As
I said in my last post, I needed/wanted a school with a lot of school spirit.
When I took a tour at Penn State I was amazed at how many people were wearing
Penn State sweatshirts, t-shirts, shorts, sweatpants, and even hats and
scarves! They were so proud of their school and I couldn't wait to be a part of
something so big. Even after the tour I bought a t-shirt and sweatshirt for
myself, while my mom and dad bought themselves apparel, and picked something up
for my brother (it was my first college visit and I think my family and I were
a little overexcited). When I found out I got into Penn State, and officially
accepted my entrance into the college, I was sent Penn State blankets, and even
more apparel. My graduation party was full of Penn State objects; banners,
cupcakes, and a pile of Penn State related gifts. As you can see, I was really
excited about all the "things" Penn State had to offer.
One thing that's great about college is the
independence you have. But sometimes this independence can get to be too much.
Without my mom there helping me manage my spending, my shopping habit went a
little too far. Like most girls, I love to shop. For girls shopping is like an
obsession; even if we're not buying anything, we have to at least look!
Personally, I love to search through online stores and just look at everything
I want; If only I still had money to buy things!
I sort of went crazy when I arrived at
Penn State. As you know, I was really sad and miserable the first few weeks
here; so I shopped, and shopped, and then I shopped some more. I couldn't stop
myself! Everything that had the Penn State logo on it, I wanted. I felt like I
needed EVERYTHING and I had plenty of money from working full time in the
summer, so I thought what was the harm? Well, my bank account was harmed pretty
badly. The 2,000 dollars I had quickly made it's way down to a mere 400-500
dollars. Let's just say that it is a good thing I got good grades my first
semester because my parents were not so happy with my not very frugal spending!
This is a cool blog!! Same thing happened to me, but with ebay!! Im still buying things, which is a big problem!! I need help!!
ReplyDeleteJill all I have to say is... you should meet my father. Every time he steps into a Penn State store he buys something. My friends always thought he went to Penn State, but he didn’t. And about online shopping... I love it. can not stop looking at Nike, lulu lemon, or Free People.
ReplyDeleteI've lived here for so long and it took until my junior year of high school, when I decided to come to penn state to actually buy penn state clothing. And now I still can't get enough, especially sweatpants.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about Penn State. I went to a high school with about 3,000 kids so I needed a big school.
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