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“I'd tell incoming students to get involved early. Four years here go by faster than you
would believe.”
“You never know, really, what's going to be your new favorite thing in the world, what's
going to make you grow the most.”
“You're a freshman and you hear about a club or something that interests you, go do
it right away.”
“It's just so easy that there's really no reason not to, if you're interested in something.
And it's so easy to fit in to your schedule, and it's a great way to meet new people.”
“You can devote yourself to something outside of the classroom that can end up yielding
the proudest experiences or the proudest moments you'll have on campus.”
“Get out and meet more people; don't just associate with the people you know, you come
from high school with. Get out and meet as many people as you can, because there's thousands
of people in the university, and you know, everyone has
a different story, everyone comes from somewhere different.”
“I came in tentatively when I was a freshman. I was nervous, and I was not sure if this
was the place that I wanted to be or not, and I came in very tentatively instead of
embracing it with everything that I have. And I waited longer to get to that point,
and I wish I would've done it sooner.”
“I mean, besides taking up drinking coffee, I definitely would say get involved. You know,
when you get to Fall Welcome Weekend and there's the President's Dinner, there's 150 clubs
there, join 10.”
“I think people come in to college and have the notion that there's a lot of partying
and then going to class and that's it. But I think there's a lot of in between that can
be found that people just don't really realize. You know, whether it's in the arts or whether
it's in organizations or whether it's in intramural sports.”
“You come in as a freshman, you don't know what you want with your life, and you don't
need to. You're 18 years old. How are you supposed to ever know what you're going to
do for the next 50, 60 years? So why not try everything?”
“Don't be worried, you know? You really have a lot of opportunity and the ability
to become whoever and whatever you want to be here.”
“We have so many opportunities to just go out and be somebody amazing and do something
amazing that every student should be ready to do that when they get here.”