The Transition from Undergraduate School to Graduate School: First-Year Student Perspective

The Transition from Undergraduate School to Graduate School: First-Year Student Perspective

By: Marissa Madl, OTS, North Central College

Never in my eighteen years of going to school was I ever nervous to start, but when my alarm went off at six am on August 20th my nerves kicked in fast and my stomach was in knots the whole ride to school before starting graduate school. Nothing prepares you for the transition from undergraduate school to graduate school. I thought I was prepared and ready to start my career in Occupational Therapy, until the first day of classes proved otherwise.