First it was a lot of pressure
but it's also very exciting.
I'm proud to be a first generation student.
Everything that my parents have, all their hard work
all their from many many years it's all paying off with me.
My name is Maurico Duran. I'm an economics major and I'll be graduating in the class of 2019.
I think it was hard to just like kind of connect with people at first
because coming from Roseburg it's a very very different environment than it is here
and I fit in a lot better here but still like that struggle of trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do.
Hi I'm Catherine Dirksen. I am a psychology major and I am in the class of 2019.
It was a little bit confusing
because we didn't know what a major or a minor was.
Even as a freshman and we're still kind of like confused on what those were or the processes and you
have to gather to do your courses and
scholarships and everything.
My name is Fatima Falcon Ontiveros, and I am part of the class of 2020.
I have a chemistry major and a mathematics and French minor.
I didn't know what you know like the how financial aid worked.
I didn't know you know how the admission process worked for a lot of schools and I had to it was a learning curve for everything.
Cody Alexander, nursing major, class of 2020.
How to thrive at Linfield. I believe it would be just getting connected.
Joining clubs, fraternities even just going to your if we just go into your study groups
whether it be in Taylor or Renshaw just meeting new people that would be the best way to to thrive a Linfield.
There's something for everyone so don't be afraid to go and try that.
Like I wasn't in any clubs my first year
and so I think that would have been really helpful as well.
So just find the club, find your place and the rest kind of just falls in.
Don't be intimidated.
Intimidation is one of the leading factors for people to say no.
You know and I understand that it's scary because I was scared. I get that.
Especially if Linfield has given me so much support
and then just financially but with the mentors and the professors that we have around here
the study abroad opportunities that we have.
It's just been amazing to see how much help we get.
Even though the price is intimidating, it's definitely worth it.
