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Your Freshman Year in College
For those of you who can think back that far... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif...please share with me how your freshman year of college went for you. Could it have been better? What could have been done by the faculty and/or staff that would have made it better? Did you have a good support system? Or was your freshman year trouble and hassle free?
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My first year in college was horrible. I didn't receive the kind of guidance that I needed when I was a senior in high school. I found out later about all of the scholarships that I was eligible for, the classes that I could have clepped out of. At least I knew how to network though http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif I worked 3 jobs and took out loans to be able to attend school only to later find out that I should have been at the school that I later transferred to all along, with a scholarship and everything! I don't believe in going into debt for a car or a house, those things are material and can be taken away at any time, but no one can ever take away the knowledge from you that you have attained, I mean your degree can be stolen or burned up, but that knowledge is still inside your head http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif So I didn't mind taking out loans at all. Where there is a will there is a way for anyone who WANTS to go to school! I attend a white institution and I think that what would have helped me was a mentoring program with an older minority student preferably in the same major as my own. Also, I wished there would have been more supportive African American faculty on hand! Not just someone to talk to about academic advising but, anything in general. College is a stessful time, and I needed someone who could relate to that. I knew nothing about financial aid, and nothing was really done to help me interpret all that loan jargon. The best thing out of that situation is this: I now make myself available to anyone who wants to talk to me about attaining a higher education. I want to make them aware of everything, all of the opportunities as well as the sinkholes they can fall into. I don't want them to have a hard as a time that I did! But luckily I had the drive and determination. I have been doing internships in my major since 6th grade, I kept in touch with all of those people that I worked with. I decided to minor in a foreign language to make myself more marketable in my field, I even went to school for a semester in Mexico! I had no academic adivsors pushing me, I don't think they really cared at all about me, I was just another minority...they probably didn't think I would graduate at all http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif So you have to learn how to PUSH yourself! And with GOD and FAMILY all things are possible
By the way, I graduate in May and I will be giving my degree to my parents who worked their fingers to the bone just so I could have the opportunity to go somewhere. They didn't get to go to school, so this is their degree. I can get another degree in something else later http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif! |
My freshman year was not very memorable at all. I was not aware of the many services offered at my University, and my Academic Advisor did'nt advise me one bit. However I learned early on that that is why they give you an undergrad cataloge...everything you need is between those covers. I also experienced a lot of personal problems my first year. I did not know who to talk to and was not aware that there are services available...they will contact your professors for you and work with you so you come out on top. We have a mentorship program here...but for some reason, my mentor never met me. I tried and tried to contact the center, but with no luck.
Since my freshman year, I have learned that there are people here that want you to make it and are very willing to help you in any way if you just reach out to them. As far as the mentorship program...I just reached out to women who had graduated or were graduating that year. These women showed me some the ropes of college life, and we developed real friendships. I now return the deed to some other freshmen. It's hard moving into a new environment. I just simply invite them to eat with me or call me or visit. I don't want any the young black people here to feel lost or alone. I just hope that I can make a first year students' experience here a little better than mine. Dee |
My freshman year (long, long ago and far,far away) at Johns Hopkins was a great life learning experience for me. It was the first time I was away from home for any period of time and therefore making many of my own decisions. Thankfully, my school had a minority mentoring program which paired upperclassmen in the same major with freshman.
I don't feel that the faculty at the school really cared one way or another what the students did academically or otherwise. There were many student groups but they rarely had any fauculty advisors. Especially the Black groups because there was NO black faculty and hardly any black staff in decision-making decisions. I understand that things are a little more diverse now so the black students should be receiving a little more support. All in all, I beleive freshman year to be the most stressful of all the time in college but also the most educational. ------------------ mccoyred Dynamic Salient Temperate |
My freshman year (oh so long ago) was also HORRIBLE. I had no concept of TIME MANAGEMENT and STUDY SKILLS. I entered college thinking it was the same as high school. Boy, was I ever wrong! My AWAKENING came after my 1st semester grades showed up at my mother's house.
