Ah, freshman year! Where the future is so bright and parents carry on about how much their son or daughter has grown up. Upperclassman are reconnecting with friends they have not seen in months and sharing stories that produce gut- wrenching laughter. College seems like such a wonderful and joyous place. Well, it’s usually all unicorns and chocolate milk until the first week of classes rolls around. Then, the campus becomes a maze of buildings and classrooms, where the reward for finding your way around is a nice hour-long lecture. Not to mention that the information might not fly right over your head. The big, bad college monster can really mess with a freshman’s first year, but not this year. Never fear: The senior class is here! Seniors are filled with information on how to survive classes and even some advice on how to live a little after they are over.
“I would say to a freshman not to freak out if they don’t have their life in order or planned out. Just enjoy your freshman year. Make new friends, experience new things, learn new subjects, find what you really enjoy, and pursue that. Basically, don’t take your life too seriously, and don’t be stupid.”
– Josh Horstman
“Enter with the mindset that you want to leave NWC a better place than it was when you came. Invest yourself in your classes, dorms, friendships and spiritual life. You will reap the rewards for the time you devote.”
– Zach Wittenberg
“One thing that I didn’t do a lot of, that I wasn’t very good at, was getting involved. Take advantage of wing activities and spend time with the people that you’ll live with, even if you hate them. You never know when you might need them or when they might need you.”
– Jeriah Dunk
“Don’t feel like you have to meet everybody on campus in your first couple weeks. That will come. First, invest deeply in the people that are closest around you.”
– Adam Potter
