To my dearest partners in crime,

When I first received my acceptance letter, I wasn’t expecting to go to school and end up meeting a small group of people with souls greater than a salutatorian ego. I wasn’t expecting to find diverse minds that not only share clever ideas, but take that leap of faith and create their visions. I wasn’t expecting to find such hearts of gold that took time out of their day to talk to others and ask how they were doing. I wasn’t expecting to be fully accepted as who I really was, as I thought that communication would be nothing but fake. I wasn’t expecting to witness such amounts of support and care that of which you provided.

Four years ago, I was ready to go for it. I was ready to give college all I had. I wanted to get involved, I wanted to make my mark within the campus community, and I wanted to spread my wings and fly. And I bet you all had that same idea.

But as freshman year started to unfold, I started to learn something about myself; I was not prepared. Self-doubt levels started to increase, self-esteem cinder blocks started to pile high, and my mind was clueless as to what I really signed up for. At times it was scary to just go with the flow because in my head, I had no guidance and I didn’t really want to ask for help because shyness started to rapidly grow to massive heights within my gut.

My flaws would have over ridded all my dreams prior to that next chapter of my life. I would of crumbled, but I survived because of you.

You have made me a very grateful person. I value you more than any GPA or the awards that I have received because you are priceless and nothing could replace you. Each one of you has brought forth something special in our relationship together and that’s something that makes me question what I was so worried about. I have learned a galaxy’s amount worth from you and about you that clearly settles within a part of my heart.

We have had an amazing time getting through this chapter together and we had a chaotic, but praiseworthy time brainstorming and writing the next. We have made this journey memorable and worth every issue and problem we faced as students and as growing adults.

As we all know, this is not the end. But I just wanted to take time and attempt to say how blessed I am to have guardian angels like you. You’re part of my family now and forever will be. So thank you for giving me exactly what I needed to succeed in college and I will see you when we edit and live the next chapter.

Sincerely,

Your grateful and obedient friend