Josh's Transfer Story

In high school, I had no idea that SFA would be the school for me and I had no idea I would ever be a transfer student. Back in my high school days I was applying to get into UTSA so I would be close to home. Some unplanned events happened my senior year and I ended up going to the local community college in my town. I had achieved enough hours I felt comfortable with to transfer with and had a choice between A&M Corpus Christi and SFA. I took tours at both schools but I really felt at home on the SFA campus and in the Nacogdoches community. While trying to decide between the two schools I kept seeing purple objects anywhere I went which I thought was pretty odd too. From there it was decided that I would begin the transfer process to SFA and make the big move to Nacogdoches.

I applied to SFA in Fall of 2018 for fall 2019 admittance and was heavily excited to make new memories, adventures and impacts when I reached the SFA campus. The hardest part of the transition for me was I had not known anybody when I made the move. That was the hardest part for me because I was four and a half hours away from home not knowing anybody at all. After my first day of class I remember coming back to my dorm and had a phone call with my mom to tell her about my day. It was then I logged on to D2L and had seen there was a group called the Transfer Student Network. After a long day I was not ready to socialize with people and just wanted to keep to myself. My mother said it would be good for me if I went just to see what it was all about and if I didn’t go I would make her cry. I went to the meet and greet event hosted by the TSN and ever since then I knew I was home. Now I am no stranger to SFA and the people attending as I continue to get closer to graduation and make my impact. I have been able to meet different kinds of people and different groups at SFA. I am very glad I chose SFA to continue my journey to finish my degree.