David Brody: I wish I had taken a wider variety of intro. classes. Sample all the departments and don’t pigeon-hole yourself until at least sophomore year. There are a lot of subjects that are never offered in high school, so you won’t know if they are right for you until you try them out. Don’t assume that you already know what you want to do.
Erin Fults: I wish I hadn’t stayed in an area of study that I clearly neither enjoyed nor excelled in, despite my efforts. Experience all of the classes and ideas that Wash. U. has to offer. Take smaller classes and actually make an effort to get to know the teacher. You may be needing a letter of recommendation later. I also wish I had gotten more sleep. Turns out three hours a night just isn’t enough.
Jill Strominger: I wish I hadn’t tried to keep holding on to a guy from home even though the signs were fairly obvious that it wasn’t a relationship that could withstand distance…sometimes you need to let the past go no matter how difficult it might be (but it’s also not good to take this to an extreme either and completely sever relationships with people from home).