University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

What's the hardest thing about freshman year?

Jayme

It is only one year! It is scary because you think you are doing everything wrong and you don't understand how campus works and you are nervous about making friends, but so is everyone else. Have confidence, even if it is fake. Classes will at first be hard to navigate, but eventually you will get used to it and what you can do to please your professor and how to get good grades. It seems like freshman year will never end and it is the hardest, but it really the easiest and best.

Danielle

Staying on track. The beginning of the semester, I was so on top of things it was incredible. But as the semester went on, it got harder and harder to stay focused. Don't let it get the best of you. Make reminders for yourself everywhere. I use sticky-notes all over my desk to make sure I never forget something, big or small. Organization is key.

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