Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Editor ' s Note: Kim Walters was a freshman from Colorado. She told her story about what it was like being an out-of-state student to Spark Yearbook copywriter Jen Paullin. These are her own words. You go to ASU? I heard that is a major party school. It seemed as though wherever I went people said something about ASU ' s party reputation. They assumed that was why everyone decided to go there. When I went there, I saw that everyone there was very social. Yes, it was a party school which was good in some ways and bad in other ways. It was good because parties were a good way to meet people and have fun. It was bad because people partied too hard and got themselves into trouble. Even though ASU was known as a party school, when I got there I found out that it was not the only thing the school was made of. Partying was a major part of the college scene, but gaining an education was the real reason I went there. I had always wa nted to major in broadcasting, and ASU was the most appealing to me. The price was decent, and Arizona was famous for its unlimited days of sunshine. Obviously, that played a big role when it came to narrowing the choices down to one. Not only did I go to ASU to socialize, I went to get involved. I was on the speech team, and we competed in different tournaments at different universities. Yes, it was true that I went to ASU for an education, but once I arrived, my interests and involvements helped me decide where I felt the most at ease. In the end, I tended to look deeper, but what road I followed depended on my own growth and goals. kim walters pau above — Taking time out on the weekend, Kim Walters, a freshman journalism major, does her weekly laundry. Many out-of-state students spent their first days at ASU learning routine tasks. Photo by Tim Gibbons right — Looking through her high school yearbook, Katie Doyle, reminisces about home. Most students brought such mementos from home to make the state-to-state transition easier. Photo by Tim Gibbons 1 out-of-state