UF freshmen miss out on first semester experiences
By Aurora Martínez and Thomas Holton | Oct. 21, 2020From struggling to make friends to being unable to engage in online courses, UF freshman navigate college in unconventional ways
From struggling to make friends to being unable to engage in online courses, UF freshman navigate college in unconventional ways
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They are known as “ghost passengers.”
In America, there is a very strong relationship between students and their university. We work hard to get into college, so that we can pat ourselves on the back when we make it.
You belong in college. And there’s nothing wrong with you if you don’t feel that way. I’ve been in a similar place too, like I’d somehow duped the admissions committee into letting me past the gate. It can be so easy to fall into that spiral of self-doubt, that feeling of being out-of-place among “better qualified” classmates. I get where that comes from, and if you feel that way, I can’t emphasize enough how wrong you are.
For a college senior like me, the beginning of the Fall semester is a time to look forward, consider job prospects and tie up loose ends academically. It is also a time to reflect on experiences, good and bad, from the last three years. As my journey at UF has shown, a semester or two in college can alter the course of your life.
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