I did, however; have a great advisor that stayed on me and steered me in the right direction. She was very helpful at finding workshops that were offered at my school for time management and improving my study skills. I agree with Mccoyred: freshman year was the most stressful and educational time of my life b/c I learned so much about myself and I actually grew up and became self-reliant. But, I do think that all incoming freshmen need some type of high school program that will prepare them for what to expect when they enter college. I wish someone would've told me! |
My freshman year was fun socially (that was the year that I learned females did not have to stand by for panty raids -- we could actually go on jockey raids http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif ). Academically, I suffered. My mentor did anything but... I did not feel that he was concerned about my grades and it wasn't until the next year when I switched my major, applied for the Honors College, and got a new mentor, that my grades improved.
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Greetings SisterFriends!!
My freshman year(s) (I had two) were drastically different to say the least. My first one was spent at a small predominately white college in Maryland. It was cold, the people weren't very friendly (esp. the blacks),the staff wasn't all that supportive of blacks, and I just didn't fit in that well. So I transferred to a small HBCU in TX(my home state) and everything was so different. Within the first few days I found a group of sisterfriends that were very supportive-we did everything together. My GPA was excellent at the end of the year, and I got to pledge in my second semester(and found another supportive group of women). So I guess I could say that the second freshman year definitely made up for the first.... ------------------ Sassy, Classy, but never Trashy-The Ladies of Z Phi B! |
My freshman year, WAAAYYY back in '89 was great socially but academically, it could've been a lot better. Because I'm such a social butterfly, it didn't take me long to meet people and become involved in numerous on-campus activities. But I wish I had someone in my life (such as a mentor)that could've told me that my academic life was more important than my social life http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif . I was too immature to realize this on my own. I didn't learn that leason until the end of my Sophmore year.
Anyway, everything turned out great. I graduated with my bachelors and I will be graduating with my Masters in May 2001. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif |
OMGosh Rachel....which school in MD!!!!! I probably already know..lol
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My freshman year waayyyy back 4 months ago...lol...was a great learning experience. For once in my life I was away from home and I had to depend on myself. I have learned that (varies in some cases) if you wait on your "advisor" to "advise" you will be in college for a lifetime. My freshman year went really fast and I am starting to feel sort of old (even though I'm 19) because now the freshmen ask me questions about college and I can give them the rundown. I am really enjoying college and at times it is stressful. I must say that in college your success depends on how much work you put in- so "ain't no half steppin". It is important that you learn time management!! VERY IMPORTANT. But hey, I'm a child of the most high and I am truly blessed.
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Whoo... I haven't posted on here in ages, but I had to add my eleven cents. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Hmmm, my freshman year can be summed up in one word: nonexistant. I attend a largely commuter school (<10% of 25,000 live campus), in a ultra URBAN environment so my freshman year was a lot like my senior year in high school (Because everyone fleed the campus grounds after their last class). But this year promises to be much better. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif HumbleBumbleBee http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif ******************************************** http://members.blackplanet.com/queen611 |
my first year as a freshman at Bethune Cookman College, i must say was the greatest...i have no bad memories. although i didn't agree with the fact that freshman girls had curfew and the guys didn't. the girls and guys i acquired friendships with, i must say we were the trouble makers on campus, but we were trouble makers in a good way. we always questioning authority and were very political. if there was an issue we wanted to solve it. all of even pledged different organizations and remained close friends.
also i was involved in radio station and we hyped it up and made it controversial because BCC was a methodist college and didn't play hip-hop before a certain time and we didn't let that stop us. i was on the golf team for 3 years and that was interesting, being the part of the first women's team on BCC campus. among all of that i still keep in contact with my friends and line sisters. |
interested_cinna,
I attended Goucher College-nice place, had a few good times and a few good friends, but not the best school for black students... ------------------ Sassy, Classy, but never Trashy-The Ladies of Z Phi B! |
The first semester of My Freshman year was terrible. I did not recieve the correct information on what chemistry class I was in, and therefore I did not have a good grade in chemistry. My roommate was, she had issues, that carryied over in how she treated people, and I got the worst of it, which caused me to be stressed out. And since I'm such a kindhearted person, and I tried to get along and be friends with her, but that just made me even more miserable. Second semester, was pretty good. I made friends and they keep my spirit up and help me, so it turned out to be good in the end.
