Dear Dad,

I can still see that smile on your face the day I got accepted into East Stroudsburg University and what made you even happier is the fact that I was going to be playing softball there too. I was also excited to start my new journey and continue my softball career. You know me, I wasn’t nervous for college life at all because I love making new friends, having fun, going out and being mature enough to live on my own. 

A couple weeks into living at ESU my whole life switched up on me and I was not myself.  I hated being there, I didn’t find any friends, I hated the parties, going out-I was really at an all time low. All I wanted to do was come home and you wouldn’t let me. My mom drove up 2 hours every weekend to bring me home and you wouldn’t even talk to me, let alone look at me. A couple more weeks went on of me locking myself in my dorm and isolating myself from everyone around me. My mom and I begged you everyday to get me out of this school and to transfer somewhere else but you kept saying “You can get through it Madi”. 

Finally, I went onto the Rowan Website and applied on my own just to see if I got in. Once I told you I got accepted, I think you finally realized that I hated my life where I was and needed to come. After talking to my mom, you changed your mind and let me transfer after the first semester to Rowan University.

I’m writing this letter because I don’t think I ever told you how grateful I am for your decision. I know I thanked you a million times and everything but switching schools really changed my life for the better. I have never been so happy in my life right now because I get to live at home, work and still get to see all my friends. If it wasn’t for you letting me transfer, I honestly don’t know where I would be in my life right now.

Love, Madi