oRegrets
“One thing I regret is not going to more sports events... to have seen my friends play. Besides, we’re so good at athletics; it would’ve been cool to see sports that I’ve never seen live.” Karl
“I regret not getting off campus for fun more. I saved everything for senior spring – impromptu beach trips, skydiving.” Phil
“I wish I had gone to concerts in Napa.” Karl
“Not trying harder to find a church home and other support systems.” Phil
“Not utilizing some resources. The first time I used Counseling and Psychological Services was senior fall. It would’ve been helpful to talk to people earlier. I wish I had gotten to know those faculty members who go out of their way to support students.” Phil
“I would’ve liked to coterm.” Karl
“It would’ve been nice to live somewhere else on campus, but I was in upper b of Ujamaa for 3 years, and it was great. I’m learning to appreciate and accept my past actions.” Phil
“Sometimes I say I wish I had chosen a different major, like public policy or minored in econ. But my motivation for learning those two subjects came from what I learned in public history. I plan to study public policy or econ in grad school, and now thanks to what I learned in public history I’ll be very motivated in my studies.” Karl
“No regrets. I had to live it otherwise I wouldn’t know what I know now. Of course if I had known what I know now back then, I’d have done things differently. All you can do is put your best foot forward in every moment, because then you know you won’t have any regrets. Put yourself out there, and you’ll know that you at least tried.” OT
“No regrets because I do what I want to do in the moment. Last year I told my major adviser who I’d already agreed to do 10 weeks of research with, that I would have to pull out to go to Madagascar and the Shakespeare Festival. The two combined would last for just 4 weeks. It was a tough decision that meant I would have to find something to do with an extra 6 weeks of summer. My adviser was offended… but he came back and said I could research for 6 weeks with 10 weeks pay. It helps to trust yourself and do what you want to.” Anonymous
“You’re not always gonna know what the results of your decisions will be. But at some point you have to make a decision and act.” Phil
“It’s ok to seek advice from others, but it’s best you make your decisions. After all, they affect you most. Don’t regret too much – realize that you made the best decision possible with the information available to you.
Also, as a bit of a sidenote, I think it’s important to realize that tough decisions are tough because there’s a conflict between what you want to do and what you ‘should’ do.” Yaya
What would you say to frosh self?
“Nothing, I think he’s good.” Karl
“Haha” Yaya
“I would tell him to coterm, that his GPA is important, and to participate in more summer internships.” Karl
“Plan ahead so that you can study abroad.” OT
“Ask questions, in class and in life. I don’t know why I was so afraid to ask.” Phil
“One thing I regret is not going to more sports events... to have seen my friends play. Besides, we’re so good at athletics; it would’ve been cool to see sports that I’ve never seen live.” Karl
“I regret not getting off campus for fun more. I saved everything for senior spring – impromptu beach trips, skydiving.” Phil
“I wish I had gone to concerts in Napa.” Karl
“Not trying harder to find a church home and other support systems.” Phil
“Not utilizing some resources. The first time I used Counseling and Psychological Services was senior fall. It would’ve been helpful to talk to people earlier. I wish I had gotten to know those faculty members who go out of their way to support students.” Phil
“I would’ve liked to coterm.” Karl
“It would’ve been nice to live somewhere else on campus, but I was in upper b of Ujamaa for 3 years, and it was great. I’m learning to appreciate and accept my past actions.” Phil
“Sometimes I say I wish I had chosen a different major, like public policy or minored in econ. But my motivation for learning those two subjects came from what I learned in public history. I plan to study public policy or econ in grad school, and now thanks to what I learned in public history I’ll be very motivated in my studies.” Karl
“No regrets. I had to live it otherwise I wouldn’t know what I know now. Of course if I had known what I know now back then, I’d have done things differently. All you can do is put your best foot forward in every moment, because then you know you won’t have any regrets. Put yourself out there, and you’ll know that you at least tried.” OT
“No regrets because I do what I want to do in the moment. Last year I told my major adviser who I’d already agreed to do 10 weeks of research with, that I would have to pull out to go to Madagascar and the Shakespeare Festival. The two combined would last for just 4 weeks. It was a tough decision that meant I would have to find something to do with an extra 6 weeks of summer. My adviser was offended… but he came back and said I could research for 6 weeks with 10 weeks pay. It helps to trust yourself and do what you want to.” Anonymous
“You’re not always gonna know what the results of your decisions will be. But at some point you have to make a decision and act.” Phil
“It’s ok to seek advice from others, but it’s best you make your decisions. After all, they affect you most. Don’t regret too much – realize that you made the best decision possible with the information available to you.
Also, as a bit of a sidenote, I think it’s important to realize that tough decisions are tough because there’s a conflict between what you want to do and what you ‘should’ do.” Yaya
What would you say to frosh self?
“Nothing, I think he’s good.” Karl
“Haha” Yaya
“I would tell him to coterm, that his GPA is important, and to participate in more summer internships.” Karl
“Plan ahead so that you can study abroad.” OT
“Ask questions, in class and in life. I don’t know why I was so afraid to ask.” Phil