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5 Ways That The Incoming Class Of 2024 Can Begin Their UGA Experience

to this year's incoming freshman class from one of your own

Kayla Lambert

Jun 10, 2020

University of Georgia

5 Ways That The Incoming Class Of 2024 Can Begin Their UGA Experience

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To the incoming University of Georgia class of 2024,

Let me start off by saying what a crazy end of a senior year we have had. However, I truly believe the best is yet to come! As an incoming UGA freshman, I know that this transition to beginning college life can be daunting. I want to relieve this stress by giving you five ways you can begin your experience while we're all living in these unprecedented times.

1. Join a group chat

I was shocked to see how quickly I found group chat links popping up on my Facebook feed to a plethora of different groups at UGA. I'm a part of a Panhellenic one (will be rushing this fall), one for my dorm hall, etc. I have friends who are even in ones for their majors! If you can think of any similarity you have with your incoming class then I'm almost positive there is a group chat for it!

2. Follow Instagrams

We all did it. The moment we committed to the University of Georgia (to the best school ever) we put some variation of UGA 24 in our Instagram bios. Take advantage of this and start following people who will be attending UGA in the fall. This is such a great way to begin making connections and start conversations. Everyone wants to be able to see a familiar face around campus!

3. Connect with your virtual small group

One of the biggest changes we as the incoming class of 2024 faced was a virtual orientation. We met or will meet in the next month with an orientation leader and a group of 20 students over zoom. In this session, we all introduce ourselves and our majors and discuss all things UGA. Take the opportunity after the session to reach out to those in your group who you had things in common with! It is a great chance to make even more friends before you even step foot on campus.

4. Talk to upperclassmen

Connecting with those who had been (almost) in your shoes, helps make any transition better. Go out and talk to friends or friends of friends that go to UGA. This gives you someone who you can always ask your millions of questions, trust me, they were in basically the same situation (minus the pandemic) and had loads of questions as they prepared to begin their first year.

5. Research

With all this free time we have spend it doing some research. Find those organizations you want to be a part of. Start contacting them. We've got a lot of time on our hands, so spend it researching. Might as well become a UGA expert!

Beginning this next chapter of our lives at the University of Georgia can be stressful, and it doesn't help that we can't meet people face-to-face through orientation and other events that would have occurred. However, don't let that stop you from beginning to connect with others and get involved with the campus. Your experience will be as great as you make it. Go Dawgs!

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5 Ways That The Incoming Class Of 2024 Can Begin Their UGA Experience

to this year's incoming freshman class from one of your own

1. Join a group chat

2. Follow Instagrams

3. Connect with your virtual small group

4. Talk to upperclassmen

5. Research

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

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