groupcanbemoreinvolvedoncampus andbringawarenessto theimportanceof why thesegroupsarespecial andthat there needstobemoreactioningainingmore studentsof color.I amlookingforward to seeingeveryonesoon Every semester hasits upsanddowns,but for me,I'mjust getting started