{"id":612,"date":"2018-11-12T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2025-12-29T21:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:32:18","slug":"freshman-transition-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/freshman-transition-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for New Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a new freshman or a prospective student, this page can help you see all of the amazing opportunities for you at Purdue. Each page linked below highlights a portion of the student experience at Purdue in a way that can help you have fun and get the most out of your college experience. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/finalVideo-3.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear some of our stories about our experiences with college, Purdue, and all things Engineering!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/how-i-turned-my-freshman-year-around\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/how-i-turned-my-freshman-year-around\/\">How I Turned My Freshman Year Around<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Written By: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/member\/akuntz\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PSEF\/member\/akuntz\/\">Andrew Kuntz (ChE &#8217;27)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my life, school had always come easily to me. Starting college, I was expecting everything to remain the same. I thought that I would get away with only partially paying attention in class, leave assignments till the last minute, and remain successful in my classes, all while balancing all the new responsibilities I would experience in college. In my first week of classes&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some additional resources and links to learn more, but feel free to reach out to PSEF with any questions you may have. 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