Caroline

Major: Marketing
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: Get involved! Don't just go to class and leave, hang out on campus and enjoy the fun parts of college!
Advice to parents: Just because you and your child have a cell phone, that doesn't mean you have to use it all the time. Let your child call you when he or she is not busy.
Favorite thing about CSU: Living on campus and meeting new people.

Ginny

Major: Social Work
Academic level: freshmen
Advice to new students: Get involved and make new friends.
Advice to parents: Always encourage your student to reach for their goals.
Favorite thing about CSU: Greek life.

Jessica

Major: Psychology
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: Come to school with a positive attitude and do not lose your motivation. Have an open mind to new experiences and new people. Do not be afraid to ask questions. Get involved and try to make these your best years.
Advice to parents: Don't be afraid to let go. Make sure you call your child often so they won't feel alone. Be confident in your choices as well as your child's. Be prepared for crazy stories!
Favorite thing about CSU: My favorite thing about CSU is the fact that it helped me to grow up faster and experience the real world.

Leah

Major: Business Administration
Academic level: Sophomore
Advice to new students: Don't get behind in class; it's a lot harder to catch up than it is to work ahead.
Advice to parents: Send care packages and call your student! They will appreciate it.
Favorite thing about CSU: Accessibility. If you need any information about CSU, you can find it online, or through 411.

Leanne

Major: Communications
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: Try and be as organized as possible! College is all about the choices you make. So make sure you balance out work and play, because no one wants to fail a class that you worked hard to pay for.
Advice to parents: Trust your kids.
Favorite thing about CSU: Living on campus rocks!

Samantha

Major: Undecided
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: I found it is most important to make time to have fun and relax as well as to study.
Advice to parents: Send mail to your children because we all love to find something in our mailboxes.
Favorite thing about CSU: I love the RTA pass because it makes traveling around Cleveland very easy. Plus riding the Rapid is fun; trains rock!

Theo

Major: Civil Engineering
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: Make sure students have enough time to study on school nights.
Advice to parents: Always encourage your child to do their best and to succeed.
Favorite thing about CSU: Being in downtown Cleveland.

Tom

Major: Marketing and Sociology
Academic level: Sophomore
Advice to new students: Be open to change and get involved.
Advice to parents: Don't fear CSU… it is a safe and fun place for your student to go to school.
Favorite thing about CSU: All the different people and things that go on.

Vince

Major: Communication
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: Never order the fish…just kidding! Relax and simply remain focused and you shouldn't have any problems. Make a point of finding something during your first year at CSU that engages you in the university somehow…you'll thank me later!
Advice to parents: Encourage and support your child, but do not force them into something they're not ready for.
Favorite thing about CSU: I love that CSU is right here in Cleveland . I can save money by living at home and go to school in the city that I love.

Virgil

Major: Chemisty, minor Arabic
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: Prepare yourself over the summer before your first semester and work hard.
Advice to parents: Support!! Support!! Support!!
Favorite thing about CSU: Professors and faculty.

Alea

Major: Media Studies
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: You don't have to do it all at once. You have plenty of time to try new things. Pace yourself and don't loose focus on your goals.
Advice to parents: Support your child! No matter what decisions they make, support their efforts. This is a time when they'll need that more than ever.
Favorite thing about CSU: Students organizations

Danielle

Major: Business Administration/ Information Systems
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: Manage your time wisely and get into some student organizations on campus.
Advice to parents: Come to the orientation programs with your children. A lot of questions parents have can be answered during these programs.
Favorite thing about CSU: The people and the student organizations.

Mark

Major: Chemical Engineering
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: Get involved, get active.
Advice to parents: Compliment even the smallest achievements.
Favorite thing about CSU: The vast collection of periodicals.

Mike

Major: History
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students : Get as involved as you can. Do every thing possible, you only have 4 years of college. Experience the campus to the fullest and every thing Cleveland has to offer.
Advice to parents: Encourage your kids to be what they want. Go to events with your son or daughter. See just how amazing and full of potential our campus is.
Favorite thing about CSU: CSU basketball games.

Naima

Major: Liberal Arts
Academic level: Sophomore
Advice to new students: Keep up with your school work and have fun.
Advice to parents: Be open to new things and keep in touch.
Favorite thing about CSU: Great classes and everyone is very helpful.

Sara

Major: Social Science
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: Get active on campus
Advice to parents: Share their experience, become their best friend!
Favorite thing about CSU: Wide variety of classes and academic majors.

Ashly

Major: Accounting
Academic level: Freshmen
Advice to new students: The sky is the limit; strive for success, leadership, and stay determined… “Oh the Places You'll Go”!
Advice to parents: Encourage your young adult, but do not hover over his or her choices, let them learn through experience. Guide them but do not make the choices for them.
Favorite thing about CSU: Variety of opportunities at Cleveland State University.

Ken

Major: Biology
Academic level: Junior
Advice to new students: Remember why you're here. It's easy to get distracted and taken away from the things that you want. Other than that, have fun, enjoy and make as many friends as possible.
Advice to parents: Don't push, but rather guide, your loins in a direction and then it's all up to them to make the final decision.
Favorite thing about CSU: The automatic doors to every single building!!