My
biggest dream has come true. A goal that I have had since I started playing. A
dream that has been looked over by many people. A goal that I have never gave
up on. Playing Division 1 volleyball. About a month ago I committed to play the
sport I love at Loyola University in Chicago. After going there on a visit a
little over 3 months ago I knew that Loyola was the right fit for me.
It is an awesome school, with a
great biology program. I want to be a pre-med major so picking a school with
good academic opportunities was important in my decision. Loyola also has a
brand new campus and it is right on the lake. They have the coolest library I
have ever seen, it is all glass and 1 of the floors is all computers. The best
view of the lake is out the library window and it is amazing. I got to see
where they play and it is the perfect size. It is so sweet and I can’t wait to
play there. I met some of the team and they were all extremely nice and seemed
to really like it at Loyola. I watched them practice and I could see myself
practicing with them. I just got an awesome feeling watching it and being in
that environment. The coaching was very 1 on 1 and I liked all of the positive
feedback the players were getting. The coaches are awesome and I love their
coaching style. That was really important in my decision too. I think this is
really something that only you can know if it is the right fit for you.
Loyola also has the #1 men's
volleyball team in the Nation. Men's volleyball is so much different than
Women’s and if you have never watched guys play, you should. It is so fun to
watch and the coaches at Loyola said that the men's and women's teams are very
supportive of each other and sometimes will even practice with each other. So I
am looking forward to that, having a men's team that is representing the same
school as me will be sweet. Another plus about going to LU is that Michigan
Ave. is 20 minutes from campus, so whenever I have time outside of volleyball I
can shop at all of my favorite stores. Beach volleyball is something I wanted
to be able to continue in college, and at LU some of the girls either play in
beach leagues or coach club teams which would both be awesome opportunities. I
am so pumped to go to Loyola I can’t even contain my excitement.
The
recruiting process for me was fun because I met a lot of awesome people but it
was a great feeling when I committed, I still can’t believe I accomplished that
dream that I have had for so long. Hard work really does pay off. The biggest
thing I would say to younger athletes is never give up on your dreams. If you
truly believe that you can reach your goals and you don’t have any doubts in
your abilities, you will get there. Just know that you will have to work really
hard until you get there.
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