In honor of the recent Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to take the time to reflect on how thankful I am to go to what I truly feel is the best university in the entire world. In my time at Penn State, I have been given so many incredible opportunities that I would not have had elsewhere and I cannot imagine my college experience any other way. Here are 10 of the specifics that I feel lucky and thankful for every day at Dear Old State (in no particular order)–

1. The chance to become involved with so many student organizations that make an impact, like the ones that I spend my time in– from State of State and Springfield FTK to Lion Ambassadors and THON Donor & Alumni Relations 

2. Big name artists who come to perform and rock the house at PSU — especially the ones with a student discount

3. Being part of the #1 football student section in the entire world and jumping up and down to Zombie Nation with 107,000 of your friends

4. Delicious dining options both on and off campus from Big Bowl and DP Dough to Au Bon Pain and Kiwi

5. The passionate THON volunteers that make up the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, and the yearlong fundraising effort For the Kids