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ChloeWest and [be] able to explore another city and [gain] that independence.” independence, and exposure to the real world, they are ready to bring their takeaways from their time as undergraduates with them. Whether it’s their work

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1. Prioritizing Mental Health going to be perfect, and it’s ok to just learn in college, so that way, it’s not that into my real adult life,” she said. importance of prioritizing her mental health, Modh also recounted the numerous breakdowns they witnessed so reach out to people — we’re all

2. Community and Relationships extends beyond mental health. One of the takeaways from their time at WashU has been the relationship- learned how to be better at making friends and maintaining relationships, carry on with me.” campus, urging other students to do the same. “Get to know the city and the county, and do your own research. and contribute to the surrounding WashU,” she said.

Comeaux emphasized the importance of introspection as he looks back undergraduate student. He argues moments were genuinely impactful. “Connecting how these different things in your college experience actually [permanently altered] your life or something that you actually want to do later, rather than just being a shortterm experience,” Comeaux said, is a helpful way to think about such a of college was instilling a sense abilities. He noted that when he came to WashU, he carried the infamous “imposter syndrome.” Comeaux added, “I didn’t really feel comfortable with myself or in my classes until I stopped worrying about stacking myself up to others.”

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With only two more weeks left until returned this school year, and looking back, the Class of 2026 has been lucky enough to participate in a few. Student Life spoke with a number adjustment to WashU. Now, near the end of their spring semester, we of Engineering, added a minor in Economics to her major in Mechanical Engineering at the beginning of the school and after taking Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to

Microeconomics here, her interest in a out that she was pleasantly surprised Team Learning (PLTL) program. She still stands by it now, but she laughed when asked about it.

“I don’t really go anymore, but I do think [that] if you use [the resources] she said.

“break the WashU bubble” back in the fall, but it turned out to be more challenging than it seemed. Juggling

Rocketry Club competitions, and her with the larger St. Louis community as much as she wanted.

She admits, “I’m still in the bubble. I experience, like Mardi Gras. But the majority of the time, I [tend to] stay on campus.”

St. Louis community to be fun and St. Louis at the beginning of the year, when he thought that St. Louis' label of "murder capital of the United States" was a cause for concern, he now safe. My opinion on it took a complete proximity to Bear’s Den (BD), Chiu complained last semester that neither one hype. This hasn’t changed – he still agrees that these large dorms make it harder to make friends and that BD’s food gets more and more differently about the food at WashU.

Zhu said. Zhu only suggests that dining of the food.

The concern on Zhu’s mind leans more toward her health since she came here.

She realized that she gets sick more sickness before coming here,” she said, “There’s some type of germ going around here.” consensus that Bear’s Den earned the award for least appealing food, but many enjoy the Delicioso station at the DUC. Zhu thought that maybe the her experience at WashU and still describes it as a “wild roller-coaster ride,” but in different ways. Now, instead of worrying about adapting and making friends, she found studio hours and maintaining social relationships. year and the friends he made along the way. “I wouldn’t change a thing about it.”

“I hear a lot of people complain about the food, but if you think about other friends’ dining options at other colleges, it’s a lot worse,” she said.