Antwonisha Bryant, freshman political science major
“For me it was mostly time management because I’m a student athlete — I run track — so trying to find a balance was hard. I’m taking 18 credits this semester so balancing that and the sports has been difficult. Next semester, I’ll make more schedules to get my work done on time so I can go to sleep at a certain time so I’d have enough rest for practice so that’s what I’ve been working on.”
David Wilson, junior biology major
“Well, I’ve been working a lot — I’d say that’s an obstacle. I guess to combat that you have to really organize and manage your time well because you don’t have as much free time to study and stuff.”
Adonis McCullum, first-year college student affairs student
“The biggest obstacle was getting used to the area, getting used to being in grad school, and transitioning from a large institution like Mississippi State and coming to NSU which is a small, private institution. I just had to really get used to it and think about all the positives of being here, like being at a smaller institution I’m closer to my professors. I’m able to build that connection and get that extra help outside the classroom. I tend to know more people as I’m walking across campus and that created a sense of belonging… I just see the beauty now of being at a smaller institution and that’s how I overcame it.”
Maria Pusateri, freshman behavioral neuroscience major
“Sleep. Sleep is something that I need to improve on for sure. It’s my first semester here so I’m trying to figure out where I should put my naptime at, and when I should stay up and where I shouldn’t stay up until one or two in the morning staying up and doing assignments. So I’ll need to work on time management.”
Rohan Lalwani, freshman psychology major
“This semester, the problem I had was waiting until the last minute to do assignments. So, next semester, I’ll check the syllabus every day, I’ll write down the assignments and make a schedule instead of waiting until the last minute.”
Nicole Olson, third-year osteopathic medicine student
“I’m in the medical school here and I was [stationed] in surgery last month and I had a preceptor who has a completely opposite personality than I do and the personality differences were causing communication and performance conflicts in the rotation. I guess I was struggling with the decision of changing the way that [I] act to be more like him or just stay how I am and try to reason with myself that it’s okay to be different. So, I think that next semester, or if I ever encounter this type of situation again I will know how I am, and that other people are different and not to be brought down by it but to embrace the differences.”
