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13 posts tagged "freshman year"

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Majoring in undecided

Meghan Cappitelli | Wednesday, February 5, 2020

“All I know is that I know nothing.” Yep, me too, Socrates. I might just have to tattoo that one on my forehead. Well, at least for the remainder of freshman year.  My college experience thus far has been great, and I’ve certainly learned a lot, but a large part of it has been characterized

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Dear freshman self

Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Dear freshman self, Junior self here. It’s the end of another semester, and I thought I would write you during the quiet-of-the-storm period right before finals (don’t worry about how I’m writing this letter to you. It’s a wrinkle in time, timey whimey kind of thing. I don’t clearly understand it, and you will definitely

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Making new friends takes time — including during freshman year

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, August 28, 2019

“I hope they’re having fun,” I thought as I watched a group of freshmen sing and shout “Mr. Brightside” across God Quad. “I really do. But also, thank goodness I don’t have to go through that again.” As I watched first years parade around campus, I was brought back to my own Welcome Weekend. Every

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Say hi

Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The brain is funny in what it chooses to retain. Ask anyone who knows me well and they’ll likely confirm that my memory is nothing to write home about. I’m frequently forgetting key pieces of stories or frantically running from class to class in desperation after forgetting an assignment or meeting. But as I walked

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Eat toast… alone

Ashton Weber | Tuesday, August 27, 2019

The preface of Michelle Obama’s memoir includes an anecdote about life after the White House that centers around the line, “I ate my toast in the dark, feeling alone in the best possible way.” I may not have any toast, but I’m currently connecting with Mrs. Obama’s sentiment on a spiritual level. It’s 11:30 p.m.

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Apologies for domerfest

Marirose Osborne | Tuesday, February 19, 2019

I know it’s been a while since Domerfest, but I always felt too embarrassed to share this story before, but now I’ve come to terms with it. From what I can tell, there seems to be three types of Domerfest interactions for Saint Mary’s students. Number one is undoubtedly the easiest. You meet a guy

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To Notre Dame

Gabriel Niforatos | Monday, April 30, 2018

Dear Notre Dame, Last time I wrote I told you that I wanted to touch briefly on some of the people and experiences that made my first year the incredible experience it was. Briefly forgetting the fact that you are gifting us with finals in a week, here are some of my thoughts. I want

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On being undecided (still)

Nicole Simon | Thursday, April 26, 2018

I came to school last fall as an undecided major. As a freshman in my first semester of college, I found it easy to deflect the ever-present “What’s your major?” question with a laugh and a quick change of subject. Everyone always told me I’d have time to figure it out and I always agreed.

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Ask questions

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, September 13, 2017

During our freshman year, my roommates and I lived across the hallway from our RA. We would stop into her room several times a week with questions — about our dorm, Notre Dame in general and occasionally even classes. She always patiently pointed us in the right direction, even if it was the third or

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Just a note from a senior

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, February 1, 2017

I’m sitting in my room fresh from Majors Night and find myself filled with nostalgia for the wide-eyed times of freshman year, as well as more than a little fear for the future of Arts and Letters. Working at the history table, I spent the evening catching people’s eye as they walked past, asking, “Hey,

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