Some freshmen are having difficulty adjusting to college life. It's hard settling into a new “home”, especially if you're from another state. What I've found eases the transition is loving your college. I think the spirit of SMU is responsible for welcoming the new student body. The student body's spirit is what makes the university shine. Even though I’ve only been here a couple months, I've still noticed a difference in the school spirit this year and how its impacting student’s attitudes. Now that SMU has a winning football team, students are showing up and actually staying for the majority of the game. Basketball season is starting, and I think student’s support and participation at the games will not only help the players, but bring unity between students as well. I’m not just addressing students though, faculty and alumni too. Because school spirit and athletic success are new to SMU, it will be interesting to see what will happen just a couple of years from now.
Please get involved, and help SMU reach its new potential.
I completely agree with your statement. I have been very homesick a couple of times this year, and I have also found that by participating in school events definitely made me forget about how badly I wanted to go back home. So now whenever I am home sick I try to call up a friend and find something going on here on campus. It helps take your mind off things and realize you can have fun here.
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