Writing this article, I am sitting on my bed at home typing away at my computer. It is currently 12:34am, and it has been a great few days of relaxing after a long week of midterms.
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Mind of a Freshman is an Opinion column written by one or two first-year Stevens students to discuss life experiences during their time at Stevens, and other related subject matter.
This past Saturday holds a special place in my heart. Not only because it was my first Hoboken St. Patrick’s Day experience, but also because I was given a great opportunity that would have been foolish to pass up.
This past week has definitely been a busy one. To start, I decided to take bio as my first science elective, and I can now say that I made the right choice.
Sitting on the second floor of the library, I sometimes find myself distracted by the goings-on around me. From people talking to each other to others walking by, for some reason I find it hard to focus.
A few days ago, I walked into the library after my classes were over for the day to start my homework.
This week has been a whirlwind of events. From sorority recruitment and scholarship applications to Honor Board executive board nominations, it has definitely been a busy week.
It has been almost two weeks since the start of the new semester and I have already become busier than I was last semester.
Being able to say that I have officially completed my first semester of college is surreal to me. Even though I knew this would happen, up until these past few weeks I was in disbelief of how far I had come.
I honestly can’t believe that this is the last week of classes for the semester. It feels like yesterday I was moving into my dorm and starting a new chapter here.
As I am sitting here in Babbio writing this week’s column, I realized that it has been exactly three months since I arrived at Stevens for my freshman year.