Who Will I be In Four Years

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

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Dear future me,

As of writing this, I am in only in my second week at Longwood, and honestly, I am still trying to adjust. It feels strange being in a new place with so many new people, I do not love it yet, but I am trying to give it a chance. I hope that when you read this in the future, you can look back and see how far you’ve come and how much you have grown. My biggest goal while I am here is simple. I want to pass all my classes, stay on track, and earn my degree in psychology. I know it won’t always be easy, but I really hope that you have stayed focused and worked hard. I hope you have found a study routine that works for you and that you’ve been able to balance school with the rest of your life. I also hope you have gotten more involved on campus. Right now, the involvement fair is coming up and I am going to see what there is that I may be interested in. It will probably be a club sport or an academic honor society. I don’t want to just go to class and go sit back in my dorm. I hope you have met people who make this place feel, at least a little, like home and that you have built friendships that will last even after graduation. I hope that when you look back, you feel proud. Proud of sticking with it even when it was hard in the beginning. Proud of the degree you earned and the person you became along the way. Right now everything feels new and a bit overwhelming, but hopefully over time this place will start to feel more and more like a home away from home.

– Your freshmen self

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Who Will I be in Four Years?

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

 

Dear Furture me,

I hope to attend medical school in the next four years. It is a long and hard road to get into med school, with a lot of sleepless nights. I know that I can do it if I put my mind to it. To my future self, I hope that we stick with it until the end and are still happy in the future. It is currently relaxed, but I am sure you have faced many challenges and continue to have these problems. However, I know that you can do it because you are not a quitter. I hope that you will find your passion for helping people and never hate your job. If there is one thing I do not want, it is to be in a job where I hate waking up and going in. I hope that you have enjoyed your time at college and have contributed to the community during your time here. The community here, as I have already observed, is a place where everyone is accepted for who they are. I hope that you help people who are struggling in any major and get involved with the people of tomorrow. Helping people is why we wanted to go into pre-med, so please do not be afraid to help someone who is struggling because that was you once. Just remember why you wanted to go into pre-med, because you wanted to help change people’s lives for the better. I hope that I was involved in the drama department and different internships in the pre-med field. I hope that you helped backstage in drama for whatever they needed, and I hope that these internships give you light on what you have to do. By now, you probably have an entire plan of what you want to do, but please remember the people that were there at your lowest. I hope for great things.

Sincerely,

Cody

Who Will I Be in Four Years?

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

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Dear Tarynn of the future, 

This journey here at Longwood has been one to remember and it’s only been a month. I can not even  imagine the stories we have to tell our kids one day, from late night studies, to adventures with friends, these four years I’m sure have flown by. I’m so proud of you for making it this far, although at the moment we aren’t sure if nursing is what we want to do with our life, I know you’ve made the right choice no matter what it is, and that the goals we’ve set for ourselves although at the moment seem like a wish upon a star, have been reached because that’s just the kind of person we are. Whether you’re about to take your NCLEX or preparing to open the bridal store of your dreams, you got this. Was sisterhood everything we dreamed of? Did we find our bridesmaids? Did we soak up every moment? Hopefully we’ve taken every opportunity that has come about, and not taken any of  it for granted. College is supposed to be a place to find yourself. Who do you want to be? And what kind of an impact do you want to make? I aspire to make an impact not only at Longwood but also in the world, whether that be big or small that’s up to us. I hope we are still getting to do what we love, cheerleading has taught us so many lessons in life and we are now teaching what we learned to the next generation without a doubt. These years at Longwood I know have been life changing and even though it’s once again, even though at the moment we’ve only been here for a month; I can’t imagine ourselves anywhere else. Remember that in every situation, there’s always a bright side.

“Its just life, Will. It’ll be over before we know it.” – Rachael Lippincott, Five Feet Apart

You got this,

Freshman year self.

My Future Self

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

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Dear future self,

I hope you had an amazing 4 years at Longwood! I know that it is coming to the end, but you will start a new chapter, and God will have your back going into that new chapter. Getting a job is going to be hard, but if you go through this and you are going to have a blast teaching the kindergartners. I hope that while you are here at Longwood that you get into a sorority like Mom was. I know cheering is going to be so fun, and being with your teammates is going to be so much fun! I really hope to see you being successful in your academics. If you are struggling, go ask for help. Don’t just sit there and not be motivated to do your work, cause when cheer season comes around, you need to stay on top of your work. I know going to college is scary, but you will get through this. After the first year, you will do just fine. Mom and Dad will have a house here before you know it, and summer will be here too! Be safe and make good choices because I know that there are some crazy people here, and never walk by yourself. After college, I hope you are living your best life and hoping to get married in the next 6 years and living on a farm! Cause you have always dreamed of living on a farm! I really hope that you have an amazing 4 years of college, and I can’t wait to see what you have done and all the amazing accomplishments you have made, and the new skills you have acquired at the games! I hope to see you on the mat for Daytona with all of your amazing teammates! Ok, that’s it, see you in 4 years.

