UNC aims to return to in-person classes for the upcoming fall semester. For many students, this means getting back to a more normal college experience — and for some first-years, seeing campus for the first time.
Staff writer Emily Shih asked UNC students: “What are you most excited for if classes return in-person next fall?”
Anthony Hui, first-year political science and business administration major
“The most exciting thing is just to meet new friends in person, and just admiring the beauty of UNC's campus, especially as I can be physically there to see firsthand.”
Swaycha Goli, first-year biomedical and health science engineering major
“I’m most excited about building stronger connections with my professors and feeling engaged in class. In some of my online classes, we are sorted into breakout rooms where people just mute and turn off their cameras the entire time. I feel like, in-person, I’ll be around people who are more interested in the subject matter and want to have meaningful conversations about it.”
Norman Xie, first-year computer science and neuroscience major
“I’m probably most excited about finally getting to see a lot of the friends I’ve made this year in the flesh.”
