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Miami, it’s not me it's you.

The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would create “intellectual diversity” centers at five Ohio universities, including Miami University.
The Ohio Senate passed a bill that would create “intellectual diversity” centers at five Ohio universities, including Miami University.

As a second-semester senior, I feel the burnout of college. I thought this day would never come, and honestly, it has been very hard to process. Wanting to leave the place I called my second home? Nonsense. But in reality, I'm ready to close this chapter.

Miami University, I never thought the day would come when we have to separate. I've taken some time to self-reflect. I've grown so much while you've stayed the same over these last four years. You are like comfort food, one that I want to come back to time and time again, but I think I've lost my taste for it.

I love what you did for me. I love how you made me find myself. I love how you helped me find my people. But after four years, I feel I've made it to the end of our story. And that's what college is about, right? Finding yourself and feeling confident you can go into the real world? It doesn't have to be scary to let go of the place that made you who you are today.

Miami, you helped me discover who I want to be. You made me realize how flawed the capitalistic system is – that I don't want to work for a company for the rest of my life, making profits because of a large salary. Pioneering change, informing others and being creative are what I need.

I don't want to take part in the flawed field of venture capital entrepreneurship, with the secret investments that fuel it. It's hard as an entrepreneurship student to admit this. But when you dive deeper, you realize the advantage required to succeed in this system. It is a place full of lingo and is historically underrepresented. To break into this world requires large amounts of privilege and risk, something many people can't obtain.

Because of you, Miami, I know what I want to do in this world. I know the world is bigger than profits and margins. I want to better the world through my design, thoughtfulness and writing. I want to make sure people understand the fundamentals of what makes life happy, not just make money in the capitalist machine.

Without my education, I would not know the fundamentals of how the world around us works. And for that, I am thankful. I am thankful I feel, for the first time in my life, that I am truly ready to spread my wings and make the impact on the world I am supposed to.

Miami, thank you so much for bringing me to the people that are my best friends. The love and respect I have for those I have met here is undeniable. I will forever be grateful for the late nights I spent with the random people I met in our preassigned dorm or extracurriculars we joined together by chance.

I am so excited to join the talented alumni network of my alma mater. I am truly inspired every day to live up to the highest standards this community has set. I know I will be carving my own history into it.

I will forever love you, Miami. I hope we can find each other again.

I can't wait to see how you grow.

morri390@miamioh.edu

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Landon Morrison is a senior at Miami University pursuing a combined bachelors and masters degree in entrepreneurship and emerging technology having graduated with his bachelors in December of 2024.  He has aspirations to work in communications in the non-profit sector.




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