As a tour guide at my university I'm constantly noticing how few questions the incoming students typically have for me. It doesn't matter if they're a first generation student that doesn't know the first thing about college or the younger sibling of someone in college who frequently visits and knows people in college, either way students still don't know what to ask.
Despite me feeling surprised by so many students not having questions I can definitely still say I remember being in their shoes. I remember not having any questions simply because I had no idea where to begin. Even to this day I can't believe how different my college experience is than my high school experience.
The biggest difference between college and high school is the level of independence you have and it's up to you to make the most of it. So with this being said I'd like to tell incoming college students everywhere to get involved and put yourself out there. In high school I didn't participate in ANY extracurricular activities, I went to class did my work and went home.
If you do this in college it will be the biggest mistake of your college career.
My freshman year of college I got an email about the student government electing freshman senators. I was a business major with zero student government experience, but I ran and I got elected. Fast forward to my senior year and now I'm Vice President of the student government at my school, I'm a senior Spartan Ambassador, and I got to participate as a member of my school's Activity Programming Board.
So to new college students everywhere: be sure to make the most of your college experience, try new things, and don't be afraid to step outside your comfort zone.
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