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Getting Started

Advice for New Students

Introduce yourself to your professors and departmental support staff. Let folks know who you are. We want to know you and give you all the help we can.
- Dr. Ruth Kershner, Associate Professor, School of Medicine

Simply take advantage of every possible opportunity that interests you!
- Maryann Meza, Public Administration graduate student

Getting involved early helps you to not only meet more people, but it also helps you stay connected to your university. Be it Greek life, intramural sports, or academic fraternities there is always something going on. All you have to do is find the right one for you.
- Sydney Morris, Philosophy major

Challenge yourself and commit to that challenge. You will be surprised at what you can achieve.
- Dr. David Klinke, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

Don’t feel like you have to have all the answers when you first come to school. Once you do find something you want to do, make sure you love it. It will make for a much more happy and rewarding life.
- Ann McCulley, 2009 Interior Design graduate

Get involved. The more you put in, the more you’ll get out.
- Daniel Heumann, Secondary Education/General Science major

Make the best and explore all the opportunities you can while you’re here because the activities I have been involved in over the past few years—from student government to Greek life—have really molded and changed my life.
- Jason Zuccari, Student Body President and Multidisciplinary Studies major

Know when to work and when to play. Academics first. Do not let fun get in the way of your studies.
- Stanley Strawbridge, Biochemistry and Mathematics major

Your entire life is an opportunity to learn, but you only get one chance to go to college. Use that chance to pursue your passion.
- Dr. Todd Petty, Associate Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources

Every day is what you make it, and each personal victory can only be met by you. No one is there to tell you that you have to do anything anymore; it is all about what you do and how far you excel.
- Whitney Frost, Multidisciplinary Studies major

Enjoy your college years! I got sick of hearing “this is the best time of your life,” but it truly is! I am not ready to graduate, and would stay at WVU forever if I could.
- Cortney Leombruno, Industrial Relations graduate student