Year in Review

My Freshman year was very different from what I expected. Coming in, most of my college friends told me that my Freshman year would be the best time of my life. I would have easy classes, have loads of free time, and even be able to join multiple student organizations… I’m guessing none of my friends knew I was pursing a B.S. in Nursing. Being a Pre-Nursing student is stressful to say the least, but I knew what I was getting myself into. On top of tough weed-out classes like Chemistry and Physiology, I am a member of a highly involved Scholar’s Program at OSU, and I was trying to learn more about the campus and get involved in student organizations. To put it simply, first semester of Freshman year, I tried to do everything. I was so scared of missing out on opportunities that I found myself exhausted everyday just trying to complete work and meetings for all of the commitments I made. However, once second semester started, I got used to my work load and stopped putting so much pressure on myself to be perfect and involved in everything around me, and letting go in that way gave me so much more freedom to enjoy my semester here. I wouldn’t have been able to get through the year without my fellow Pre-Nursing students, as they were experiencing the same struggle to “buckle down” and become serious about their studies in the first semester of college (which is not a typical Freshman experience). Without International Affairs Scholars and all of the neat opportunities we are provided (trips to the Zoo, German Village, and Hocking Hills to name a few), I wouldn’t have had the chance to step back and really enjoy my time here, which is very important if the next three years will fly by as fast as this year did. From taking part in Buckeyethon, to being a hand model, to spending 8 hours in the library straight, to music festivals, to seeing my first cadaver, I would say my first year in college has been very well-rounded.