农夫导航鈥檚 president, Dr. Susan M. Donovan, recently answered questions from incoming first-year students during a .
The questions were submitted via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and email in July and early August.
She sought to reassure students who may be nervous about starting college without a declared major. 鈥淵ou should not be worried,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ver half of the incoming class are undecided. I was undecided most of my college career.鈥�
In response to a question about what to do when a course seems too hard, Donovan said: 鈥淢any of your courses will appear to be very difficult, and challenging at first. Just work at it, spend some time with faculty outside of the classroom. They love it when you visit them in their office. And be a part of study groups when you can. You are capable, that's why we admitted you.鈥�
She also addressed those inevitable first day nerves. 鈥淚 think I was probably anxious on that trip to college, which was about 90 miles,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut, once I got there the first day, I thought it was great.鈥�
Her advice for balancing coursework, studying, work and a social life: get a calendar, and use it. 鈥淧ut all of your assignments in there and honor the calendar,鈥� she said.
Donovan is beginning her second year as Bellarmine鈥檚 president, after arriving on campus herself last summer.