<p>I applied for the First Year College, and was accepted to it, but when I was talking to my sister about it, she told me that apparently it wasn't that great and was a big waste of time. Could anyone enlightening me as to how it actually is, and if it's worth it? Right now, I'm not sure what I want to major in at all, and it's a bit scary.</p>
<p>I was accepted to the FYC though I didn’t select it as a choice in my application (turns out my top major can only be applied for after you’ve already been in school), and it seems to be pretty good to me. There’s a lot of info on their website ([First</a> Year College](<a href=“http://www.ncsu.edu/fyc/]First”>Academic Advising Programs and Services)) and if you don’t know what you want to major in, the FYC is probably the best choice for you. It looks like they really offer a lot of help, and, although it may seem overbearing, I think it’ll overall be a positive experience (especially for those who are unsure about what they want to major in).</p>
<p>My S was in FYC his freshman year and is now a senior. He also did not know what he wanted to major in. FYC was definitely a help with the guidance and exposure to different majors. Yes, there is a lot of hand holding, but if you’re undecided and coupled with being a freshman, it’s needed. My S was an OSS, so the family atmosphere of FYC and living in Tucker/Owen dorms was a definite plus. I will say that the only negative of FYC is the taking of many general ed classes versus declaring a major and possibly taking some of the major classes sooner. That happened to my son and he will be graduating in Dec. 2013 instead of May 2013. But all in all, it’s a good program for the undecided.</p>
<p>I was in FYC as a freshman and am now in engineering. I am glad I made that choice. The advisers in FYC are great, and if your experience is anything like mine, you will miss them when you move on. Their job is to literally do nothing but advise you. The only thing I didnt like about FYC was that I took a TON of general classes, and now that I’m in engineering I dont really have any electives left to lighten the load on difficult semesters. That is the only downside. And like a previous commenter mentioned FYC can set you behind a bit, depending on your major. This happens because some of the classes you take while in FYC may not count for any credit in the degree program you transfer into. For example, say my major requires two humanities electives and a US Diversity requirement. If I take 4 history classes while in FYC, only two or three will actually count towards degree requirements. This can be avoided by taking a diverse variety of classes, which is what they will encourage you to do in FYC anyway. While FYC does occasionally set students back a few credits, I think it saves a lot of students from getting behind because they switch majors a couple times before finding the right one. Like I said, I hate that I am out of electives, but because I was undecided as a freshman, I am glad I was in FYC.</p>
<p>My S’s roommate at State did first year college and went on to major in Accounting.
He participated in the spring graduation in his fourth year but did have to go back to State that summer and take a summer school class to be completely finished. </p>
<p>I don’t know if being in FYC had anything to do w/ that or if he just messed up his scheduling somewhere along the way. At any rate, it wasn’t a big deal. He got a good job right away.</p>