Think back to freshman year
For a column on Saturday's Religion page, I ask local people of faith to pass along advice to incoming freshmen -- a Top 10 mostly of things they wished they had known when they were freshmen. Check out the column (10. "I wish I had known freshman year that the instructors care about those who care about themselves." 3. "There’s nothing sinful about partying! Just keep it clean, sober and stay up until the early church service the next morning." 2. "Bring to school a desire to make the world a better place. It is easy to think that the world is too big for our voices to be heard or that all of the good struggles took place in prior generations.")
What could you add to the list?
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There are 2 kinds of party people: those who get their work done and let it rip afterwards, and those kids, (like me) who self medicate. If you party to mask the fact you can't get your work done, get out and get help.
I'm sending my 3rd and final child to college in 2 weeks(UNC-CH). She's coming off an outstanding senior year at Page and is our most academic child. Her brother and sister got out in 4 years (Tenn, ASU), but I want her to know its not 4 years of summer camp.
Its an opportunity to learn. There is so much free time that most people fill with "making memories." I want her to not take that(learning) for granted.
Posted on August 13, 2005 10:19 AM
Ah, UNC-CH! I hope you know the atmosphere of that place. While there are many who make it without trouble, there looms enticement at every turn there.
I hope that your daughter makes it through without any major problems. UNC-CH is a real partying place and so much can happen in just one day.
Posted on August 13, 2005 1:56 PM
My son went to 4.5 years of college at UNC-W, also known as a party school. His personality was not the sort that bothered with the party atmosphere in his dorms. His years of self-discipline, doing top-notch work in high school had established a good set of habits. These, in turn, helped him earn his degree magna cum laude, and got him a spot as a Ph.D. student at Duke.
I guess the moral of the story is that if a kid starts out with good academic habits and is self-motivated, that's the best start to be had in the academic world. Or... you can get out of it what you put in.
Posted on August 15, 2005 7:36 AM
Make it your first priority to get involved and regularly participate with a strong church with which you are comfortable. Make the presence of God in your life central; and simultaneously direct all your energies with your education to become the best you can be. Avoid unhealthy entanglements and wield wisdom with respect to the manner in which you conduct your social life. Be sure to develop at least one or two stable support groups whose presence in your life will assist you with the challenges you will face.
Posted on August 15, 2005 9:54 PM
Doctors and counselors so often find it easier to medicate and therefore eradicate their problems whereas children are concerned. WBR LeoP
Posted on March 30, 2007 11:44 AM