Freshman Essay

Incoming Freshman Advice When I started high school, I didn't get much academic advice. Everybody told me “have fun, it flies by” and boy were they right. What they didn't tell me was the academic part. If I could go back in time, I wish I would have known and understood how much you're freshman year really matters. In my experience, I goofed off in most of my classes freshman year and got the grades I worked for, which were not the best. Nobody told me that when colleges are looking at you

T. Arbitman Freshman Fall 2017 I remember being a little girl and hiding behind my mom when someone came up to me to say hello; I used to be so nervous to even meet their eyes. At our family get-togethers, for Christmas and New Years Day, my family attempted to start conversations I would politely smile and hide behind my closest parent. I remember her telling me “It’s okay to say Hi to the people I talk to, just do not talk to strangers.” I tried to listen to her and follow her instructions

the nurse weighed me I was a little surprised by what I saw. I had gained a little over ten pounds, close enough to what some refer to as the “Freshman 15.” It is a common fear among college students that they are going to gain fifteen pounds during the course of adjusting to college life. However experts have stated that the idea of the so called “Freshman 15,” is not that accurate. Every college student is obviously

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Every year players come and go, giving newcomers a chance to contribute and that is no different in Morgantown. The West Virginia University football team has six true or redshirt freshman that could make an impact on the gridiron. Tevin Bush is a versatile running back that has been compared to former Mountaineer Tavon Austin. For Landry-Walker High, Bush lined up as a running back, slot receiver and return man. Like Austin, Bush is small in size, standing at 5-foot-5 and 168

Freshman single gender I’m aware that I can perform the best with single gender hall, because I’m very familiar with communicating among males from the experience of being D’lion and a squad leader in the army. My skills would work the best with freshman, because I could understand the power dynamics well through my service, and I’ve learned how to use them without abusing them. I feel most confident with leading a group of freshman males. Freshman coed As a Teaching Assistance for Introduction

My freshman year of high school, I failed. It wasn’t grades, it wasn’t socially. I felt I had failed myself. My freshman year I didn’t make the junior varsity team, but remained on the freshman team. This may not seem like a failure; however, it meant a lot more to me than simply not making the team. The facts were simple, all of my friends made the junior varsity team but me. I had strived to make that team. Frankly, I just felt like I was left behind. I felt like I just wasn’t good enough--that

countless other freshman now have finished my first semester to high school. The first of a total of 8 and I’ve already messed up and know that these mistakes will be permanent. As of right now the only thing I am able to do is try harder next time. I understand that Freshman year is the start and that you are now in an unfamiliar place, around unfamiliar people. But as it might seem obvious that you should first find your place among people and fit in, that is a wrong approach. Freshman year is very

Student functions are a great way for the class to bond and for students to meet new people. We, Audrey and Brooke, the freshman Co-Class Presidents, are extremely eager and thrilled to embark on this year and all of the events and activities that it has in store. Over the summer, we have been preparing for one of the biggest school events,     uniting the class to build the freshman homecoming float! It has become a Westview tradition for every class to work together and build a float which will be

Completing freshman composition is one of the greatest accomplishments I have achieved throughout my high school career. I have experienced an immense amount of improvement on my writing as well as a huge deal of stress throughout the semester. In the past, writing was never one of my strong suits; however, I have learned quite a bit, for example, how to use semicolons, write with metacognition, and how to correctly do a works cited. During my time in this class, I have: reflected, set goals, learned

Do you want your freshman year to be successful? If you do just do these three things which are. “Get good grades, follow the rules, and don’t tick off teachers.” If you do these three things your freshman year will be successful. The first thing you can do to be successful your freshman year is to get good grades. You will want to get good grades because you can pass all your classes so you won't have to retake any of them. Also you can get all of your credits because you passed all your classes