I wasn’t sure that my lack of experience would help, but what happens in the first year is that people really want me to improve their skills. Since I was one of the 300 freshmen sitting in a large conference room, I certainly felt more comfortable knowing that the small seat in front of the room is a person like me. Even if you don’t think your current skills are “good enough” to be used in the institution until you complete your freshman year, you can still do something about them. With all the volunteer work you are looking for, try to contact the people you know. Don’t waste time in your first year of study. As a rookie, you’ll feel like an outsider first. Although this year’s clubs are virtual, it is still a great way to meet people with similar interests. On the first day of school, when most freshmen were walking around campus without knowing where they were going, I worked as a tutor at a cultural organization and helped them promote barbecues next door. I must say it was really cool to meet my first English teacher in college by sharing a free vegetarian sandwich. Well some of the events of O week don’t seem too exciting at first. You don’t see clearly defined social groups that only accept people from their class. But especially at these events, you find people who feel the same way as we do. But we all had one thing in common: we were all freshmen.