As usual, in this blog post, compare your experiences with those of Sarah, our protagonist. We see Sarah, having returned from Thanksgiving break, ready to tackle the last couple of weeks of school. You have also just returned from a similar time frame break and are likely facing more midterms. If you’re having difficulty thinking of ways to approach this, ask yourself these questions:

1. Hopefully no one returned to a dead fish after the break, but how does it feel to be back with a roommate after being home (or not) where things are familiar?
2. Do you know when you register? What classes you are hoping to get? Are there still things that seem so totally brand new to you here at Longwood?
3. How do you think your experience at a small school compares to Sarah’s big midwestern school experience.
4. Do you find yourself drifting further from your friends back home?
5. You have TWO breaks quickly approaching, how do you think it will feel to be away from Longwood for an extended amount of time?

The further we travel down Sarah’s Freshman experience, the harder it will be for you to relate because you will not have had these experiences yet. This is when some deeper reflection on what you’ve already experienced will come in handy. It’s time to start PLANNING how you will handle the remainder of your freshman year.