‘Four Reasons Why Four Years at Ohio University is Never Enough’

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Ohio University journalism alum Annie Beard ’15, who specialized in Sociology and Business, gives a must-read “Four Reasons Why Four Years at Ohio University is Never Enough.”

“It’s that time of year again- another class of talented, enthusiastic and remarkably prepared students are ready (or mostly forced) to leave the nest of Athens, Ohio, and take on the world. While we know we are moving on to bigger and better endeavors, it doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to our home of four years or the people who made it. When these four years come to an end, leaving our perfect little college town isn’t easy, and here’s why,” she writes.

Read her column. about location, culture, reputation, and fellow Bobcats.

“At the end of the day,” she concludes, “it is the people who make leaving Ohio University so difficult. The carefree, yet passionate attitudes of those who surround us are contagious, and we quickly learn the work-hard, play-hard approach to life. We arrive excited, yet uneasy about what our future holds. Before we know it, we have settled in. Strangers become family, professors become mentors, and the bricks become a symbol of our perfectly imperfect journeys. As we leave, we take the meaningful lessons and the memories with us, and carry them for the rest of our Bobcat lives.”