Hi, my name is Haley. I am currently a freshman here at Suffolk University. My major is Public Relations, which started as an open Communications major. I am originally from Cranston, Rhode Island, where my high school was about 400 kids per grade.

When I started looking at colleges, not too long ago, I was stressed and had no idea where I wanted to be. I came from a school with about twenty-five kids per class, and I had always liked the teacher-student ratio. I was able to become close with teachers and they were able to get to know me and my learning style as a student. When I started looking for schools, I had the feeling that I would be overwhelmed in a school with forty or more students per class. This helped me narrow down my search a bit, realizing I wanted smaller classrooms, where it would be easy for a professor to get to know me, in just a short semester.

I had then started thinking about where I wanted to be for college. I grew up in a small city, where everything I wanted was pretty much within walking distance. I knew I wanted that same feel with college. Boston ended up being my main focus for colleges. I had been to Boston before, but I was not very familiar with the city yet. I knew Boston would be a new experience for me and quite an adjustment, but I think that was just what I was looking for. In Boston, I am now a part of the city.  Any place I want to go is accessible by walking or taking the T and there are so many schools in such a small area, so it is easy to meet people from all different schools.

I came across Suffolk University while doing a college search online. The school seemed to have all of the aspects I was looking for in my college search. I found that the Suffolk classroom average was only around twenty-five students, and this was one of the first colleges I found right in the heart of the city, with small classrooms.

I went on a tour of Suffolk and found that this was exactly where I wanted to be. The Miller Hall dorm we saw was gorgeous and the classrooms were new and comfortable. The library here at Suffolk was also one of the nicest libraries that I have found when searching for my perfect college.

Although there is not technically a “campus” here at Suffolk, we use the city of Boston as our college town. The Suffolk buildings are all close to each other, which makes it easy to get from the dorm to class in less than ten minutes.

I did not know anyone going to Suffolk from my high school, but it took no time to meet new people through living in the dorm, joining clubs, and just going to my classes. In the near future I hope to study abroad in Australia and get internships in my field. Although I have only been here for a semester and a half, I know I would not have changed my decision if I could. Suffolk is the perfect place for me, but I advise looking at any and every school possible. Tours really help with the college process and that is how I ultimately made my decision to attend Suffolk University.