FYE Focus Group

Hey again! Haha. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in an FYE Focus Group session. This group was ran by Ms. Cornelia Preda of First Year Experience. Basically, this was a 2 hour session consisting of about 8 people and we just talked about our first semester of college.
I thought that this session was extremely helpful because I didnt feel as out of place. During the conversations that took place, I realized that many of the other freshmans like myself were going through the same things. I honestly felt that I was the only one who felt like we couldnt keep up with the work, or that making friends is not as easy as we thought.. etc.
I went in feeling nervous because I didnt necessarily know that people I was going to be talking to and I'm not really good at opening up so quick. Even though this session was being videotaped, I eventually let loose and starting talking about my opinions of college because I saw that I am not alone. We are all stressing about all the work, nervous to make new friends because all of John Jay is "in their own little world", going crazy about all the reading, etc.
After the session, I realized yes, college may be hard at first.. but over time, it will get easier. We are all just coming out of high school, but eventually.... We will all get use to this work and we will learn about time management much better. Wish you all the best of success for next semester! =)