Meet Kiley Brenneis, a transfer student from Carl Junction, MO!

Kiley has transferred to Missouri State University from Crowder College. Kiley is pursuing the Biomedical Sciences/Human Health Sciences major at Missouri State University.

When asked why Kiley chose to transfer to Missouri State University, Kiley said, “I always wanted to attend Missouri State. I started at a community college first, for financial reasons, and knew I wanted to end up at Missouri State.”

Kiley says that the most challenging part of the transfer process was, “making the commitment to move away from home. Being on your own for the first time can be scary and challenging.”

With that in mind, Kiley’s advice to a new transfer student would be to, “Take time to balance your commitments. Don’t be afraid to get involved, but make sure you have time to go to class and get things done. There are so many things you can get involved in but be intentional and make sure you aren’t overwhelming yourself.”

Some of those opportunities to get involved and meet people happen through Welcome Week and Residence Life, which Kiley says have been the most enjoyable parts of her transfer experience. Kiley says that Welcome Week was a great opportunity to meet people and experience new things, and praised her RAs for being friendly, helpful, and positively contributing to her MSU experience.

Kiley would like to take this opportunity to shout out to a few additional people, including her parents, her boyfriend (Thatcher Girouard), and her friends (Emily Lee and Abbey Thompson) for being so supportive and helping her a lot. She would also like to thank the advisors she worked with during her transfer process, Campbell Keele and Emma Watkins, for helping her decide upon a major and class schedule that align with her career goals.