{"id":4715,"date":"2020-02-06T09:50:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4715"},"modified":"2020-02-06T09:50:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:50:10","slug":"evan-omg-its-second-semester-what-ive-learned-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/02\/06\/evan-omg-its-second-semester-what-ive-learned-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan: OMG, it\u2019s Second Semester! What I\u2019ve Learned So Far\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Hi! I\u2019m Evan, and I\u2019m totally new at this. COM Ambassadors, BU, Boston, basically everything that is going on in life right now. And, as a planner, it can sometimes be just a *liiiittle* stressful not knowing much at all. Sometimes I wish that people could just teach me how to do the things called \u201ccollege-ing\u201d and \u201cadulting,\u201d but since that never totally happened (and I am my own strong, independent, and somewhat thriving person!), that\u2019s why I\u2019m here right now. I guess you could call me your freshman-year fairy godmother, or something like that. If you, too, are also a little terrified and a lot excited for your future, this post is just for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Without further adieu, here’s h<\/span>ow to be a COM freshman, as Told by a COM freshman…<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to ask your COM Ambassador for anything!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Okay, so maybe we won\u2019t all be able to give you the keys to our apartment, but we are always here for you. Our main goal is to make sure your\u00a0start at COM is incredible, so you can love it as much as we do. Need a brunch buddy? We got that. Want to check out the coolest new independent films at Coolidge Corner? You can count on us. Looking for a friendly face to say hello to during your walk down Comm. Ave? We\u2019re here for that too. Questions about your schedule? Check. But for more about that\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Pick your classes based on what you\u2019re interested, and not on what anyone else wants you to be interested in.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The HUB seems really confusing, I get it. But with the HUB curriculum comes the opportunity to take so many amazing classes that are completely unique to BU! My math class literally involved making lava cakes, ice cream, and boba (s\/o PY 107: Physics of Food) and meeting a bunch of other amazing freshmen who also were a little scared of calculus. BUT, if calculus speaks to you, go for it! There is nothing that can stop you, and with all of the amazing programs at BU, I guarantee that you can complete your HUB credits and have an amazing time while you\u2019re at it.<\/span><\/p>\n

(I know it\u2019s such a cliche, but) try new things!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Never in 100,000,000,000 years would I have thought that I\u2019d be acting on a TV show, or that the TV show would just so happen to be the nation\u2019s longest-running college soap opera (…in the history of college soap operas? Shoutout to Bay State and BUTV10!!). And now, this semester, I\u2019m planning on assistant producing a show for one theater group, doing hair and makeup for another, joining a sorority, and more. There are so many opportunities at BU, it\u2019s practically impossible to not find your niche here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to go out of your comfort zone\u2013 or into the huge and fantastic city of Boston!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Boston is an amazing city! Whether you\u2019re coming from a big city\u2013 like I did\u2013 or you\u2019re from a town with only one stoplight, Boston is the perfect not-huge big city. Especially with the MBTA Green Line that runs straight through campus, you can get to the beautiful parks of Chestnut Hill or the historic North End in minutes. And as your COM Ambassadors, we would all love to introduce you to the city we all call home!<\/span><\/p>\n

And lastly\u2026 Be You!<\/b><\/p>\n

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I know it\u2019s cheesy, but this had to happen at some point \ud83d\ude42 There is really no better place to learn and grow, and although I\u2019m still a newbie, I can only imagine what\u2019s to come!<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019m officially 100 words over the word count, I think it\u2019s time to go. But, as you\u2019re COM ambassadors, we\u2019ll still always be here for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

Until next time \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi! I\u2019m Evan, and I\u2019m totally new at this. COM Ambassadors, BU, Boston, basically everything that is going on in life right now. And, as a planner, it can sometimes be just a *liiiittle* stressful not knowing much at all. Sometimes I wish that people could just teach me how to do the things called … Continue reading Evan: OMG, it\u2019s Second Semester! What I\u2019ve Learned So Far\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44584],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4715"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4724,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions\/4724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}