The sessions began this Wednesday and will continue until next Monday, September 7, coinciding with the start of the academic year. The first faculty to welcome its students was the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zaragoza, which filled with new Business Administration and Management students on Tuesday morning.
FROM “FEAR” TO “EXCITEMENT”
With a mixture of nerves and excitement, the future university students arrived at the Paraíso Campus early in the morning. For some, it was their first time, while others had come after switching degree programs. This is the case of Ángela, who, after beginning a degree in journalism and audiovisual communication in Madrid, is facing this new stage in her hometown with “a little fear.” She came to the faculty to learn more about the subjects and how the academic year would unfold, as well as to attend a talk she had been told would take place later.
Some took advantage of the day to meet the people they will share their degree with over the next four years. Jorge and Íñigo have it a little easier, as they already knew each other, although they still wanted to use the day to make initial contact with their classmates. “In the end, you start recognizing faces, and that makes the shock of the first day less abrupt,” Íñigo said. For Jorge, this new stage is “very exciting,” and he believes the presentation helped him “clarify things and see how these four years are going to unfold and what direction we need to take.”
Marina, for her part, arrived at the faculty without knowing anyone, so this Wednesday was “her first point of contact” with the people who will become her classmates. “I know some people, but they are in other classes or attend at different times. I will be going in the morning, so I’ll be on my own,” she said. That has not reduced her excitement about starting the academic year, which she is approaching “eagerly.”
In addition to learning about their subjects and classmates, some also wanted to take the opportunity to visit the faculty. This was the case for Marian and Javi, who have come to study in Zaragoza from Binéfar, in Huesca, and are therefore unfamiliar with the Campus corridors. They are preparing for that first encounter, which will shape the next few years of their lives, “very excited” but also “very nervous.”
