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What should every freshman at Lewis University know before they start?

Cara

Dear past high school senior, You will be going to a brand new school with many new people. It is a pretty big school, but don't be afraid. Don't be so shy as you were in high school, talk more, be open, make new friends! Take up offers to hang out with people, do study sessions. Don't forget to do your homework and study, you want to keep that GPA up as best you can, you never know what might happen in the future to cause you stress. Don't let the stress get to you, you are stong and you can succeed in your college carreer. Always, Your Future-Self

Kathleen

I would tell myself not to sweat the small stuff... like boys that didn't like me, parties I didn't get invited to, and girlfriends that would talk behind my back. Instead I would tell myself to studier harder, attend class more, and be nicer to people than I was in the past. I would encourage myself to join more clubs besides the social ones, sports besides cheerleading, and stay in on the weekends. In other words I would say, be true to your self, don't stop going to church, and don't let people get you down. Because that was my downfall in highschool. I was too involved socially to see the bigger picture, and didn't care enough about myself to notice that I was failing myself. Upon entering college I would say to myself, just study, attend all classes unless contagious, and hold your head high because unless you are happy within your own skin, you won't be able to achieve your own dignity and self worth.

Brittany

College is hardest thing you will ever do in life. I know you want to be a nurse Brittany. Let me tell you this is no easy program, as it should be. Be ready to work. You cannot drift your way along this program. You have to be willing to work harder then you have ever worked before in your life. You need to be disciplined. There will be times when you don't want to look at your notes for one more minutes, but you will have too. You will have to give up your social life for the next two years. There will be no time to go out to the movies with friends, no time to attend family parties. All that there will be time for is studying and possibly a little sleep, if you are lucky. Now that I've told you all this let me give you the greatest piece of advice I have learned. Research your schools you want to attend. Visit them! Don't just pick one that is making this decision more convenient for you. Re-take your ACT, because that number will follow you around for the rest of your life

Melissa

If I could go back in time and tell my self how to transition from highschool to Lewis I would not change anything about how I did it. I remeber being nervous to join a big community but Lewis was able to orient me on success day to the campus and the community and now I know that Lewis prepared me for life ahead. Lewis successfully helped me transition from a highschool student to a college student with no problems. I am glad that I chose to come to Lewis and would do it all over again.

Robert

If I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself better choices that school year. As a senior, i slacked off more than half of the time and procrastinated way too much. I lost a lot of my good study habits I developed in the past and I really struggled to not fall behind. If I went back in time, I would tell myself to avoid the mistakes I made in order to perform much better academically. Secondly, I would tell myself to not procrastinate applying for scholarships because I know that if I applied for them earlier, I probably would have gotten at least one, which would really have benefitted us financially. Finally, as a senior I would tell myself that I was meant to go to Lewis University. Most of the year I planned on going to a community college, but changed my mind in the beginning of the summer. At first I thought that it would not work out, but I think God took a bad situation and made it very good, because I really feel like I was meant to be here at Lewis.

Sara

If I could go back to my high school self, I would tell myself to relax and have fun my freshman year. I was so nervous about how people would think of me, that I wasted my first year trying to be what I thought everone wanted. College, to me, is about find who you really are and embracing it to the fullest. It's about not always having to fit in. It's about making those friends that love you for exactly who you are. I have learned all of this in my short time in college. I wish I would have went into school knowing this.

Ted

I would say that the biggest thing about attending college as a freshman would have to be continuing to be yourself no matter what. There are a lot of pressures, influences, and temptations that go along with college, and if you stay true to yourself during these times you will not give in and become someone you do not want to be. The goal in college is to not only find out what you want to do with your life, but also find out who YOU are going to be in your life. The college years are a major transitioning point in your life, and if you become a person that you do not neccessarily like, then college was all for not. I believe the most important thing about college again is to find your true self. There are so many different activities, classes, events, and gatherings that allow a new student to truly experience and learn who they really are on the inside. I believe you should take in as much as you can, learn everything you want, be as active and social as you feel comfortable with, and allow yourself to become your peak potential as a person.

Michelle

I would like to have started college earlier. I am an older adult and I only have 20+ years to work. I think that if I had started earlier, I would be in a better paying job with some senority.

Daniel

Since I'm a freshman I am still new to this college experience. If I could go back I would definitely tell myself to get into all the different clubs starting day one. I wish I would have gotten more involved with my university. All the different clubs and activities help you make new friends. Your larger network of friends can really help you out in the future. Through friendships you will meet more people of which some might be hiring for a job you might be interested in. Your knowledge of these people will really increase your chances of getting that job. You can never have enough friends, if I could just go back to beginning of the school year I would definitely get involved with those clubs that I was considering on joining but never got out and joined.

Candace

I would better prepare myself for the work load to come, and start practicing better organization skills.