Spring Break
Letter to the Editor
MSU: an experience worth the trouble
Zita Magloire
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: Opinion
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The spring semester is a time for celebration. Spring break splits up the monotony of the semester; summer is just around the corner, and for some so is graduation. I've been an alumnus of MSU for just one year, and last spring, my parting words to the faithful readers of The Reflector reminded us that we attend a great university. I meant what I said then, and I still do today.
After graduation, I began attending Florida State's College of Medicine, moving me one step closer to achieving a lifelong dream of becoming a physician. As you all get ready to continue doing great things with your lives, I want to encourage you to never give up on your goals and know that you are prepared for whatever life throws your way, in part due to your time hear at MSU. Here's why.
Despite my bickering and worry throughout the toughest parts of the biological sciences curriculum at MSU, I was so relieved to find that frequenting Harned and Mitchell for four years of my life actually paid off. Almost immediately after starting at FSU, I knew that the countless days and nights spent studying during undergrad had helped to prepare me for many of my medical classes (especially biochem).
But I left MSU with more than a well-earned bachelor's degree. I was able to represent MSU as a cross country and track athlete in the best conference in the nation. It was hard, demanding and at times frustrating, but it was also extremely important in preparing me for the next phase of life. When you're a student athlete, you have to be a master at time management. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I earned an advanced degree in the subject. And starting a new school just two weeks after graduation and two days after the end of my collegiate track career definitely put that degree to the test. But you don't have to be an athlete to gain this experience. If you're really getting the most out of your time at MSU, then you know that there are a number of things you can be involved in, as well as holding a job, having a family or whatever it is that you feel passionate about.
After graduation, I began attending Florida State's College of Medicine, moving me one step closer to achieving a lifelong dream of becoming a physician. As you all get ready to continue doing great things with your lives, I want to encourage you to never give up on your goals and know that you are prepared for whatever life throws your way, in part due to your time hear at MSU. Here's why.
Despite my bickering and worry throughout the toughest parts of the biological sciences curriculum at MSU, I was so relieved to find that frequenting Harned and Mitchell for four years of my life actually paid off. Almost immediately after starting at FSU, I knew that the countless days and nights spent studying during undergrad had helped to prepare me for many of my medical classes (especially biochem).
But I left MSU with more than a well-earned bachelor's degree. I was able to represent MSU as a cross country and track athlete in the best conference in the nation. It was hard, demanding and at times frustrating, but it was also extremely important in preparing me for the next phase of life. When you're a student athlete, you have to be a master at time management. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I earned an advanced degree in the subject. And starting a new school just two weeks after graduation and two days after the end of my collegiate track career definitely put that degree to the test. But you don't have to be an athlete to gain this experience. If you're really getting the most out of your time at MSU, then you know that there are a number of things you can be involved in, as well as holding a job, having a family or whatever it is that you feel passionate about.
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John Hester, Jr.
posted 3/28/07 @ 3:44 PM CST
This is so true. Regardless of where you go - grad school or working world, you will have difficult experiences. But you will also have joyous ones as well. (Continued…)
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