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Hello Ladies Of DST and Sf's,
Freshman year for me was 5 years ago. I LOVED freshman year!!! I attend a large HBCU and being from Cali it was my first time around so many young Black people(and away from home). I had fun, now I realize why...no bills, no worries, just go to class and make good grades! I can't even imagine life being that carefree again. Ahhhhhh the memories! It also allowed me to use the God given sense I was born with, and to use the values my parents sent me there with. |
I like MaMa Buddha also attended Bethune-Cookman college (at least my freshman year)
I was very disappointed when I arrived on campus. I wanted to turn around and go back home. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif The only thing that kept me there was the fact that I felt bad becuase my dad had taken off of work to drive me to Daytona Beach from Detroit and he wasn't even using sick days so he didn't get paid for missing work. I felt that I owed it to him to give it half a chance. I just had to adjust to a different environment then I was used to. I attended a boarding school from the 8th-12th grade..and expected things to be the same.. boy was I wrong.. the food was terrible.. I didn't even have a room when I got on campus and I had to move in with the R.A. on my floor until a room opened. Everytime it rained our floor would flood. When I went outside to walkt to class I would literally kill something in the area of 50 frogs http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif because they just covered the sidewalk and you had no choice but to step on them. My advisor wouldn't help me pick my classes..I still remember his DR. CLAYTON http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif I couldn't stand that man...The resources weren't worth two cents...I could go on and on and on.. HOWEVER, no matter how bad things were the one thing that I will always admire the professors that I had during my freshman year. They mad sure that I was on track and as a result I got a 3.3 my first semester at school and I'm sad to report that wasn't even my best effort..just imagine what I would have received had I put my all into it. I loved the spirit of the school...My circle of friends that I was with EVERYDAY consisted of 10 people 5 male 5 female.. we ate together. studied together..exercised together.. snuck off the yard together... walked all the way down that looong street to the movies together.. The girl on my floor were so close they called us the "First Floor Mafia" We all got busted sneaking out the last week of school and we cried together in Dean Page's office because she told us that if she was going to put his write up on our records and we could never join Delta (we all wanted to join) My times at B-CC were the best in my ife and the friends are the best friends that I have ever had. I am still in touch with my friends from B-CC. Even after I trasfered to Michigan State they still stayed in touch with me and I with them. I felt like I had a family when I was at Bethune Cookman and for that reason I will always love that school. So overall my freshmen year sucked because the school was lacking in a lot of areas but it made up for it with the love... [This message has been edited by REALITYBLACK (edited November 06, 2000).] |
my freshman year was great, socially. i got a boyfriend, went to all of the parties, in short, i kicked it. my grades reflected it too. i got 1 a, 1 b, 2 c's and a d. my parents were not pleased. they threatened to send me to community college if my grades weren't vastly improved by the spring semester. so, i learned to balance all of my activities. the biggest transition was governing myself. i had to make myself go to class, study, etc. no one really knew if i skipped class, so, i had to understand that if i was going to be successful, i had to go to class and study so that i wouldn't die :0)!
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My freshmen year was okay. I commuted because the school was only 20 minutes away. In a way, I wished I had used the housing scholarship I was awarded. I feel that there were many activities, organizations, and people I missed out on by not staying on campus. Even though I though I didn't party during the week, my grades were not the best that they could've/should've been. I really didn't have the guidance I needed, so I ended up wasting two years on my first major. There are definitely some things that I would do over freshman year, if I had the chance.
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My Freshman year was Da Bomb! I learned how to be a good student yet enjoy college life. I learned not to party during the weekday because I had early classes the next day(7am) http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif I learned to hate my room-mate (but ended up loving her cause she's my LS!) http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif All jokes aside, I basically started to grow up and learn how to depend on myself to get things done. Wihtout learning the things from Freshman year, where would we be? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif
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My freshman year was definitely a learning experience. I moved from the Midwest to a Southern HBCU, and I was DEFINITELY not ready for the Black College Experience! I was very social and made lots of friendships that still stand, but by the end of the year, I lost part of my scholarship due to poor grades. Basically, I learned that college is all about juggling classes and social activities to have a well rounded college career.
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When I was in high school my mother tired to keep me in the house to study and get good grades (which I did) I was able to go out on the weekends however my curfew was early for a teen. I also was not allowed to go to teen clubs etc.
