Curious about what it is like to be a first year university student these days? Wondering what might be in store for your son or daughter?
What if you could hear about the actual experiences of current first year students, in their own words?
You can. There are several blogs being written by first year students writing about their new lives at university. These blogs provide a glimpse inside the ups and downs, twists and turns, of navigating that first year.
Here is a list of some of first year student blogs. I haven’t ranked or evaluated these, but provide them so you can take a look through and see if any appeal to you. Also, keep in mind that some of these blogs are coming from the university itself, which means there may be some editing and vetting happening before the posts go live. Regardless, they still give an interesting chronicle of the first year experience.
University of Alberta Four student bloggers, two in first year.
University of Guelph click on “Undergraduate Admissions News”
Carleton University A long list of student bloggers – Chad and Katherine are in first year.
University of Windsor Four first year student bloggers.
Freshman Life blog at GlobeCampus
