Hey guys! My name is Brooke
Sorensen, and I am a freshman at SMSU! I am originally from Minneota, Minnesota,
which is about 15 miles west of Marshall. I am majoring in Communication Arts
and Literature/Secondary Education. I have been at SMSU for about a month now,
and I am loving it! Even though I have only been here for a short amount of
time, I already feel confident that I made the right decision coming here. I am
not going to lie; I was pretty nervous coming into college. But, I quickly
realized that there was nothing to be nervous about.
I
was very nervous about finding my way around campus, but my first weekend at
SMSU made that fade quickly. I moved in on a Thursday and spent the weekend
doing various activities to get accustomed to campus. There were also numerous
opportunities to go on tours of the academic buildings to help me find my way
around. By the time that classes started on Monday, I felt as though I was
already used to the campus. Although I did get turned around at times the first
couple weeks, that faded, and I now feel that I know campus well. I am also
getting to know campus even better now that I am working in the Office of
Admission.
Another
one of my worries coming to SMSU was making friends. I came from a small town
where everybody knows everybody. I had had the same friends for all of
elementary school, junior high, and high school. I was very nervous about leaving
them, but Gold Rush Days also changed that. There were so many activities that
I could take part in that had no choice but to meet tons of new people. By the
end of the weekend, I had already made lots of new friends. I have also met a
lot of new people through various activities after Gold Rush Days. I found
after the first week that making new friends was not something that I needed to
be worried about because there are so many new people that you will meet
through activities and classes, you will make lots of new friends.
My
last worry, which was probably my biggest concern, was my classes and time
management skills. I was very nervous about my classes when I first came in. I
was unsure of what to expect in a college classroom, but I soon realized that
this was not something that I needed to worry about. While the classes that I
am taking are structured differently as we only meet two or three times a week,
I found that I, personally, liked this better. I am taking fifteen credits this
semester. I also have two jobs that add up to 20 hours a week. I was nervous
that this would be too overwhelming for me and that I would struggle managing
my time. While it has been an adjustment, I feel like I have adjusted to it
well. I did have to stop procrastinating the way that I did in high school, but
I guess that it probably a good thing!
My
first month at SMSU surpassed my expectations, and I have enjoyed it a lot! I
came into college being very nervous about finding my way around, making
friends, and managing my time and classes. After my first month, this
nervousness no longer exists. Even after my first weekend at SMSU, I found that
I did not need to worry! Although I have only been here for a month, I am
already confident that I made the right choice coming to SMSU. I feel at home
here, and I could not ask for much more than that. I love it here, and I love
being a part of the Mustang Family!
Go Mustangs!
Brooke Sorensen
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