<p>I love Brandeis. They make the transition into college really easy with orientation activities etc. Everyone is so excited to be there that it makes it really simple to make friends and find your place. I started in the fall so I can’t tell you first hand about what what its like starting 2nd semester but I can tell you what I’ve observed. Midyear students seem to have had the same reaction has everyone else in terms of ease. There were pluses and minuses as you may have guessed. This year, the midyears were placed together in there own dorm. This made for a really special, close-knit community that formed right away. Instead of having to go out and try and break into a group of friends, they already 99 other peers going through exactly what they were. Its made them really really close. They also really appreciate being at Brandeis because they see the difference between it and their local universities. The only complaint I heard was that they felt seperated from the rest of the class. Like they identified themselves as “midyears” instead of “firstyears.” Overall, my experiences have been overwhelmingly positve mostly due to the amazing professors and the outstanding quality of the student body.</p>