 Originally, I was attracted to the University of Alabama, to be honest, because I wanted warm weather. However, once I came down here, it was pretty obvious that this was going to be the place for me to go. I vividly remember my mom stepping foot on campus and turned to me and was literally about to cry. And I looked and I asked her, why are you upset? She goes, because I know you're going to come here and it's eight hours away. So that was originally the biggest thing for me. Of course, scholarships helps a ton, especially being an out-of-state student. It's pretty hard to turn that down. And then once I got into the fellows program, that pretty much sealed the deal for me. I really would like to encourage all out-of-state students to consider Alabama, because I can honestly say that I was really worried coming from out-of-state that I wouldn't be considered for things as highly as the in-state students would. I can testify that that is absolutely not the case. I never in my life would have dreamed that I would have been given the opportunity to be the student government association president, especially as an out-of-state student as a female. But that has never been a hesitation for anybody. Nobody ever thinks twice whether in-state or out-of-state. So I hope that all students out-of-state consider the University because it's not a roadblock for them. Being out-of-state, you have just as many opportunities. You get to meet people from all over the country, all over the world. And I think that that is something that I would never trade anything for. My name is Jillian Fields and I'm a senior from Dayton, Kentucky. Roll Time!