I'm Melissa hanson, and I'm from Seattle
 
Washington. I chose Eastern because, well
 
it wasn't actually me choosing Eastern, it
 
was more like Eastern chose me. I had
 
applied to schools previously before, and
 
that didn't really go through, and then I
 
got the acceptance letter from Eastern
 
and it was like whoa,
 
the school wants me here. Like, that's crazy.
 
I've always had struggles academically,
 
and here I don't feel like those
 
struggles are that focused on, they don't
 
just judge you with what you can't do, but
 
they don't you want what you can do, and
 
help you succeed on things that you
 
can't do. Coming here, my disability isn't
 
something that hinders need something
 
that opened so many doors for me, gives
 
me so many opportunities. Eastern is the
 
most amazing school.
 
I will always tell people to come
 
here because it's great. I have so much
 
pride, I love being able to call myself
 
Eagle, I love being able to just be here.
 
It's just amazing. This university is amazing,
 
and if I had a choice to go anywhere
 
else I wouldn't.
