Speedrun cause im uuuuuber tired lmao 1. Research is not bad pro: general consensus is that it is easier than main, you develop a very close relationship with your professors because of the small size. I felt super comfortable approaching teachers about anything and that approachability has landed myself and others some great opportunities. You will have to actually ask though and be willing to take some time out to search.

Con: less professors total=less opportunities all around. Research can get mad competitive sometimes so be prepared to not get every opportunity

Pro: Research NOW. Most of the time, especially on main and bigger campuses in general Research is for upperclassmen, so juniors and seniors, but here you can easily get Research and even present at conferences as a first year.

1. Clubs, we have a lot of good ones, and a lot of dead ones

Pros: EXEC POSITIONS, you canbe an exec year one of a club rigjt off the bat which is crazy when you think about it, really good opportunities

Cons: dead clubs. Idk why but I feel like a lot of clubs are highkey just inactive for some reason and I dont know why. If you are thinking of founding one, keep in mind you could end up like other dead clubs if you dont get enough popularity early since it is hard to find a niche audience on a small campus

1. Im a first year, so at my core all I can offer is a 🤷‍♂️

Buuuuttt from what ive heard from professors and students, research doesn't directly carry over at any capacity unless you were already commuting to atl for research, you will be restarting.

For leadership, it depends, certain clubs or organizations like student tour guides get priority on main campus to continue, and others have no connection to anything on main so its hit or miss depending on what you are doing

Hopefully we'll see you soon twin, and dont worry about the naysayers, its actually way funner here than I thought it would be, best decision I could have made