Incoming Freshman Lessons

As a second semester sophomore, I have learned many lessons my experiences that I wish I had been advised about as a freshman. While having experienced much success at the Smith School already, having a mentor could have allowed me to enjoy even more success. I would like to have the chance to offer some of my own insight and experience to the incoming freshman, so that they can reach their full potential. Some areas I would focus on to help the incoming freshman achieve the best collegiate career possible are in coursework and internships.

Incoming freshman will have many questions regarding coursework and what to expect from classes. Having already taken these courses, I can offer my personal experiences in each class. There will likely be questions regarding how many credits to take and the difficulty of classes. I could best advise them on finding the perfect balance between the amount of credits and the difficulties of the coursework. Many freshman often find themselves overloading with difficult classes, or …show more content…
It is critical for Smith freshman to take advantage of the internship opportunities their freshman summer. Having an internship as a freshman will give Smith students a huge advantage in the internship process. Through networking my freshman year, I was able to lock down a summer internship in mortgage banking. I can give networking and career search advice to Smith Start freshman. In addition, I have already locked an internship in banking this upcoming summer and have already been accepted for an externship in March. I have been successful in my job search as well as taken advantage of externship opportunties. I will make freshman aware of these opportunties and how to succeed in locking down these internships. From applying to positions to nailing the interview. Therefore, my experiences in internships would be very beneficial to the incoming