 

  • Your Freshman year self, Mallory 
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Chase Williams First Blog

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

 

Hello future self, I just wanted to take a moment to remind yourself of your own hopes and dreams and also say I hope you have a fun adventure here at Longwood and enjoy your time while you are here in college. I hope and believe that you can achieve grades and do all the work and remember it is just one day at a time, and you will get through it all. College can be a little overwhelming, and it is essential to focus on it at the present moment and time. I know you are able to excel in all your classes and enjoy them while you’re at it. There are so many life lessons to learn in college, so focus, and you can set yourself up for an amazing future.  Some things I hope you do while you’re here are joining the soccer and basketball club teams. Also, in your four years, try to attend as many possible events around the school. Mom has always said it’s the easy and best way to meet new people and maybe even new friends. I hope you can find the right things and still be comfortable, like attending a food drive on the campus or even continuing your start to find a relationship with Jesus. Also, I just hope you are able to find that Ryan Homes internship and hopefully continue to become a project manager. I also hope you are able to maintain a strong relationship with both Justin and Ahmari. You have known Ahmari for so long, so that would be amazing and Justin has helped you so much in these first weeks of being at Longwood. One last thing that I hope you have done that doesn’t really have to do with school in general, but it still matters a lot and that is continuing to help people and don’t let anyone be alone. I promise it will help in the long run and nothing you do will go unseen because the lord is always watching on you.

Blog Post 1 Cullen Porterfield

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

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Where do I want to be in four years?

 

Dear Future Self,

By now you should be about to wrap up your college career and journey into a new chapter in your life. I hope that you can look back on your college experience as an enjoyable and formative time. Throughout these years, I’m sure you will have many memories, some good and some bad. Overall, I hope that you use these days to better yourself as a person and better yourself academically.

I hope that you will be able to look back on the friends you have made and be grateful for their impact on you. I hope that they are loyal and care about you unconditionally. The type of people that you can’t stop laughing with, because once you stop, they make a face and you burst out in laughter again. I hope that you had many nights out where you got home way too late, and many nights where you stayed up too late studying to make up for it.

I hope that you took your classes seriously and earned good grades. I hope that you learned a lot of information that will benefit you not just professionally but personally as well. After these four years, I know you will be better at a lot of things. Things like time management, better study and learning habits, as well as a better understanding of how to use the information I have learned in my future career.

These four years will also make you a better, more productive person. Learning the mundane everyday skills like laundry, cooking your own food, and prioritizing your own needs will help you not just in the near future but throughout the rest of your life.

Overall, I hope that you took advantage of all the opportunities in front of you, and did things like playing club soccer, participating in Greek life, and studying abroad. All of these will be memories you will carry with you forever, and things that shape you into the person you will be in your new adult life. I am excited to see where you end up.

Best wishes,

Cullen

Who Will You Be in Four Years? (Blog Post due, Thursday, Sept 5th, Groups 1 & 3)

Academic Writing, Engl 165-09 Fall '24

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In this blog post, you will write a letter to your future self. What is it that you want to say to your future self about their journey at Longwood? What do you hope your future self accomplishes? What types of experiences do you hope your future self will have had during four years at Longwood?

This will require you to think in detail about the types of things you hope to do while you are here? Do you hope your future self will have gotten involved while here? Be specific, what types of things do you hope you’ll be involved in? It’s all about the details.

Remember that ALL blog post have to be 300-500 words in length. Not over, and NOT under. Points will be taken if you are either.

Blog Post 5 (10/17): Do YOU Know When You Register?

Engl 165-09 Fall ’25

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As usual, in this blog post, compare your experiences with those of Sarah, our protagonist. We see Sarah, having returned from Thanksgiving break, ready to tackle the last couple of weeks of school. You have also just returned from a similar time frame break and are likely facing more midterms. If you’re having difficulty thinking of ways to approach this, ask yourself these questions:

  1. Hopefully no one returned to a dead fish after the break, but how does it feel to be back with a roommate after being home (or not) where things are familiar?
  2. Do you know when you register? What classes you are hoping to get? Are there still things that seem so totally brand new to you here at Longwood?
  3. How do you think your experience at a small school compares to Sarah’s big midwestern school experience.
  4. Do you find yourself drifting further from your friends back home?
  5. You have TWO breaks quickly approaching, how do you think it will feel to be away from Longwood for an extended amount of time?

The further we travel down Sarah’s Freshman experience, the harder it will be for you to relate because you will not have had these experiences yet. This is when some deeper reflection on what you’ve already experienced will come in handy. It’s time to start PLANNING how you will handle the remainder of your freshman year.