A Graduate's Advice for Surviving and Thriving at Pensacola Christian College
Recently I got an email asking for advice on meeting people and making friends as a new student at PCC, which was a bit exciting to answer, because I absolutely love stressing the importance of a freshman friend network. It can be a daunting task finding a friend group (especially if you’re an introvert like me, or if you don’t know anyone else attending), but here are five sure ways to build your freshman network at PCC:
Mark Baral is a Senior Studio Art Major at PCC. Mark loves painting outdoors, helping his brother run their podcast, and eating cherry starbursts. Follow Mark at @mark_baral_art on Instagram and listen to him co-host the @destinationarete podcast.
These are crazy times, and everything seems to be changing. Change always brings with it special opportunities. God wants to do something unique with our lives during this time to glorify Himself. No matter where you are during this time, I think that this is the perfect opportunity to take a minute and consider taking action on these three ideas.
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This survivor is telling you to stop believing everything you hear on the internet. Last I checked, I wasn’t a cultist and didn’t participate in any weird religious rituals (wait, okay, singing the Doxology every chapel service might be a little ritualistic, but other than that).
There’s a lot of confusion on the internet about the rules and culture of PCC, and trolls have even attacked me on YouTube, saying they’d “call the college” and get me “kicked out for having YouTube.” (Considering that YouTube now works on the WiFi, and that the college gave me a scholarship for $1300 after I made this video for a contest, I think they’re pretty chill with my channel, but thanks for your concern about my education.)
A lot of people ask me questions about the “strict rules” that I’m “forced to live with.” Almost every single question/accusation has factually inaccurate information. So I’m here to set the rumors to rest. Here’s ten myths the web will tell you about PCC.
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When I was a freshman, I walked into my new dorm room terrified. I was an introvert who had never shared a room with anyone my entire life, and now I was going to have to share one with three other girls for the next four months. Worst of all, I didn’t know how to act around my junior and senior roommates. Was I annoying? Inconsiderate? Overly apologetic? How could I get them to like me?
Freshman year, I roomed with my best friend and neither of us had any experience in being college students, but the three years following, we were the oldest and were able to train our own incoming freshmen.
Having been on both sides of the equation, I’m going to give you three ways to make a good first impression to your older roommates.
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You and your best friend have both announced that you’ll be attending the same college together for the next four years. You’ve got it all planned out. Life will be a party. You’ll do lunch every day together, go to basketball games, grab coffee every Tuesday.
And the best part? You’ll share a room. It’s like one, massive sleepover, right?
PCC: Declassified 