玛雅禅

“Every professor I have had so far has been amazingly supportive 和 helpful. Many of my professors have always been open about their office hours if I had any questions at all, whether it be about classwork or homework assignments, which was massively helpful to me last year when I was struggling in one of my classes.”

“My favorite class at Carthage is either 中国人。 Literature 和 Language or Ballet I. 在我的语文课上, we got to read so many books 和 also watched a few films that helped to widen my perspective on the world 和 learn more about 中国人。 culture 和 how that is reflected in their literature 和 media.

“Taking Ballet I this semester has been a wonderful experience. 虽然我不是 跳舞 学生, I have always wanted to take ballet classes; I 跳舞d for a bit when I was younger but then quit, as I was also taking Tae Kwon Do classes at the time. The class is a wonderful start to the morning, 和 I truly look forward to every Monday (imagine that!)和星期三.”

“我是副总裁 武术俱乐部 here at Carthage, which has been a great experience. 以前, 这个俱乐部已经不受欢迎了, 但是去年, 我的朋友莉莉, 现在的总统, 我把它带回来了. The club quickly grew 和 some of my best friends are in the club. We have an amazing turnout each week, with an average of 10 to 14 people! It has been incredible to watch the club grow, from the first few classes with only a h和ful of 学生s to now what is almost the size of an average class here at Carthage. I am so proud of the e-board 和 everyone who turns up each week — seeing their growth 和 progress is awesome to watch, 我们变得如此亲密. 我也是…的成员 bv伟德ios下载的模拟联合国, which has afforded me many wonderful opportunities 和 friendships.”

“I was able to take advantage of so many wonderful opportunities last year as a freshman. 这个项目, 到目前为止, afforded me the most wonderful opportunities in bv伟德ios下载的模拟联合国. 我是去年年初加入的. I’d always been interested in my high school’s MUN club but never joined, 因为我很害怕. 然而, last year I took the chance 和 got my name put on the email list. Little did I know that I would make some of my best friends in this club, as well as have the opportunity to travel abroad! At the first meeting, I was so nervous, but everyone was very welcoming. The true ice-breaker, however, was the annual AMUN conference in Chicago that November. 尽管我觉得自己无法理解, 我去参加会议了, 学到了很多, 并获得了一些不可思议的经历. The weekend in Chicago helped me get to know my fellow club members. 这让我意识到，对他们中的许多人来说, 这也是他们的第一次会议, which helped take a lot of the pressure off, 和 I was able to relax a bit 和 use the conference as a learning opportunity. 在那个春天, Carthage MUN was able to travel to Barcelona, 西班牙, 为了我们的国际会议, an incredible experience I will never forget. I never thought that as a freshman I would be able to have these experiences, 和 I am forever grateful to those who made them possible.”

“In the fall 和 spring, I like to sit underneath the trees 和 read. 的观点。 湖 绝对是惊人的. Sometimes I forget it’s there in the ‘oh yeah, 我宿舍外面就是密歇根湖, 没什么大不了的, 但在某些日子里，它让我无法呼吸. And I say this as someone who has never lived more than twenty minutes from the 湖.”

中秋节, 由中国节目主持, is one of my favorite memories from freshman year. 那是开学大约一个月的时候, 我还是很害羞，很安静, 因为那时我认识的人不多. The Mid-Autumn Festival was amazing — we had tea 和 various 中国人。 desserts like mooncakes (10/10 would recommend), 我们一起做游戏. I learned how to play Mahjong that night (I now have my own set) 和 met so many people that, 令人惊讶的是, 我参加了许多俱乐部. It’s so much more connected than you think — there’s a huge overlap between the 中国人。 Club, 武术, 和模拟联合国. Great minds think alike or something like that, I guess.”

“So far, the biggest surprise for me has been how quickly I’ve gotten used to living on campus. In truth, it was a very easy transition for me 和 definitely worth it. 课后总有事情可做, whether it be one of the clubs I am a part of or seeing a play a friend is in, 敬臭名昭著的校园宾果之夜.”

“Some advice: Start your work early, 和 don’t leave it until the last minute! 尤其是计算机科学项目. Also, it’s fine if you have no idea what you want your major(s) 和 or minor(s) to be yet! During freshman year, I took various classes, ranging from 业务 to 平面设计 和 跳舞今年我要选一个 政治科学 class. Taking such a range of classes helped me to find what I was really interested in, 和 also gave me a wide range of experiences, 和整体, I feel has made me a more well-rounded person.”

“I think that eight-year-old me would be very impressed. When I was eight, I wanted to be a vet, as many kids do. 然而, 随着我的成长, I realized that that wasn’t the path for me, 和 I did a 180 with my career path — from working with living, 呼吸动物到计算机. I don’t think I would change a thing, though.”