 It's honestly welcoming you to college for students coming in because whether you're coming in as a first year student, as a freshman or transfer student, you're pretty much just getting to see what UA is all about, make those friends, make those connections, learn about the history and traditions here at camp, also learn how to be somewhat of a leader and then get to give back to the community that you're going to spend your next three to five years here. In the beginning I signed up because my mom made me and I personally didn't want to but then I got to camp and everything changed and it opened my eyes and showed me how exciting this college experience was actually going to be and how much of a leader I could be coming into college. For a student coming into Camp 1831, I just say camp is just the best experience that you can have coming in because it helps you make those friends, whether you're in state or out of state, you're still going to meet someone and you're still going to meet someone you didn't know. Maybe you might see some people you do know but your friend group and connections are going to grow tremendously. I tell a student it's the best decision of your life. You might be a little scared because I was terrified and it might be a little weird like all the leaders are a little weird but once you get involved, you're going to love it, you're going to make new friends, lifetime friends, you're going to see them everywhere, it's just going to be the best experience of your life. Being literally meeting all of my friends, I still talk to them to this day, we'll see each other, walk in like hey, hey. Coming in I, out of state student didn't know anybody and I got to know people and have those real friendships, met my best friend at camp and him and I hang out all the time still. Just come with a positive attitude because everyone that's working on staff for a camp is honestly going to give you the blueprint to be successful at UA so it's the best thing you can do.