Seniors pass on wisdom
By: Feride Yalav
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Features
From Jared Bieschke:
"Be kind to everyone, but choose your friends carefully. Make sure you have an advisor you can talk to, and don't wear sweatpants to class."
From Stephanie Rymsza:
"I would say that underclassmen should work hard, but make time to have some fun and enjoy their college years before it's over.
Learn how to balance the work with the relaxation, and the college experience should be a blast."
From PJ Bonato:
"The advice that I would give underclassmen would be to study hard, communicate with your professors, work on group projects, and get involved in as many activities as you can without harming your academic career.
The goal in college is to expand your horizons, and learn a lot of things that are important for success after college. Life is about the knowledge that you obtain as you go through it. Lake Forest College offers an excellent education to allow you to gain knowledge that will help you past graduation.
I would advise that you participate in some extracurricular activities because you can meet new and exciting people. We have a lot of club sports; you don't necessarily have to be the best athlete and spend that much time practicing.
Make sure you meet a lot of different kind of people, especially international students. Make sure you travel to Chicago as many times as you can; living in Lake Forest can get boring at times.
Take advantage of the Center for Chicago Programs for free transportation, tickets to cultural events, and information. Dress up to class, because everybody does it, and don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend the first three years."
"Be kind to everyone, but choose your friends carefully. Make sure you have an advisor you can talk to, and don't wear sweatpants to class."
From Stephanie Rymsza:
"I would say that underclassmen should work hard, but make time to have some fun and enjoy their college years before it's over.
Learn how to balance the work with the relaxation, and the college experience should be a blast."
From PJ Bonato:
"The advice that I would give underclassmen would be to study hard, communicate with your professors, work on group projects, and get involved in as many activities as you can without harming your academic career.
The goal in college is to expand your horizons, and learn a lot of things that are important for success after college. Life is about the knowledge that you obtain as you go through it. Lake Forest College offers an excellent education to allow you to gain knowledge that will help you past graduation.
I would advise that you participate in some extracurricular activities because you can meet new and exciting people. We have a lot of club sports; you don't necessarily have to be the best athlete and spend that much time practicing.
Make sure you meet a lot of different kind of people, especially international students. Make sure you travel to Chicago as many times as you can; living in Lake Forest can get boring at times.
Take advantage of the Center for Chicago Programs for free transportation, tickets to cultural events, and information. Dress up to class, because everybody does it, and don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend the first three years."
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Tom Huchko
posted 4/26/08 @ 11:14 PM CST
Good points. I wish you and your clasmates success after graduation. Congratulations!
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