By Arianna Jacoby ’28, staff writer
Getting accepted to a college or university is a huge milestone in the lives of teenagers around the world. It is ultimately something many work for tirelessly academically or physically if they want to play sports on a collegiate level.
Payton Kreiser, a transfer sophomore nursing major, moved from South Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to explore the huge city of Pittsburgh. It was a decision that took an immense amount of courage and guts.
She attended the University of Pittsburgh as a nursing student, where she thrived academically, but something was still missing for her.
Pittsburgh is bustling with people, energy and hospitals, but it lacked the hospitality many seek. The city can be harsh, while also fruitful with opportunity, but Payton truly decided the University of Pittsburgh was not the school for her.
Moving back home to Lebanon allowed her to explore other options for college or university, where she ultimately decided to attend LVC to continue her nursing degree.
As many fellow transfer students can probably relate to, the adjustment was quite drastic for her.
Not only is she now attending a private liberal arts college, but now she also was commuting from home.
“A class size of one hundred to three hundred students in Pittsburgh to about twenty here is a drastic adjustment. But in the end, it’s an adjustment I was looking forward to at LVC,” Payton stated.
Transferring may be scary for a lot of college students, but it should not always be viewed as such. It opens the door for endless opportunities and future relationships to be formed.