Dear Freshmen, (a letter from xoTani)
I won’t lie; I get a bit envious sometimes, especially when I sit in Munroe Hall, watching your big friend groups laugh and plan their dinners in the “Stu” (Student Center Dining Hall). I see myself from last year doing the same with my friends. I find it so crazy that just 30 weeks later, here I am, on the flip side, experiencing year 1 from a different perspective.
There are so many things I wish I could go back and tell myself when I was a freshman, but I can’t, so here I am, wanting to tell them to you instead.
I wish you knew how lucky you are to have less course work stress and to have enough time to spend with your friends with spontaneous plans. Living a couple of doors down from your friends is genuinely amazing.
Soon, you will get wrapped up in the 10-week schedule, and oh boy, do they pass by quickly. Before you know it, your freshman year will be behind you, and some of you will choose to take a similar route as me and pick a place elsewhere to commute to instead. Your story doesn’t have to get boring, just that it will be different, so try to be grateful for what you have right now and try to make the most of it.
Have a great time at DePaul! And remember: You only live once.
Yours Truly,
xoTani
Dear Freshmen,
I was in your shoes once. I was new to the campus, clueless about how to find classes in the SAC, and unsure about using the Red Line every single day from the dorms to class. However, just like I eventually got the hang of it, so will you. Before I knew it, I knew the difference between Levan Center and O’Connell Center and adapted tips and tricks of using the CTA.
This academic year, I got a new job. When you walk in your dorms and show your ID to someone to then tap in and go to your rooms? I am probably that someone you are looking at.
Making plans to attend DePaul’s sports games, studying in the library till midnight or planning great memorable nights every Thursday – that is just a short summary of your normalcy that will soon turn into a memory.
I am a sophomore now, and I have moved into an apartment with my close friends. Is it bad? Absolutely not – in fact, it is great (CLICK)! But I hope you know not to take your present for granted – something which is very challenging to do.
