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Hi I'm Sam: A Q/A College Edition

A little peak into my life.

Samantha Bly

Feb 18, 2018

University of Iowa

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Hello loves! My name is Sam Bly and I just joined this amazing writing community! I am a freshman at the University of Iowa. I can’t wait to share my life with you guys! I will be writing once a week, catching everyone up on my life and what I experience here at Iowa.

Before I get into my first post let me tell you a bit about myself. I am originally from Edina, Minnesota. My brother goes to the University, too. Both my parents are badgers, so our family is divided evenly, and it is always fun when the Badgers play the Hawkeyes. So far we’re even. They beat us in football, but we beat them in basketball. I grew up playing sports, so it was really important for me to come to a BIG 10 school. The first time I came to visit my brother at Iowa I fell in love. I love the campus, the students and most importantly the pride. On Iowa. Go Hawks.

While I can’t wait to let you guys into my personal life, my first blog post is in regards to being a college student here at Iowa. I also write for Experience Iowa within the University. The blog I am sharing was intended only for Experience Iowa; however, since I now have the opportunity to write for the Odyssey, too, I wanted to begin with a Q/A I had already created in order to get content up right away! In addition, I have my own blog not associated with the University. Because I write for more than one community, some of my blog posts are similar; yet, others are completely different. Feel free to check out all of my websites, social media, etc.

Enjoy my first blog post!

This past week I had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and had a lot of free time on my hands. I was thinking about blog posts people would want to read/watch. I had a feeling most people who read my blogs are high school students thinking about Iowa, students at the University, parents, and, of course, my family. With that being said, I think it is important to be as honest as can be about my experience here at Iowa as well as what it’s like being a freshman in college. Down below I have posted a video in which I answer 30 questions regarding all things college. Please take a look and feel free to ask me any additional questions. I love my school with my whole heart and will be as honest as I can when answering questions. If you have more questions my email is sambly@uiowa.edu and my Instagram is samalama16. I am very easy to contact and will reply ASAP!

Have a great day everyone!

Xoxo Sam

connect with me!! :)

email: sambly@uiowa.edu

experience Iowa: http://blog.admissions.uiowa.edu/samantha/

my blog: https://realcheck.blog/

instagram: samalama16

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