There’s a lot of freshman firsts that people say “Oh you have to go to this” or “You have to do this.” I really enjoyed some of these recommendations but I did not enjoy them all. Here are the Top 5 Freshman Experiences that DID NOT make my year
- Commons Ball
Starting off strong…Commons ball. I know a lot of people who enjoyed Commons Ball, however I did not. I feel like it’s really hit or miss. It was extremely hot, the food was better than dining hall food but not great, and we ended up leaving after 45 minutes to get ice cream. It was a little awkward that the dance floor was in our dining hall. I will say it’s a super cute idea though and getting ready for it with your friends can be fun!
- Founders Walk
Next we have Founders Walk…I don’t think this answer will be controversial at all. This was the walk at the very beginning of the year during orientation. I had no idea what was going on and neither did anyone around me. Again it was EXTREMELY hot and we were outside for what felt like days. We had to dress business casual after a long day of orientation. Overall I didn’t understand the point so 2/10 recommend
- Orientation Week as a whole
Orientation week had its good and bad moments, but overall I would not want to go through this again. I loved meeting all the new people but the 12 hour orientation schedule everyday was not what I thought I was signing up for lol. It’s honestly such a blur but I remember being super tired every night and wish I had more time to just sit down and adjust to college that way.
- The summer book speaking event?
I have no idea what the name of this event was, if I’m being honest. I really enjoyed the summer book and I think the author did an amazing job at the event. However… I don’t really remember much besides my Vuceptor telling us we had to go. It was another event on the never ending orientation schedule so maybe that caused my bias towards it. This event honestly wasn’t bad, it just didn’t make my freshman year!
- Commons Cup events
This one may just be because I did not participate in most of them but none of the events really intrigued me. When it first started, I attended a few to see what the hype was about but after that I never really heard much about it. I do know people who really liked participating at these events but it just wasn’t for me!
Those are my top 5 experiences that DID NOT make my freshman year. You may or may not have really enjoyed some of the experiences I talked about. You never know how much you’ll like something until you try it!