I loved my freshman year fo college. I made so many friends! I got a chance to go to parties and experience life away from home. The only regreat I have about my freshman year was the fact that I kinda partied to hard. I know if I would have gone to school while living with my mother I woul dhave graduated form collge in like 3 years and would have been Magna Cum Laude or something! |
1993. Freshman year at the Convent, otherwise known as Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas located in the aptly named White County. Oh how I hated HU. I only went there because my parents told me that if I didn't go there (I wanted to go to Alabama St. where my then-boyfriend Torrick was already attending or MS State with my best buddy Ernest) they would not pay for it and of course I didn't know a doggone thing about loans and stuff and how I could have declared myself independent and got more financial aid.
Anyway, HU (or Searcy) did not have a large black population. I think out of about 10,000 students only less than 150 were black. In the town, blacks made up about 15% of the population. And of course we were not united. There was so much drama all the time among us. In town and on campus. I felt abadoned during my freshman year. When the recruiters were trying to get me to come there, they would call me and write me letters and send me cards for graduation and my birthday. One even came to my school, so you know I felt like a big dog!! :D Once I got on campus, it was like, "Well, we've got you now so you are on your own!" :confused: I wish I had realized then that the recruiters are paid to get you to come to their school, nothing more, nothing less. I didn't receive any guidance from my "advisor" about my classes or didn't have any information about tutoring or anything like that. With HU being a Christian school, there were no Greek orgs. or any other social orgs., just academic and church-based groups so it was like going to church all day everyday. Even on weekends. They took attendance at Sunday worship services!! :eek: HU kinda had this cultish atmosphere. If you were female and you were about your studies or just having fun and not trying to get a husband or become a Sunday school teacher, then you were looked at as an outcast. Kind of like The Stepford Wives, only it was The Stepford Students. The administration was cold and the faculty was basically unreachable. I was so miserable. Don't get me started on my roommate. I'm not knocking anybody for wanting to be closer to the Lord but this chick was running for Jesus' Best Friend!! She was so heavenly minded she was no earthly good. Everything was a sin to her!! Watching The Simpsons, talking on the phone past 9:00pm, watching 90210, listening to music other than gospel, reading books other than The Bible, wearing your hair a certain way, going out on dates with more than one guy (she felt that a Christian shouldn't date unless she was thinking of marriage. Hey, I was 18 and the LAST thing I wanted was a husband!) just everything I did was condemning me to an eternity in Hell. I think my parents would have loved her. She dropped out as soon as her boyfriend proposed to her right before Christmas break. I got kicked out before Spring Break. (Grades, not expressing an insane desire to learn all the verses to Jesus Loves the Little Children, things like that.) I wished I never went there to tell the truth. I wished I had kind of stood up to my parents and went to school someplace else but in their infinite wisdom I think they thought HU was best for me. I mean had I gone to ASU with Torrick, I would have never finished my degree. I'd have a bunch of his kids but no degree. I think me and Ernest would have done nothing but party all night and sleep all day had I gone to MSU with him. I did get my degree 9 years later from Saginaw Valley State. Sorry this was so long but I had to rant about the Convent. |
Re: Your Freshman Year in College
It was a beautiful thing! I was wild and free. I clubbed Wed-Sunday every week (I was at FAM so we kicked it off right on Wednesdays at the Moon); chilled on the Set some Friday afternoons; played spades all night long with friends, scrambled to get my homework done and still got a 3.88 somehow (luck b/c i'm sure not that smart now). lol
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My freshman year of college was ok I guess. I had finally gotten rid of my high school boyfriend, he was such a cheater. I got a brand new boyfriend, he was so fine. I think I could have done so much better academically than what I did. I had a 3.5, but now I think about it, there is no reason why I shouldn't have gotten a 4.0, those classes were so easy. I had a lot of fun my freshman year. There are things I did my freshman year that I look back on and I think, "boy was I dumb" but it was all a learning process.
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I had fun and met a lot of people Freshman year, but it wasn't great overall.
