Dear New School,

I am not going to sugar-coat it, I have been burned before. My last school hurt me bad and it took me quite a while to recover. I still have trust issues and although I am trying not to have high expectations as to where this will end up, I still manage to foresee a future between us.

I am ready to move on and sorry to be so blunt... but I think you are the school for me.

You have the same interests as me;

we have the same friends;

you don't hate cats;

you will prioritize my academics, my social life, and my mental health;

you will let me indulge in my coffee addiction;

you won't keep me away from my family;

you will give me time to spend in the theatre — my home;

and lastly, you give me a level of comfort that I could never find in my first school.

So, thank you.

Thank you for finding me at the right time and not scaring away at my excitement to start something new.

Love,

Abby, a transfer student.