<p>alot of us on this board are current freshmen in college (and soon-to-be sophomores). upperclassmen can respond too. i'm just throwing out this question for discussion:</p>
<p>did your first year of college go as expected? did you actually enjoy it? were there things you wish you had done differently, or things that you regret occuring? did your first year exceed all expectations? or are you not as happy as you thought you would be.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the classes but that's about it. I was so busy with other **** like looking for an internship and just so much homework for these classes (busiest semester yet) that I barely went out socially this semester. Made a bunch of new acquaintances but not really any new friends. I would say overall it was great though because my internship search finally paid off recently. Got a fantastic internship for this summer lined up.</p>
<p>First semester was awful. Second semseter was awesome academically--I loved all my professors and got all A's.</p>
<p>However, I really wish I was still in high school as far as social stuff goes. I really miss it and I'd do anything to go back there.</p>
<p>I had high expectations for this place (Washington and Lee) and somehow it has exceeded all of them. I am more happy here than I could ever have imagined. I'm as in love with the school right now as I was when I applied. It's amazing!</p>
<p>I've had a very good year, overall.
There have been plenty of challenges including living with 3 other girls in a built up lounge for a semester, but overall everything has gone well. I didn't enjoy some of my classes, but those were all gen ed requirements, so I had no real interest in them. I feel really comfortable here. My dorm is the honors dorm and it is amazing. I've made awesome friends here (in my dorm). I'm going to be VERY sad to go home in a couple of weeks. I've made great friends in some of my classes too. I have a major that I'm excited about (came in undeclared). The adjustment to college work was not bad at all, because of the courses I took in high school. The adjustment to being away from home went more smoothly than I expected. Both mom and I survived just fine, but obviously we've had our teary moments. I spent most weekends this winter at hockey games, which was so much fun. My goal for next year is to get to more football and women's hockey games, since those two teams were both #1 in their division this year and look to be great again. I'll be a peer mentor for the honors program next year, which I am really excited about also.
There have certainly been some bumps in the road (drunk roommates, getting the runaround from housing about next year, always getting a terrible registration time, etc) but overall it's been a great year, and although UNH always felt right when I visited, I've still been pleasantly surprised about how right it really is. Despite it's reputation as a party school, and the fact that I don't drink, I do fit in here. I've made a ton of awesome friends. I've done extremely well in my classes, and overall have just had a great year.</p>
<p>Well ... I went to a precollege boarding school so I was basically used to being away from home and whatnot; but, my freshman year has been at two different schools that are six-hundred miles apart and has been all over the Yin Yang scale ... </p>
<p>First Semester I arrived on campus in mid-August with a full scholarship to a school I was really excited about, had a blast during orientation, and started making friends. Unfortunately, the first week was capped off by me getting sexually assaulted after an off-campus party I got stranded at because the girls I went with hooked up and left me there with no way get back to my dorm other than riding with drunks. This left me very unstable for awhile (I eventually got counseling) and I got a reputation for being either stuck up, psycho, or slutty depending on whom you asked. By mid-September, I had pretty much isolated myself in my room when I wasnt in class or rehearsal and decided to transfer. Im an acting major and soon found it was going to be completely impractical for me to get to my auditions if I stayed put for the whole year because of my location, so I decided to transfer back to my state university as an undeclared major where I could get free tuition through a state program and just work on finishing my gen eds for my new target schools while auditioning on weekends. On the upside, I did manage to get cast in a major role in a mainstage production and managed to accumulate a small group of good friends as time went by. I also rocked out in my classwork and came out with a 4.0 though I really hated my non-major classes.</p>
<p>Second Semester I room with an old h/s friend and have several other h/s friends spread over campus who I hung out with while I went through auditions in January and early February. Once I got through with my auditions, I really started having a good time and making more new friends including a hot b/f who rocks my world. I even enjoy most of my classes though theyre not much of a challenge. I also got involved with some theatre projects which got me noticed by the department who offered to pay my room & board along with a conditional acceptance into the graduate acting program. I was happy enough that I seriously considered taking them up on it until a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately, I managed to rock my auditions and got some really good conservatory acceptances and will be starting my third school in September.</p>
<p>It's gonna be weird because you have to start in the first year of the program and I guess I'll still be classified as a freshman next fall though I'll only have one gen ed left. Let's just hope I don't feel like I'm living in a "fishbowl" again.</p>
<p>First semester was ok. I wasn't really happy where I was, I had some friends but it just wasn't like I thought it would be at all. I realized very quickly that I made a big mistake.</p>
<p>Second semester has been great. I absolutely made the right decision when I transferred. I've never been someone who's had a huge group of friends, but I'm finding that the people I am friends with now are real people, not fake like they were at my other school. My classes are going great, I love most of my teachers, I'm just really happy where I am. :)</p>
<p>Wow fishbowl you had a very interesting year. I'm sorry that things went so horribly wrong but I'm glad everything's going to work out. </p>
<pre><code> I haven't had the fabulous freshman year that some may have. It wasn't really good or bad. I've made plenty of friends but I didn't really date which I'm sure would have enhanced my experience. I haven't been wild about my classes or extracurriculars. I have a feeling sophomore year will be infinitely better because I will be in a great living situation with classes that I'm excited about.
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<p>F***ing sucked! I was at this Uni during the summer hated it transfered into a CC hated it appliead as a transient to the near by Uni and hated it although it did make me feel less retarded not having to go to a CC.</p>
<p>Yea I am also hoping sophmore year will be awesome I plan on moving hopefuly I can get into another Uni located in my second fav city in FL so if I do get in I will probably have a blast.</p>