University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Perspective UW-Eau Claire senior Donna Schuetz, a math and computer major from Monroe, believes if she had the chance to begin her four years of college once again, she would not have changed a thing. You learn through your mistakes. Donna said. When Donna was a freshman, her image of college was hard work, a lot of studying and meeting new and different people. One important aspect, she said, was discovering in her freshman year that studying is important, but people must grow socially, too, not only mentally during college. A lot of growing up is an interaction with the other people, Donna said. Kevin Stadler, a business administration and information systems major from St. Charles, MO., belieses college learning does not come completely from textbooks, but also from experiences. People must have a balance between studying and social activities, he commented. When Kevin reflected on the beginning of his freshman year, he said his expectations of college were totally different than what college was really like. He said that he had a completely different major and his expectations of college were more of what he was going to be doing after college than dunng college. Kevin lived on-campus for three and a half years and off-campus for one year. When you live on-campus you deal with people everyday, living off-campus you can be alone more often, he said. Tom Thelen, a nursing major from West Bend, thinks his four years have been a great experience. I got to know myself and have a better self image, he said. When Tom began school, his expectations of college were basically two ideas: a time to start over and a time to be more independent. Tom thinks studying is important, but added, people should not get so over-involved in academics; academics is only one-third of your education, the other two-thirds is learned from other activities. When Tom reflected on his freshman year, he thought he grew most, mentally, the first two weeks and the last semester of school. He said, The first two weeks I was pure lonely. I got to know myself and realized I was a neat person to spend time with.