I saw a letter saying “to the parents of Heather Pernell” from EECHS. My dad said, “Heather got a letter.” I couldn't say anything. My hands were shaking, I was so nervous. I was excited but scared at the same time. I held the letter in my hands but I couldn't open it. My parents asked me “Aren’t you going to open it?” I said “yes” but handed it to my mother to open instead. It was an acceptance letter. I jumped for joy when I read it. That week I started calling some of my friends who were also waiting to see if they were accepted. When I found out none of them would be there with me, I became discouraged. I was hoping that at least one person I knew would be there with e. But with a lot of thought and encouragement from my family, I was ready to start a new chapter in my life. The start of EECHS was a week before the end of summer, called "summer bridge" or "bridge week". Transition week was a week where everyone who was accepted into the program was on campus. We were able to meet and explore the university campus during the week. We were able to divide ourselves into our main classes and we did activities to get to know each other better. I met some really nice people there and I knew it might not be the case.