 I'm Tim Smith and I'm a part of the class of 2019 with a degree in Animal Science and a minor in Parks, Recreation and Tourism and this is why you should choose UVM. My first visit was actually if I'm being honest with my older sister toward the school. By the end of the tour I remember thinking I was like I'm going to apply here. I wish you all could be here today on campus because I would want to show you all of the things happening. Like it's never slows down. It's the kind of campus where the first day that hits 50 degrees you can't see the grass because everyone is outside studying, having their classes, like playing frisbee, whatever. You know it's the kind of place that I remember like I'd be walking to go get a sandwich for lunch and I'd bump into someone and be like what are you up to and they're like oh I'm going to the 3D printing lab. There was just like always stuff going on. Yeah it's hard to like see that through a computer screen but it's amazing and you can see everyone just getting after it and whatever they're interested in. What kind of people end up going to UEM? I think people aren't really here to check a box just like I'm here to get this piece of paper so I can go and get a job like they were here because they wanted to do what they were doing. Whether that was to learn about the skiing industry or you know to come up with the next vaccine, people are just really interested in what they're doing. I didn't put a lot of thought into like oh, which is my degree say UVM versus another school and is that school more prestigious or not. I felt confident and I was like I came away with skills I believe I need to pursue what I want. That's happened. I felt ready to enter the world. I'd say if you're making a decision right now you've got all the acceptance letters in your hand and you're figuring out what are you going to do. This is your choice you know I can't make it for you your parents can't make it for you like this might be the first choice in your life that is really yours and so I know this is hard to do but you need to think about what do I want out of this experience and what place can give you that. I was able to do that and UVM was at school for me and it was incredible and so I hope you figure that out and it's going to be scary no matter what I wish you the best of luck. But this is your decision.