A few questions before NSO

M_s_Mom
Tue, 31 May 2011 17:17:01 +0000

Check out the International Soccer Club - they do pick-up games a few times a week: No pressure to be there or not. Re other sports, most teams are walk-on so try them out. S tried golf, tennis and swimming. He still attends practices with the swim team in the winter to stay in shape but doesn’t compete.

And yes, science classes are hard in the sense that you cover the material a lot faster than you do in high school (and at a lot of the large public schools, if our well-regarded public is indicative). But S has time for his sport, a gf, music lessons, and other activities, so it’s clearly manageable if you are organized and planning ahead.

A suggestion: As tempting as it might be to load up on interesting courses, make your first semester a bit lighter than you might otherwise. You want plenty of time to check out activities, form relationships, and adjust to a new place. Too many freshmen underestimate how much energy adjusting to a new environment takes and regret it.