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My path to becoming a Bonnie

Jordan Swift Student Contributor, St. Bonaventure University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SBU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

When it came to choosing a college, I’m not going to lie, St. Bonaventure wasn’t on my list at all. 

Honestly, I had one choice, and I was set on going there. This college was Keuka. I had dreamt of going to Keuka for as long as I could remember. That was until my senior year.

My senior year of high school came around wayyyyy too quickly. When it came to looking at colleges, my guidance counselor told me that I should look at other schools and not have my mind set on one option. She said the more options, the better. 

So, as my senior year went on, I started looking at more schools, but to be honest, none really caught my eye.

I was talking to some of my favorite teachers and administrators about where they attended school, and again, none of them caught my eye or they didn’t offer the program that I wanted. 

That was until I talked to my principal, who, fun fact, is a Bonaventure alumni. 

He loved Bonaventure when he attended and told me many stories of his time in school. 

He went on to tell me to at least book a tour and get a feel for the school. 

So next thing I knew, I was coming to St. Bonaventure for the first time. 

I was very impressed when I first stepped on campus. The overall scenery was immaculate. It looked “quiet” and peaceful. 

I got to tour the health professions building, which now I spend 90% of my time in. LOL. 

However, my first tour did not sell me. I decided to come back and watch a men’s basketball game. 

When my principal found out I was going to a basketball game, he instantly told me that it would convince me to go here… and well as you can tell, it defiantly did. 

I submitted both my applications for Keuka and St. Bonaventure and got into both.

I was stuck on where to go. Both schools are well-known and have amazing Occupational Therapy programs. 

There were pros and cons about both schools, and I honestly I struggled to figure out where I wanted to go. 

My parents went on to tell me that they saw a different type of glow on my face when I would talk about St. Bonaventure rather than Keuka. In their heads, they knew I was going to end up coming here. 

Now that I am here at St. Bonaventure, I know I picked the right school. 

I mean, sure, there are times that I question if I made the right choice. However, I have to remind myself that I wouldn’t have met all the amazing people here, especially all my lovely Her Campus sisters, if it wasn’t for me touring St. Bonaventure and committing to this amazing school!

Jordan Swift

SBU '26

Jordan Swift is a second year writer at Her Campus at SBU chapter. She plans on writing about current trends, different events that have happened in her life, movies that she likes to watch, and how they relate to her life. Jordan is excited to get to know all her fellow Her Campus sisters. She can't wait to read all the creative writings that her chapter of Her Campus has to share with others in the world.

Jordan can be described as a senior at St. Bonaventure and is currently in the 3+2 program, with her undergraduate major being Public Health with an Occupational Therapy concentration. She has hopes of becoming an Occupational Therapist for adolescents in a school district. She has shadowed several different Occupational Therapists and has grown to love the profession.

When Jordan has free time, she looks forward to spending time with her family and friends, going on hikes, listening to music, watching movies, such as "Matilda" and "Hocus Pocus", and going on different spontaneous trips. She enjoys volunteering at local SPCAs, as well as volunteering at food banks.