I went to college in the US and then enrolled at Oxford. I preferred college life in England with black-tie balls and no testing.

• I went to college in Vermont and then enrolled at Somerville College, Oxford.
• In the UK, I lived alone, attended black-tie balls, and avoided regular testing. 
• Compared to my college life in the US, I loved my college life at Oxford more. 

I'm a native New Yorker who dreamed of becoming a professional ballerina instead of going to college until my senior year of high school when I realized I was not quite talented enough to make it as a professional dancer.