What is one challenge you faced during your transition to college life and how did you overcome it?
Trying to find the balance between school and my social life (clubs and activities included). I was used to not studying as much or working as hard, and when I realized I had to do a lot more studying I struggled with balancing hanging out with my friends and my school preparation. To overcome it I bought myself a planner and made a schedule of time that was for studying and then when “free time” was. I had the whole semester laid out based on my syllabuses. I also had a great tip from my SOG; “treat school like a fulltime job. Get up at 8.30 or 9 and start your day focusing on school, and don’t get out of that mindset until 5 or 5.30. That way even if you have breaks or start class late you aren’t wasting a bunch of time, and free time comes ‘after business hours’.”
What, in your opinion, makes Butler unique?
The people. The campus is so small, so you know almost everyone who goes to school here. Even though you know so many people, you find that almost everyone is an intelligent and thoughtful person in some aspect. People are unique and different, but somehow ‘The Butler Way’ works for all of us.
What can an incoming student expect as they look ahead to their first year at Butler?
Something new. College is a lot different than high school. You meet new people and experience new things all the time, and Butler does a great job of exposing you to a variety of opportunities. And honestly Butler is constantly giving students opportunities to do new things, you just have to be willing to try something new!