After getting over the initial culture shock, I then had to deal with incompetent personnel as well as rude professors and campus workers. I was taken aback that people felt that they could talk to any kind of way simply because you were a student. I had to remind several people that I left my mother back in California. I also had to get used to some freedom being taken away. I didn't have a curfew at home, but the school had their own little rules in place. We didn't have a set curfew, but there was a time where they didn't want you hanging outside of the dorm. We also had room inspections and things of that nature. I thought about transferring several times when I was a Freshman. However, I am glad that I didn't because I made some very good friends and met a lot of interesting people that I otherwise would not have encountered. |
My freshman year was alright. The first semester I spent talking to my Mama about how much I hated DC. I hated the following: food, public transportation, the locals, the availiabilty of parking, weather, sky, clubs, music, h*** everything. BUT I loveeeeeeed Howard!!!!!!
Once I got over the shock of no longer being in the best place on earth. I just dealt with it. I knew why I came and that was bigger than my desire to get the h*** out of dodge. During my second semester, I devised a plan for my early graduation. I followed through and got the h*** up out there. I never found anything, outside of my school, that I was remotely interested in. If I had went to visit DC before my freshman year, I would not have went. HE works in mysterious ways and knew what he was doing. All the while I just whined and flew home to Texas as much as possible. Now I work in Texas and vow to never leave again! |
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Please forgive me for crashing, but since DirectorDST99 seems to be in a position of authority, I wanted to share something. My academic advisor, while a lovely man, did not speak sufficient English. My first term, I had three classes back to back, five days a week: Russian, French, and Spanish. Needless to say, I ended up dropping my weakest language (Russian) - too late for the add/drop period, but I found a loophole through a woman who would become a sorority sister. I didn't want to file a complaint against my advisor, so I stumbled through my first two years, leaning more on the advice on my sisters than him - he just rubber-stamped everything. He even managed to submit the wrong majors for me!
I'm fully aware that I should have done something sooner, but as I said, he was a lovely man, and I didn't want to ruin his career. I was very blessed with great sisters who helped me select the right classes for my majors, and guided me through other big decisions. Socially, I had a great time! ;) |
Transfer Student Experience
My freshman year, was sort of weird. I was in an "institute" type school. For 18 months, I attended a business school. I didnt know how to do my search for college. Initially I didn't want to go to college. Last minute I chose this school because it was the only college that visited my HS. We were taught that college was too expensive for us to go, so if we wanted to go to college we should just stay local.
When I transfered, I was nervous and I was not an outspoken social type person. I didn't know how the system worked. They assigned a Caucasian girl to assist me with my problems on campus. It bothered me because she was about to pledge and she wasn't nearly concerned with me and my issues. I didn't understand why people flagged, dropped classes. I cried because I failed 3 classes and barely passed the others. This process was going to push my graduation date back. It bothered me and once I got the swing of things, I vowed that I would not allow another female or student to go through the same things that I went through. I am so proud of the organization that we started on campus that would enable African American females to navigate the campus better: academically, financially, everything!!!! But I wish I would have done the search earlier, had people who encourged me and a better support group. I would have started this college as a freshman, not a transfer student. |
Here are some things I learned/did during my first year of college:
-First alcoholic beverage...California Cooler on the rocks -How to play faces, hears, and quarters. Learned not to lose in order not to have to drink -Learned and mastered Bid Whist -How to make Everclear punch -First hangover -What roadtrips were Hmmm, everything but education..:D |
My freshman year of college was mainly a culture shock. I loved the school to death, but meeting so many different types of people who all brought their different cultures with them was a little overwhelming. One thing you'd grown up doing your whole life could be ok for some and offend others. Some people dressed like me, others made fun of my clothes. You really have to just learn that just because something isn't like what you're used to doesn't mean it's weird or wrong (and accept that not everyone has learned that, too).
As far as firsts: -- I got my first date (which was a test for me and my parents) -- my first roommates (I'd never shared a room for more than a week before) --my first "F" (and it wasn't my fault, my grades were switched with another girl's) --MY FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM!!! I'll never forget munching on chips just because there was no one to tell me not to eat in my room :D I can't believe I was really that psyched over some Ruffles.. |
Ahhh fall 1989! I loved my freshman year @ Morgan! (and the other 3.5 after it). I didn't loose my mind and act a fool (just learned the fine art of coming in at 5 am with no complaints). I was sick my 2nd semester so i wasn't around alot from feb-april and folks thought I was: dead, dropped out or pregnant because i barely attended classes. My teachers knew i was sick (had strep i think that i got from my bf) and I was there for my tests so they didn't hassle me too much. I had a 3.85 that semester and made honor roll for the year. I had a wonderful Biology teacher that has unfortuately passed from prostrate cancer (Dr, Jerkins). I really enjoyed my freshman year.I was pretty independent before I came so I could take care of myself but I did learn:
How to NOT become a Wisconson sleeper How to play spades, tell a guy no and still be friends How to jip the washer and dryer for extra minutes What NOT to eat in the refectory (cafeteria) That the Black man was a beautiful thing (went to an all girls hs) Wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world. :D |
I'm a proud graduate of Alabama State University.
