Ellie Thomas - Wheaton College

My first semester as a sophomore at Wheaton College was an exciting one. I lucked out on another dingle (room made for a double but with only one person) this year. I love having my own space and I am very grateful it worked out that way. I finally declared my major, business finance, during the first few weeks of school. Over the summer I spent six weeks in Nice, France and when I saw that Wheaton was going to have a French for Business class for the first time I knew I had to take part, because of the path I wanted to go down. I became so relieved that I had declared my major because it ignited the start of my Wheaton career. Taking Business Fundamentals and Marketing has taught me alot about the entertainment industry and the importance of being precise in everything I do. I am still a part of TRYBE which is the multicultural hip hop group on campus. Every year I get more excited to be a member of this amazing group. Having this type of outlet for me has been so much easier for when I’m missing home. I finally joined Wheaton’s Black Student Association which has been wonderful. We met once a week, and discussed many opportunities for how our group can be more involved on campus and bring awareness to the importance of why these groups are special and that there needs to be more action in gaining more students of color. I am looking forward to seeing everyone soon. Every semester has its ups and downs, but for me, I'm just getting started.