I decided to go to Jacksonville State University (in Alabama) because I received a scholarship. I am originally from Chicago and I would never have thought to go to college in Alabama. To be honest, I had never even heard of Jacksonville State until a few months before I went on a visit. On my visit I fell in love. The area was beautiful. I never imagined Alabama to be so pretty. At first it was an adjustment. Life is a lot slower here than in the big city. Anyhow, I loved it so much that I stayed for grad school also. The classes are smaller than at other universities and the teachers are more helpful.