Peer Interview

Calli’s Experience at FSU

If anyone would have asked Calli last year where she would think she’d be this year, she would have told them University of Florida. After a turn of events, Calli now goes to Florida State University. She had her reservations about it, she didn’t know many from her hometown going to Florida State and she was extremely nervous. Now, Calli loves Florida State and she couldn’t imagine herself anywhere else.

Calli grew up in a small town outside of Orlando, Florida. She graduated from a relatively small school of about 1000 students. A lot of graduates from her high school chose not to continue on with supplementary education. Plus, a school as big as Florida State can surely be overwhelming with over 40,000 students. Many of her friends decided they were going to University of Florida, with high hopes of continuing her education alongside of them; however, Calli didn’t realize that the best had yet to come for her, and it surely wouldn’t come from University of Florida. She wouldn’t realize that she would be meeting many new friends and creating new memories at Florida State.

For a start, she didn’t know her roommate very well, “it was my best friend’s cousin.” However, her and her roommate are closer than ever. Additionally, Calli is a member of Alpha Delta Pi, a popular social sorority on campus. During rush week, ADPi wasn’t her first choice but since joining she has met “so many true friends,” and now loves every aspect of her sorority.

Academically, Calli is currently exploring her options before officially declaring a major. Originally, she was interested in dermatology but has since then chose to look at other paths. Before coming to FSU, she has not learned a secondary language, but would love to pick up Spanish during her four years at FSU. She would like to learn Spanish as a way to connect with her roots. She joked, “no one would have guessed it, but half of my family is Hispanic… they’ve stopped teaching it [to younger generations].” She feels that not only would learning Spanish be useful, but it would also be a way to learn more about her culture.

Calli lives in DeGraff Hall and overall likes it. She especially enjoys the convenience of “going to get pizza or walking to The Strip at night.” The only downside of living in DeGraff she says is the proximity to class. Calli would definitely say she, “[doesn’t] like that it is so far from [her] other classes.”

After a full semester here at FSU, Callie would proudly say she loves Florida State. She is so ecstatic about being at Florida State that she would even go as far to say she is, “really happy [she] didn’t get into UF,” after all. She has made so many memories and looks forward to making more with her new friends, sisters, and everyone she meets along the way.