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Lakeisha Tulloch has chosen to attend Washington Adventist University (WAU). She has come all the way from Warwick, Bermuda to be here today.

Tulloch considered WAU for many reasons. One of them is the Christian education. Tulloch comes from a Seventh-Day Adventist home that believes in the importance of a Christ-centered things. So she chose WAU because it teaches christian values. The atmosphere of the WAU's campus is more christian than other campuses she had considered.

Another one reason is the location.

"I like being close to DC and all it has to offer," states Tulloch.

She and her friends enjoy the many exhibits, landmarks, and other interesting things to do in the area.

Tulloch also likes the small size of WAU. "Its compact. When I walk down the hall and people know my name and who I am I like that. You make friends easier that way. At a bigger university you probably wouldn't know a whole lot of people and most of them probably wouldn't know you either. And with WAU being small, you have extremely small classes. At my first college there were sometimes 70 students in one class. At WAU there are five students in some classes. This way you can be more personal and close with your classmates and your professor.”

As an incentive for coming to WAU, Tulloch was offered a partial academic scholarship. The scholarship she was given reduced the cost of tuition greatly and made it possible for Tulloch to attend WAU.

At WAU, Tulloch’s major has changed multiple times. At first it was Communication with a Media Emphasis. It was changed because WAU dropped the major. Her major then became Broadcast Journalism. She was not satisfied with that choice and after a few weeks it was changed again. After many more changes with her major, she finally picked one that seemed to fit her. It currently is Public Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations. Tulloch chose this major because she feels like this is her passion.

"I spent many years trying to discover what my passion was. But when I finally sat down and thought about it, I discovered it was Public Relations. I like meeting new people, working with people and the advertising/marketing area. I realized that being a doctor, business tycoon, or pastor was not my calling. So I started in the communication field and eventually ended up with Public Relations as my major. And I love it. The challenges, the projects, the campaigns. I found something I really like doing. So I'm pretty positive that this is it and I won't have the need to change my major anymore." says Tulloch.

Her minors are Intercultural Communication and Journalism. She chose Intercultural Communication in hopes that it will compliment her major on her resume. And the Journalism minor was chosen because she has always has a love for it but did not want to major in it.

Tulloch is now a senior at WAU but has one extra year to do. She wants to complete her bachelors at WAU and continue her education at American University.