She's not sure what she wants to do with her life, but is comforted by having at least three more years to think about it. Ms. Page is working on a bachelor's in political science, which she loves to study, and is anticipating graduation in May.

"I have 39 days left," she said with an air of excitement in her voice at a UCA function a few weeks ago. She has "senioritis," she said, but is "ready to leave and do something new."

When she leaves Conway, she will be out of the residence hall for the first time since her higher education began. Her parents live in Little Rock, but she plans to get an apartment. She said the main difference will be her eating habits because she will be able to cook.

"I will be a lot more independent," she said.

She feels safe living on campus and will have to watch out more for "dangerous people" while living on her own.

She's spent four years in the residence hall and is a resident assistant in Wingo Hall, which helped her interact with many other students.

She's worried about making friends in a new place.

"I'm kind of shy," she said. "I will be leaving all my friends to go to a place where I don't know a single person."

It will be strange leaving UCA, she said. The "unknown" is a bit frightening.

"It seems like I've been here forever," she said. "I can't believe I can see the end," she added a few minutes later.

Since beginning law students aren't allowed to have a job for the first year, she will find volunteer work for "Saturdays at least." She has volunteered at Arkansas Children's Hospital. She would like to volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center, possibly counseling women on abortion alternatives.

Ms. Page, 21, is a bit younger than the average college graduate. She explained she graduated early from Hebron Baptist High School in Little Rock with eight students in her graduating class. College was a "culture shock," she said.

She is looking forward to being more involved with Church at Rock Creek, her native church in Little Rock, since she will be closer.