My name is Erin. I’m currently eighteen years old and I live in Louisville, Kentucky, as I have my entire life. I've been alone in the house with my parents for five years now since all three of my older siblings went to college. My oldest brother Kevin graduated from Hanover College and is now a lawyer in town. Brian and Annie are both Centre graduates and working in town too. They’re proud to say that by my attending Centre, I complete what they call the "Murphy triple threat."

There isn't anything extremely surprising that people don't know about me. I do like to write poems. Depending on how well you know me, I guess that could be surprising. I typically only write poems when I'm in a bad mood. It's my way of venting, and I must say that it's amazing how well it works.

I ran cross-country all four years of high school. Despite my lack of talent for the sport, it was the most amazing team to be involved with. There’s no way I'm running in college, but I’ve decided to get back into shape and start running again.

I've been told to live it up in college. As if I wasn't planning to do that anyway... Brian and Annie say they both wish they could come back for another four years and have therefore told me to enjoy every second I can. I know that I will. My entire family has advised me to work hard and try not to procrastinate. I have a problem with this, as many others do, and fully intend to work on it, but as we all know, old habits die hard.

I’ll definitely be bringing my favorite movies with me to school, which include the essential chick flicks, Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill, and such classic comedies as Tommy Boy, Old School, and School of Rock. These movies are very necessary for my college survival.

There are many things I'm looking forward to, first of which is going to school with boys! This is still beyond me, because I've spent four years with just girls, and it's so weird to think of having the opposite sex in class with me.

I’ll miss my family most while I'm gone. It's meant so much to me having them all come back to Louisville, and I'm just going to miss hanging out with them.

My biggest fear about college is that I might lose touch with friends. Although I know I’ll never lose touch with my very best girlfriends, I fear returning from college to find others and myself changed. This probably won't happen, but it's very possible, and I just hope that our relationships will be just as strong although we'll be apart.

The biggest hassle about going to college is finding time to get everything I need. There’s so much to think about and I'm afraid I'll forget something important.

I decided to go to Centre because I knew that I wanted to go to a small liberal arts school. When you're comparing these types of schools, there's no doubt that Centre is top-notch. After seeing the positive experience my siblings had there, I knew it was a sound decision, so I just went for it.

Any kind of food is a comfort to me. I love food. I seriously think I may be in line to be a compulsive eater. Not really. I guess if you're talking about comfort food, though, I have to go with the classic cookies and milk. The cookies must contain chocolate, of course.

My must-see TV is TBS. Seinfeld, Friends, Sex and the City. Nothing like those shows. They're awesome, and the great thing about them is that the re-runs never get old.

The best thing I've read all summer... Alright, I'm going to just confess it straightaway. I'm obsessed with Harry Potter. The sixth book came out this summer (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), and there was no other word to describe it but GLORIOUS.