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Show AggieLife Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 Page 5 If they could go back ... Seniors confess what they would have done differently as freshman students Haidyn Knuteson, accounting "I wish I would have clued in to how time intensive school can be. I wish I would have figured out a balance between work, school and play. I think in my freshman year it was 75 percent play, 12.5 percent work, 2.5 percent food, 10 percent school. That's an exaggeration, but you get my drift. You come up here, and you don't know what to expect, and you get nailed with your first D or C on a test, and you're like, 'Oh, crap. I actually have to put in work here.' You've got to find a balance that works for you. If you do too much of school, you'll kill yourself. If you do too much of work, you'll kill yourself. If you do too much of play, you'll kill yourself." Jordan Cobia, biological engineering "I wish I would've taken classes more seriously. I wish my study habits would've coincided with my playing habits. I wish I balanced study and party. I didn't know what to expect. I know how to better prepare. I know how to read and expect what will be on a test — better balance, budgeting. Well, I haven't learned how to budget — I'm in the process. I wish I would have started that process of learning sooner. I've learned that diversity is not just an old wooden ship made in the Civil War era." Michael Winn, business management Derek Kent, economics and marketing "How to study — I'm a lot better at it. I got C's and D's my freshman year. Not anymore. Let it be known on the record, I get A's and B's now. It was a lot harder than what high school said it was going to be. I've learned to like learning." "The first and biggest thing would be that senior year comes quicker than you think. The value of actual friendship, meaning that it's important to develop those friendships that actually will last a lifetime. It's not something that just happens. Procrastinating homework as a freshman leads to procrastinating homework too much as a senior. I currently have two papers due on Tuesday, and I'm just watching the World Series." Jessica Rich, exercise science Chad Truman, entrepreneurship history teaching "I wish I would have known my major. I didn't know what I wanted to do until the summer after my junior year. I had chosen a major, and then I changed it. As a freshman my classes were really easy, and I didn't really need to study. So when my sophomore year came around and I needed to (study), I wasn't as good at it as I should have been. But I'm better now." "One thing that I wish I would have known is all of the resources that are available over campus, such as the math tutor center and the career services with the business building. There's a department that will help you build a resume — a professional resume. I wish I would have known about all of the different places that have computer labs. There are a lot of nooks and crannies on campus. One thing that I wish I would have known from the beginning is Aggie Blue Bikes rents bikes for free for 3 months at a time. They have mountain bikes, they have tandem bikes, they have regular road bikes that you can compete in competitions with, and they just have regular bikes." "When I was a freshman, I had no idea how to study. I didn't know the right way to study, and I didn't know the right way to read. Tests were so much harder for me my freshman year. I had to basically try a bunch of different things until I found something that worked for me. I wish I had known that prior (to) entering college. The right way to read and study, for me, now, is keeping up with it, first of all, not waiting until the last minute. For me it's writing everything out, because the process of writing helps me remember it. I wish that I would have known how different college was than high school. I really didn't know what to expect. I was thrown off." Sarah Young, interior design Ali Fay Beal, liberal arts "The amount of homework was surprising, and the responsibility that you have to do it. It's all on you to get it done. Getting out into the real world and seeing how that is and seeing how schoolwork applies. I wish I could have remembered what I learned before my mission." "To go and talk to my professors earlier on. They're not scary, they want to help you. With advisers as well, they're just there to help you. They do really want to help you get through college, they don't want you to stay here forever. Enjoy yourself. Don't bog yourself down. College is supposed to be a fun experience and a good learning experience, but don't just get caught up in the schoolwork and forget about a social life." Anna Bullock, English creative writing "The first thing is you don't have to be afraid of your professors. That sounds so stupid, but you're not supposed to be. You're supposed to have a relationship with them. That's what you're supposed to do. I really wish I'd known to go to talk to multiple advisers. I found out really late in the game a bunch of different things that were possible for me to do. If I had known sooner, it would've been a lot easier, and I would've been done sooner." Emily Quillen, — Information compiled by Noelle Johansen pasta, pizza, calzone or sandwich 54 North Main Street Smithfield, UT 84335 (435) 563-9179 I We also have Fettuccine Alfredo, soup or salad and endless breadsticks for $8.95! |