University of North Dakota

             This past weekend I went on an unofficial college visit to the University of North Dakota. Let’s start with discussing the temperature. We arrived on Friday evening, after a treacherous 9 hour drive through snow and rain. The temperature was around 20 degrees. We went to a volleyball match and got to hang out with the team a bit, and returned to our hotel after to get some rest.
            The next day we had a full schedule written out on our itinerary. Starting with an 8:30 AM breakfast with the coaches and other recruits, followed by meeting with the academics advisors, strength coach, and head coach. Later that afternoon we were to attend a football game. My mother and I looked up the forecast for Saturday and almost had a heart attack at the HIGH of 11 degrees!!!!! We frantically searched target for warm clothes, gloves, hats, scarves, and everything we would need to survive a freezing cold football game for multiple hours.

            We arrive the next day, with our warm gear in the car ready for the football game. The catered breakfast was amazing, along with the meetings. When it finally reached time for the football game, the coaches announced that we would be heading to the INDOOR football stadium. Yes, I said it. The stadium was indoors. Although my mother and I were extremely relieved that we would be in beyond freezing weather, we were also both embarrassed and upset that we had spend about 50 dollars on warm clothing!
           Besides the football experience, overall the visit was a success. The team was great, the coaches were helpful, and the facilities were fantastic! The university is located in the somewhat small town of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The town is perfect with many attractions and a lot of fans, old and young, who come out and loyally support all of UND’s sports.