MISGUIDED MAGAZINE SPRING 2020

Freshman
Year
versus
Senior
Year
By Natyana Rochelle
Many freshmen enter college with big aspirations and
goals. They feel as though they will take over college
and change the world.
Over four years however, freshmen mindsets and
opinions change. Many seniors now, including myself,
have said they have changed a lot since being a
freshman. First excited about school, now just ready
to graduate and start their careers. What changed?
During freshmen orientation, high school graduates
get the opportunity to walk around the campus
and experience college life. Orientation leaders,
professors and staff all come together to get
freshmen excited about their next journey. There are
events and seminars during freshmen week to help be
a guide. After that week, freshmen are on their own
and life begins to hit. No parents to wake us up for
class and nobody there to remind us of assignments
that are due.
For many students, college is a place to find yourself
and begin to transform into independent adults. There
are many things that students have said changed
during their four years of college. Their diet, figuring
out their career path and finding a balance between
school and a social life.