My freshman year in college was cool. However, the staff sucks at most HBCUs. My Academic Advisor was on point, she showed me the right direction 2 take in school and I appreciate her for dat. Good well done Mrs. Turner. I must say it is difficult attending an HBCU and trying 2 balance ur class load with a party going on everyday. Now, I see why it takes peeps 5+ years to finish college. |
Freshman year was GREAT!!!! i'm now a senior at Jackson State University. We had a whole week with just the freshman on campus. Members of SGA and NPHC helped us move in and planned our activities for the week. We formed our groups and hung out on the plaza all night. Found out that I have the best department on campus :) (Department of Physics). My advisor was on his stuff and I have unlimited access to the department chair.;) I found myself joining the choir, honor societies, and SGA. Still representing student government today!!! Found myself going to most of the NPHC events. Freshman year was one to remember. AHHHH :D
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My freshman year (which was completed earlier this year) wasn't that hectic. I'm attending a JC and the majority of my freshman year I took most of my classes online. For half of my 1st year I was a wreck, and the other half was pretty ok. I somewhat regret not being on campus more during my first year, but now that I'm taking classes on campus, I can become more involved and be a bit more social. :-)
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wow. 10 years ago i was a freshman in college. i made a couple of friends and participated in A LOT of activities. Most people thought i was stuck up because i didn't go out of my way to make friends. I wasn't shy but i just wasn't the type to talk to strangers all the time. I thought it was CRAZY that people said "Hi, how you doing, o.k. catch you later" instead of just the head nod or waving and keeping it moving. Who has time for all that? LOL.
I was blessed to have a nice (but weird) roommate and also a cousin who was a couple of years ahead of me on the yard. My only "first" at college was my 1st time at the club. Being involved in Band, SGA, academic clubs, and taking a full load helped keep me focused on college WORK instead of getting caught up in social trappings. All in all it was pretty calm, things didn't start going crazy until my junior year (got a car, took less classes = more time for partying). Oddly enough, my best friends by senior year and now (as a grown up) are some of the people i COULD NOT STAND as a freshman. |
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my freshman year was the most memorable for me because I had a bad perm and all my hair FELL out... *sigh*
but I had MASSIVE country, not culture shock. Coming str8 from Africa I was like Hakeem in New York, from Coming to America... i hated the people, the language... black people were scarce and the few that were there were awesome, especially the old heads, they made me feel at home, and then they graduated the next semester and then I was all alone but I had fun!! the classes, the people... I didn't have many friends until I joined the NAACP and then I was home free... |
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i saw snow for the first time and learned that even some of the kids from south carolina hadnt seen it before. i saw a poor example of class management, this one math professor would let the students run wild in the class, making noise. one day he got fed up and said, "hey, stop that shyt!" my roommate was from savannah and i had a couple classes with him. i put him onto obscure bob marley tracks (not the legend cd) he put me on to pastor troy, master p, mystikal, silkk the shicker...catchy stuff. sadly, he didnt graduate, he let his grades drop and lost his scholarship (he was a member of the marching 101) lord knows where he is now. |
Along these lines, did any of you have trouble grade-wise freshman year, for whatever reason and if so, what did you do or what do you suggest a student do to bounce back from that?
My freshman year, it was just a completely different world from high school and I wasn't prepared...no excuses, just a fact and now am just trying to get my GPA back up. Studying more is one of the obvious, but I guess I mean mentally too because I'm just so pissed at myself for letting it happen because I was such a good student in high school... Thanks for your advice in advance! :p |
My advise: Don't register for an 8:00 class on a Friday. (You will be too tired to go after partying all night on Thursday)
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