Marisol Preciado

College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts,  Class 2021

I am a third-year Architecture student. I love to create new things, especially when it comes to my architecture projects.

During my first year of college, I learned that all classes are important you have to respect every class you take. I used to always put my Architecture classes first no matter what and leave all other classes last because I thought Architecture was my only priority. At the end of the semester, I was doing very poorly in my other classes. I learned that all classes are important and should receive attention accordingly. When it came down to final grading, all grades make up your GPA. It was not helpful for me to put some classes first since when you think about it, the classes you take are all important to graduate. Almost exclusively working on the things I was most interested in did not help me. So, first-year students -- you have to manage your time wisely from the beginning of the semester onwards and always reach out for help when you need it.