My First Year College Experience

In college, students experience various changes, whether that be physically or socially. Students leave their comfort zone, like family and friends and even their hometown, and are

Freshman year students are moving out, figuring out to be adult and trying to understand what career path they want. Since most colleges require freshmen to live in the dorms for their first year, getting to know their roommate and hall is really important. Their roommate could make or break the experience of living in the dorms and getting along since, they will be living with each other for about nine months. Their roommate could be their first friend that they make and miss homeless. Since homesick is common first year of college, finding friends and getting involved will make their campus a home for them. Another things are that college is way harder than high school, finding your study areas and time is important. The average studying done by a college student is fifteen hours per week but does not included class time (Nelson). According to Randall S. Hansen, there are 25 tips to survive and thrive first year of college, which are “go to all orientations, get organized, go to class, meet your professors, get to know your academic advisor, seek balance, keep track of your money and more.” These are good thing to live by the first year and through rest of college life. Freshman are knowing their responsibilities, how to have a successful year, and now needing a plan to incorporate all of

College can be hard because meeting new people. Being used to the same classmates since kindergarten and going out meeting a whole new group can be difficult. It can be difficult because use to having the same friends. Doing the time meeting new people the student has to still maintain a good grades in school. The student will have to learn how to socialize and work hard at the same time. Not only meeting new peers, but new teachers as well. Being used to having teachers and now having professors who is stricter can be hard. Trying to balance out meeting new people and harder work can be a lot of hard work.

Going to college allows for many opportunities to open up in life. Society is changing at a very rapid rate. College is a very difficult time for nearly everyone, as Charles Murray who published an article on should the Obama Generation Drop out also states that “A large majority of young people do not have the intellectual ability to do genuine college-level work” (95). Attending college is not for everyone, but It can teach you to learn how to become independent, develop discipline, evolve new life skills, and learn how to balance a social life versus student life. The experiences you obtain and gain from attending college can lead you to learn how to live your life within the college environment in a way that creates harmony with who you are. It is a time of trial and error until you find what works for you. Eventually harmony is found by choosing a major that coincides in a positive way with the person you are. Once this is found, you will be able to establish a system of studying and learning that works for how your mind works. It is natural that your life will be in disharmony when the circumstances in your life change dramatically, such as when you go to college, but your life should eventually return to being less stressful. During your college journey, you will make many friends. Many friendships that you make in college

“Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond” by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., shows tips on how to be successful in my freshman year of college. These 25 tips and strategies are super helpful for almost any problem that could arise during my first year. Dr. Hansen gives very good examples to help freshman. For example, he explains we need to get organized but instead of just saying that he gives us examples like a big wall calendar or personal organizer. Another tip is that studying will be very important in college. Therefore, finding a good study spot will be a key to success. In addition, Dr. Hansen says do not be shy and make new friends; they’re all

In the prior months before college, we consider ourselves independent individuals, ready to conquer the obstacles of college everyone persistently warned us about. Randall S. Hansen, an empowering entrepreneur, shares his strategies to help us survive in his article, Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help you Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond. "College life is a mixture of social and academic happenings. Don't tip the balance to far in either direction".(Hansen) He also adds, "one of my favorite former students always used to say her motto was to "study hard so she could play hard"'.(Hansen) This demonstrates the strategy of seeking a balance. There will be parties and distractions

The transition from high school to college can be a challenging and exciting experience. Many college freshmen are excited to meet new people and develop new friendships. With much excitement about being a college student also comes more responsibility. The newly gained freedom that college freshmen experience can be challenging. Many college freshman are anxious about how to manage their school work and social life. Five tips that can help freshman survive and be successful in college are, go to class, get involved on campus, take advantage of study resources, get organized, and seek a balance.

Dorming can also be very overwhelming at first. You can easily be distracted by parties or hanging out in the lounge or a friends dorm. Also it makes it more susceptible to leave everything for last minute and realize that you have no time to

My piece of advice I would give to first-semester transfer students is to take advantage of every opportunity they encounter. To explore beyond their comfort zones and take risks. In college, you begin to question who you are and what your purpose is. Academics are difficult and if students aren’t aware of the resources to help it becomes overwhelming for a first semester student already having to cope with being independent for the first time away from their usual support systems. A first-semester student can feel isolated and I want to make sure they don’t feel alone. Many students share the same emotions and struggles of trying to fit in and find their peers they connect with. If I could do over my transfer I would get more involved on campus

Few transitions in life are as stressful and exciting as the first few weeks as a college freshman. Between meeting people with infinitely different backgrounds, having more freedom than ever before, and finding time to complete coursework, college can be a lot to handle.

Freshman year, the year of many first; the first time living away from home, the first time being away from friends, the first time a student has control of their own learning. Freshman year requires a lot of discipline, but a lot of students do not possess this trait. The factors that contribute to the success of first year college students are social support, comfort within the college environment, self control,responsibiliy and positive self concept.

Freshman year was by far the worst year I've ever had as a student. I had the worst overall class grades and test scores I can remember. During the final year of middle school, I had received a letter from the principal at Cherokee Trail. It was an invitation to the Pre- IB and AP course. I accepted the invitation, excited that I would finally be challenged as a student. I went into the 9th grade with Pre IB and AP classes, thinking there would be no change from the few challenging courses I took the previous year. I went into highschool confident, and carefree, seeing how I had a 4.0 GPA every semester since the 7th grade. I believed high school would be just like middle school, stress free, little homework and easy tests and classes. It's safe to say the 8th grade did a poor job of preparing me for what I was about to experience.

When I first enrolled in this course I thought it would be a good chance for me to meet new people with an interest in ballet, but I never thought that it would have a larger impact on myself. For instance, I did not believe that I would relate the world of ballet to my economics and statistic class that I am currently enrolled in as well, but that is exactly what I began to do. During these past 15 weeks I have learn much about myself, life, and ballet. The class is not what I ever imagined; however I would not change a thing about the class overall. Ballet like everything else has a rich history that although it does not seem important, or appear interesting is key to having an understanding of where it

The first semester of my college is almost end, I felt confused and helpless when the class begin, there were all kinds of tasks that need me to do at the short time, my life was in a mass and I was just busy with keeping myself don’t left behind the class. At first, I felt so depressed about my expression in university because everything is so strange for me, while during this semester, with the help of people around me, I gradually get used to the new study life and feel more confident for the next semester. Thanks to the WPC101 class that helps me a lot on knowing what the business college need me to do.

Almost every young person who enters college education faces a lot of decisions, including which courses they are going to take, which subject they will major in, and where they will live between living on campus or living at home. The on-campus dormitories have been lived in by many people and some of them have absolutely opposing opinions. The change from home to dorm life can be considered one of the most important events in the lives of students. Home life and dorm life present two different ways of living in different conditions. The choice between home life and on-campus life can lead to complete transformation of the life of a college student. On-campus life inevitably affects the lives of college students, as well as their home lives. Though both of these experiences affect students, there are pros and cons to living on-campus or off-campus, such as food availability, time management, finances, and social life.