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LION
Aggielife
The Battalion
Keeping it in the family
Freshmen learn to survive college life with a little help from older siblings
Seth Freeman • THt BATTALION
By Tori Foster
THE BATTALION
Nancy
Smith was
putting
together a
high school
graduation album
for her oldest daughter and was
amazed that she couldn't find any pictures of
her daughter without her younger brother.
Smith can now continue her photo album
with pictures of both her daughter and her
younger son attending Texas A&M.
Like the Smiths, many other Aggie fami
lies watch as siblings continue the tradition
of attending A&M.
“Sarah was our first child to leave home,
and I was much more worried about her than
I am with Curtis. Because A&M has been
such a positive thing for Sarah. I’m not as
worried about him,” Smith said.
Sarah Smith will help her younger brother
Curtis, a freshman history major, become
acquainted with the nitty-gritty of daily life
away from home and mom.
As she helps him move into his residence
hall and into college life, she said she will
enjoy watching her brother settle into A&M.
“It will be fun to see Curtis meet people
and hopefully get involved like I did,” said
Smith, a senior communications major. “We
will see if he will get drawn into A&M like I
did; I hope he does.”
Etidie Crocker, a freshman general studies
major, is entering college with an ace up his
sleeve: his older sister Courtney, a senior
accounting major.
“Already my older sister has shown me
my way around and helped me out with
choosing my professors,” Crocker said. “She
will be able to tell me what to stay away
from, what to do and not do.”
Many first-year students have a hard time
making the adjustment to college.
For those students lucky enough to have
an older sibling, it’s helpful, said Margaret
Griffith, health education coordinator for the
A.P. Beutel Health Center.
“The older sibling will be able to hint on
how to navigate through the road blocks, and
it is great to have that support and comfort,”
Griffith said. “They just need to guard
against the younger sibling not branching out
on their own.”
Knowing what a challenge college has
been for her, Courtney Crocker said she
thinks about how much easier it would have
been for her had she been
in her brother’s situation.
“1 wish I had someone
to help me out when I was
a freshman,” Crocker said.
“When 1 came to A&M I
didn't know all of my
options or how to get
involved. It took me a year
to really get into the tlow,
and l really wish I had
someone who knew about
the different organizations
and could have helped me
filter through them.”
Crcx’ker said she is try
ing to make her brother’s
Every problem or
question I had he
could answer or he
knew who to call if
he couldn’t. It was
reassuring just tQ
have him there.
— Kimberly Taylor
sophomore business major
transition to A&M as easy as possible by
giving him hints on how to be successful.
“It’s the hidden secrets that 1 can show
him like pickaprof.com and where to park ”
Crcx’ker said. “I can answer questions such
as where these buildings are and what are
these classes. These are the small things, but
they really help.”
Though the two sisters are willing to help
their brothers, both would like to see them
discover their own paths to walk down.
“Even though I am here, I really want
Curtis to experience college for himself,”
Smith said. “1 get excited about being a Fish
Camp counselor. I want him to find some
thing that he can get excited about.”
Kimberly Taylor, a sophomore business
major and third-generation Aggie, found the
decision to attend A&M an easy one.
With her brother’s help, she said her first
year was a breeze and having her brother
around made the transition to college easier.
“I was never nervous because he was just
a call away,” Taylor said.
“Every problem or question I had he
could answer or he knew who to call if he
couldn’t. It was reassuring just to have him
there.”
Freshman year in college is a once-in-iife-
time experience and a great time to meet new
people Smith said.
“I was a different person
when I came here than who 1
am today, and 1 attribute a
lot of that to A&M,” Smith
said. “A&M has a place for
everyone. You can find your
own niche, it is such a wel
coming place ”
Even though some fresh
men have had the advantage
of having older brothers and
sisters during their first year
in college. Smith said that
at a school like A&M it is
not as crucial to have an
older sibling as it may be at
other universities.
“1 didn’t have a family member here to
help me when 1 came, but there were lots of
other people willing to help me,” Smith said.
“No matter who you are or where you come
from, we all have a bond and that is because
we are Aggies and being a part of the Aggie
family is such an awesome thing.”
Even though sending her children off to
college was a scary thing for her, she is
happy both of her kids will be together,
Nancy Smith said.
“Sarah has a very loving nature toward
her brother. She worries about him and the
decisions he is making,” Smith said. “Most
of all, I am hoping that they will develop a
stronger bond that will last throughout their
lives.”
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