First Year Experience
The first step onto a University or College for your first year is a big step, and sometimes it can be a scary step. People get freaked out and over think every moment up to this day. They imagine all the hard work and rough times they are going to have to go through while their in college. Some people have the right mind set for college and think of all the fun and excitement that they are going to have while their in school. People need to realize that it is a little bit of both. You have times where it is enjoyable and you have times where it can be very stressful. You just have to find the right time for the right things. You cannot be over thinking every situation and miss out on one of the most memorable times in your life.
A lot happens your first year, there is a lot you can get yourself involved in and there is also a lot you can miss out on. Your first semester flies by and before you know it your on Winter break and you look back and are like "What just happened?" Time flies especially if you are having a good time and enjoying yourself. The next semester after winter break files by even faster, we have two weeks left of school for my first year and it feels like just yesterday i was moving into my dorm. I know i missed out on a lot of things this year because i didn't know what was going on and i didn't know when it was going on. I also know that i did a lot for missing out on a lot of things, i tried to get involved with a lot and i did a lot while i have bee here. if i can go back and redo some things and do some things i know i would, but everyone has that mind set that they wish they could go back and redo something they did to make it better or not do it at all. I am happy with the time i spent here for my first year. There are a few things i wished i could have done, but i know that i had fun with every activity i got involved with and I'm glad that i did those things. If i could give one word of advice to first year college students, it would be to get your self involved with as much as you can, try doing as many things as you can do while you are here. Freshman year you get a lot of opportunities to do things and you also get a lot of free things just by attending. You pretty much do not need to worry about brining shirts to school because they give you a lot of free shirts. I have gotten about 20 shirts and i got about 15 of those shirts my fist two weeks here.