On Thursday, Mom, Aunt Sandra and I ventured from the little town of Postville to the a little bit bigger but still small town of Decorah--home to Luther College. We talked to an Admissions Advisor, who told me that it wasn't too late to apply. He bragged about their education program and small classes, and I tried my best to be interested. After a while, it was kinda a genuine interest, but nothing serious. It was interesting to compare and contrast A&M and Luther... HUGE state school vs. itty bitty town private school.
After the meeting we went on a tour through campus. It was FREEZING, but a beautiful campus. My favorite thing to see was the pool. I think some of the high school pools in my high school district were nicer. Actually, I know they were. A&M's blew the ROOF off of that pool. The are about to start an $8 million renovation though! The thing I found most interesting was the pool records. Some were easily attainable! More excitement began as soon as I looked up how well Luther did at their championship meet this season where they competed against every other D3 school.
WELL--they won the meet for the 5th time in a row.
AND... I would have finaled (top 16) in almost every event if I would have swam my best times as of the end of my junior year.
18th place in the 500 free
15th place in the 200 breast
14th place in the 50 free
14th place in the 200 free
14th place in the 100 breast
12th place in the 100 free
10th place in the 200 IM
8th place in the 200 back
6th place in the 100 back
For a few minutes, I was actually considering starting swimming again. By a few minutes, I mean a few seconds. I think if I would have seriously considered the idea throughout my high school swimming career, my decision might have been different.
BUT, as I came back home to Houston, back to my friends, back to the WARM weather, my excitement for A&M picked back up, and I am still very happy with my choice of playing water polo here in Texas at A&M. :)
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