Tips for Freshman year/Summer Summary

Hey readers, I'm Luke and you probably already know what I'm here to blog about. I'm a sophomore at Norwich and part of the corps of cadets (you freshmen should be ready for an intense but rewarding first year).  I went through Rookdom and Indoc for Ranger Company last year, so if you have any questions about either, feel free to email me (llehrlin@student.norwich.edu). I was born and raised in Tucson, AZ, so I know what it's like for anyone who's especially homesick.

Summer is so much more awesome when you know you're going back to college 2800 miles away from your real home. You should be willing to take risks and pick up new hobbies during your off time (welding is super awesome). I won't bore you with every detail, but I'd like to share some advice on how to prepare for your first year at Norwich.

 - Work out as much as you can, no one is so busy that they can't exercise for at least 30 minutes a day. You don't want to be the person in your platoon that is holding everyone else back, they're like your brothers and sisters, so treat them well.

 - Work on being a team player. Everyone is coming to this school to learn how to be a leader, and that's great, but at this school we tend to have the problem of having "too many Chiefs, and not enough Indians." Be willing to follow your first year here, that's the purpose of it. You are broken so that you can be rebuilt into someone better.

 - Don't be arrogant. You'll learn early on that you don't know very much. Use this year to master the basics, learn everything that your Cadre teach you and be above reproach. Don't make stupid mistakes, because everyone around you will pay for them.

 - Take everything a step at a time. Whether that's dealing with homesickness, or just taking all of the crap you're given day-by-day, hour-by-hour, until you get those minutes after lights out to relax.

 - Sleep. Speaking of free time, I know it will be tempting to screw around after lights out, but resist the urge, you can get caught and screw over your whole platoon if you aren't careful (especially if you have a window well). I don't know if it will be changed for your Freshman year, but we would get 7 hours of sleep, maximum, every night. Take advantage of that time. You'll need it.

 - Find something to keep you here. Join a special unit, do band, a sport, something, otherwise you will quit because you have no reason to stay. You'll always have your Rook buddies, but you need more than that to keep you grounded. You will need something to take your mind off of the monotony of Rookdom.

So, in summary, good luck and stay strong. Enjoy the rest of your summer, maybe I'll see you around campus (and maybe at Ranger Indoc).

May the Force be with you,

Luke

Comments

[Dave Warren]

Luke,

Good advice-it is also good to know your advice would stand up even in 1970 when I entered as a Rook.

Dave Warren NU '74

[Samantha]

Luke

Speaking of sports, what do you guys play? Im a freashmen at NEC, right down the road and would love to watch a football game this fall.

-Samantha

[Luke]

Thank you Mr. Warren, that truly makes me feel good about doing this sort of thing.

And Samantha,
We have a good football team (but we're division III) it's always fun to go out and watch the games-especially at first when the Rooks have to do the welcoming ritual, just be wary when it gets later into the Fall when its frigid outside. We have swimming if you're interested in looking at people in skimpy outfits (and who isn't?), and later on in the year we have hockey, which is a very big deal, since we're always awesome at that (almost the entire team is Canadian). But we have pretty much all the sports a normal college has, so feel free to come on down, we always want more girls on campus!

Luke

[Samantha]

Luke

That's wicked I enjoy all of those things especially skimpy outfits. I'm actually a VT native so I'm used to it, the cold I mean not the skimpy outfits. I will be sure to visit, NECI doesn't have any official teams and I love watching sports. Maybe we could make a deal? You guys kick butt at sports and well cook for you sometime?
-Samantha

[H. Black, NU '11]

Great advice. Best of luck this year!

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