Hello, my name is Garrett Spence, and I was born in Snellville, GA.  Around the age of 15 I moved to Eatonton, GA.  I was in 10th grade at the time, and though I did not enjoy the move at first, I soon realized that it was the best decision for me.  I currently am a freshman at Valdosta State University, and I am loving every second of it.  My family still has the house I grew up in, in Snellville, but for now we live on our newly built house on Lake Oconee.  All my life I have lov...more 

• Academic Skills Development
• Adjusting to College Life
• Developing Academic & Career Goals

VSU’s Freshman Year Experience (FYE) is an outstanding student development program that assists first-year students in accomplishing these tasks.  The program is designed primarily for students who have not yet decided on an academic major.

       Your Freshman Year Experience at Valdosta State University is critical in laying the groundwork for a successful academic and professional career. Employers view a well rounded successful academic career as evidence that students can be equally successful and productive in their chosen fields. Success begins by mastering the three principal tasks of the first year student: Academic skills development, adjusting to college life, and developing academic and career goals. The Freshman Year Experience program has helped me out a lot through my first year because it is helping me observe all the possible areas that I might be interested in when I need to choose my major. Also, the way that some of the harder classes are already picked out for you and are already going to be on your schedule before you actually pick out classes is also very cool