Luann Dummer Center for Women
Breanna Alston, Class of 2011
Although I am currently a freshman just starting my experience at UST, I can already tell that I am going to be a very different woman when I leave. With so many opportunities, the only way I can’t succeed is if I’m not open to discovering the many things on this campus that could make me more diverse, compassionate, intelligent, and worldly and also further fortify my personal foundation.
Some might say that being an African American woman might present its challenges often but the truth is that I can overcome anything in my path. I know that I will always have certain obstacles to bear that others may not, but it’s all in how I respond to them that will show my true character.
My advice to any incoming woman is to have a support system whether it is friends, family, a club or organization and make sure that you know they represent all the things you are about and believe in. Be involved, take risks, and most of all be proud to be here, as a woman, growing.
