It's totally different from what I had back in my home country.
In Russia, we always studied the same thing
and had the same academic plan,
but here you have the choice to plan your future
and map out what you want to study and follow different things.
If I want to say one thing that I really enjoy about JMU,
I would say the community. It's just the people here.
Everyone from the staff to the faculty to the students.
We have a lot of different JMU traditions,
like holding the doors until the next person comes in.
In Russia, we don't do that.
But here, everyone is just so friendly.
And you really feel like a part of the community
once you find something that you're interested in.
It's just like a second family for me.
If you come here, be brave and just embrace
all the opportunities that JMU has to offer.
Explore different academic programs
as well as other interests that you might have.
Don't be scared. Definitely come out of your comfort zone,
even though it's really scary.
In the end it will help you.
Study hard, but at the same time know to have fun.
Because that's what JMU has to offer:
a great college experience.
