{"id":12986,"date":"2015-11-03T16:57:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2015-11-03T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:57:10","slug":"living-the-precollege-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/precollegeprograms\/2015\/11\/03\/living-the-precollege-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Living The Pre(college) Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re growing up; some of us may not like it because we don\u2019t know what to expect. For those of us thinking about college, reaching those teen years brings the question, \u201cHow am I going to handle college?\u201d \u00a0Don\u2019t just panic about the common app, try to prepare for the future with a hands-on approach. \u00a0A little over a year ago I wondered how I would manage in college; I\u2019d probably forget to eat if it weren\u2019t for my parents. Discovering FIT\u2019s Precollege Program saved my sanity. \u00a0It provided exposure to my fields of interest and insight to the college experience.
\n\"train_station\"<\/a>My first big step was getting to FIT.\u00a0 I live in Jersey so I had to commute every Saturday.\u00a0 This was a new responsibility to tackle, one that bettered me in the end. Commuting and navigating NYC was daunting but minor compared to another college fear, the social aspect; worrying that it\u2019s not possible to make a meaningful friend group, again! \u00a0Thankfully, Precollege showed me otherwise. I took my first course over a year ago and three kids in my photography class are still my good friends. Yes, college is a new environment but it\u2019s new to a whole group of people; \"studio<\/a>people just as nervous with the same hopes and fears. The Precollege Program extended my understanding of the college culture.\u00a0 I realized I\u2019d no longer make friends in a town of random people with random interests. College is not limited to associations based on where you live.\u00a0 Choosing a college provides the freedom of being with students, from around the country, with shared passions and understanding for each other.<\/p>\n

Another pressing question is \u201cwhat is the workload like in college?\u201d Stories range from struggling just to get C\u2019s to a 4 year party with a degree at the end. A valuable lesson learned from my Precollege courses is whatever the workload, it\u2019s worth it because you\u2019re doing what you love.\u00a0 Some assignments are very demanding, but I realize I\u2019m being graded on my passions so nothing will stop me.<\/p>\n

The college experience is much more than new responsibilities, making new friends or tackling workloads. It\u2019s about discovering who you are; through this the rest will happen. \u00a0FIT\u2019s precollege experience is certainly making this transition a lot easier.<\/p>\n

-Walter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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