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Home is Where the Heart Lies

Posted on January 19, 2021January 17, 2021

Hello everyone, my name is Lia Paw and I am an International Student from Myanmar (Burma). I am a Sophomore Student at Furman University, studying Neuroscience Major on Pre-PA track. I arrived in the United States on August 11th, 2020 for my Freshman Year. Like any international student, I spent my short breaks on campus…

The New Normal

Posted on November 17, 2020

College completely online? No friends coming in and out of my room 24/7? No walking to class saying ‘Hi’ to every person I see? NO THANKS! That’s what I thought at least. All of those questions plus about 50 others had me totally believing I wanted to go back to campus despite the global pandemic…

Connecting at College Through the Pandemic

Posted on November 8, 2020November 6, 2020

My first semester of my first year of college did not exactly start off how I had dreamed it would. In all of those long nights of pushing through the challenging season of college applications, I never dreamed of what is now my reality.  If someone told me a year ago that I’d be wearing…

Being a Transfer Student: Guest blog by Catherine Hare

Posted on October 28, 2020November 4, 2020

A year ago, I was in my first semester at Furman as a sophomore transfer student. Looking back, I laugh at myself thinking about the hours I spent the summer before worrying about transferring into a small school. I did a speech in my public speaking class last semester about an influential moment of college which…

Leadership at Furman

Posted on May 21, 2020

     Hello! My name is Davis Cousar, and I just graduated from Furman this spring. One of the organizations that I was most heavily involved with at Furman was the Shucker Leadership Institute. Shucker is a two-year leadership program for first and second year students that is designed to give students an opportunity to explore…

Life of a SMURF: Summer Mathematics Undergraduate Research Fellow

Posted on April 30, 2020May 26, 2020

When I first learned summer research was an option at Furman, I immediately thought that would be the last thing I wanted to do. I thought about being cooped inside all day doing more schoolwork when I was supposed to be on a break from school. I did not understand why people would actually want…

Finding Your Community at College

Posted on April 28, 2020April 27, 2020

In the months after I committed to Furman, I spent most of my days watching as many “A Day in my Life” videos on Youtube from college students and reading anything and everything I could about Furman trying to imagine what my life might be life in the Fall. I knew that nothing ever turns…

FDOC at Furman

Posted on April 20, 2020

The first day of class (FDOC) is always exciting – kindergarten, high school, you name it. It’s the prospect of change, with new teachers and ideas, that always kept me up the night before. There is no bigger change that I have experienced than moving away to college. I’m an out-of-state student, walking into a new…

Why Being From Greenville Makes Furman That Much Better

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020

When I was looking for a University, all I thought about was going far away and getting out of Greenville. I wanted a change of pace, new streets, and of course a little distance from the fam. I was ready to be independent, but I did not want to sacrifice what I wanted in a…

Reasons Why You Should Take an Alternative Break at Furman

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

If you’ve taken a quick glance around the blog, you’ve probably seen posts about the absolutely amazing experiences of participating in study abroad, research, or internships. These are what we call high-impact experiences, and are the essence of the Furman Advantage (aka experiences Furman guarantees will be available for every student to participate in at…

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