After graduation, senior Kylianna Sipes plans to attend Shippensburg University. In this senior blog, Sipes discusses her future ambitions.

Q: What college will you be attending?

A: I’ll be attending Shippensburg.

Q: What are you planning on studying or majoring in?

A: I plan to get a bachelor’s in science, but I want to further my education and go either towards optometry or veterinary studies.

Q: Why did you decide to go to Shippensburg?

A: I know somebody else who’s going there, and I attended the open house. It looked pretty nice. I feel like I would do well there. The college really feels like me.

Q: Is there something specific that you’re looking forward to?

A: I am definitely looking forward to the clubs and the students there. I already met a couple people. They’re really nice. I already have a roommate. I’m definitely looking towards decorating my dorm. I’m also excited because we get to go out into the field, and we get to visit swamps and study animals there. There’s also a farm there where we can take care of cows and chickens.

Q: Is there a specific club that you’re looking forward to be part of?

A: I want to go into cheerleading or dance if they have it and maybe majorettes. I’m considering also continuing chorus when I’m in college.

Q: What other colleges were you considering?

A: I was considering Wilson because they have the pre-vet program there and also IUP.

Q: What is something that intimidates you about college?

A: There isn’t much that intimidates me. I’m pretty confident in it. I feel like I might be missing something, like there’s going to be a fee that I missed or something that I wasn’t told about. I feel like I may get scammed.

Q: And what do you think will be the biggest change from high school to college?

A: It’s like two hours away, so it’s going to be an entirely new town and new people. I met who would be my teacher and it doesn’t really feel like a big change from high school. I know studying will be a lot harder and a lot faster.

Q: How do you feel about senior year ending?

A: I kind of regret not coming here sooner. I was in ACA for a couple years. So I missed out on a lot.