Student Reflection: Sawyer Smith

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05/18/2022 Added

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Senior Sawyer Smith (mathematics) shared her experience at the college's Celebration of Excellence.

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[00:00:03.570]This isn't really something that I like to advertise to the public.
[00:00:07.040]I do a lot of work in recruitment and you know, we like to talk about
[00:00:10.243]our profound moments where we discovered that the university was our home.
[00:00:15.448]My decision to come here was a total shot in the dark.
[00:00:19.386]I didn't visit Nebraska before I decided to apply
[00:00:23.123]or after I decided to apply, or when I was admitted,
[00:00:28.094]or after I committed to coming to school here.
[00:00:31.664]In fact, the first time that I set foot on this campus was when I showed up
[00:00:35.368]for new student enrollment for my freshman year.
[00:00:39.506]Frankly, that's been kind of a pattern throughout my time here as a student.
[00:00:43.643]When I changed my major for the first time,
[00:00:45.979]I really didn't know it was going to work out.
[00:00:48.148]All I knew was that I liked Calc two,
[00:00:50.984]which is kind of a hot take even for a math major.
[00:00:55.121]When I first got involved in the College of Arts
[00:00:57.290]and Sciences as a student ambassador, I didn't know if it was going to stick.
[00:01:01.428]All I knew was that I didn't really have friends here and I needed to meet people.
[00:01:08.501]But kind of as a result of all this, I am no stranger to taking chances,
[00:01:13.540]especially when it comes to my education and my experience as a college student.
[00:01:17.811]I really didn't know what a degree in math would lead to.
[00:01:21.614]I didn't know what opportunities my involvement as a CAS
[00:01:25.385]ambassador would lead to.
[00:01:26.352]And I still am not super sure that I know the full extent
[00:01:29.656]of those possibilities or what I can do with this background.
[00:01:33.726]But what I do know is that when I leave this college
[00:01:36.729]in, oh, like a week, that's a little scary.
[00:01:39.999]I am leaving with a skill set that spans multiple subjects and a liberal arts
[00:01:45.305]background that sets me up to succeed regardless of where my path takes me.
[00:01:51.044]We talk a lot in the college, especially in recruitment,
[00:01:53.813]about how we don't have to know
[00:01:55.381]where we're going to end up in order to get started on our journey.
[00:01:59.352]And those ring those words ring more true
[00:02:01.988]for me now than they ever did when I was a freshman.
[00:02:05.158]I couldn't have known on that hot, very hot summer day
[00:02:10.363]that this is where I would be standing four years later.
[00:02:13.833]But I did know the moment that I set foot
[00:02:16.436]on UNL's campus that this was my home
[00:02:20.039]and that no matter what I decided to do or where I decided to go,
[00:02:24.811]this college was going to set me up for success.
[00:02:29.149]So to the faculty and staff, administrators
[00:02:33.720]and mentors and everyone else who has served to change my life
[00:02:37.757]and the lives of thousands of others on this campus and in this college.
[00:02:41.895]Thank you for your hard work and your dedication.
[00:02:45.365]And to all of my fellow graduates, my friends and my peers.
[00:02:49.936]I wish you the absolute best of luck in your futures.
[00:02:53.506]And remember, there is no place like Nebraska.

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