Why FIGs?

What do students have to say about their FIG experiences?

"Being in a FIG helped me to take my work seriously and learn how to really engage in classroom discussions...It helped me not to fail. The study groups were a gift from heaven..."

"Being in a FIG made a giant campus seem a little smaller and more comfortable. It made my transition to college a lot easier. I don't know how I would have survived without the FIG."

"I got to know the people in my FIG really well and built strong friendships...The people in my FIG were so awesome! They became my brothers and sisters."

"I liked how the classes related to each other. The FIG tied all the material together....This has prepared me for the rest of my career as a student."

"If I hadn't been in a FIG, I would not have excelled in my classes the way I did, I would not have made the friendships I have, nor would I have had the amazing student-faculty connection."

"Because I was in a FIG, I knew people right away and wasn't sitting in my room for four months before I'd meet someone I could talk to. It made my transition easier."

"Because everyone else in my FIG was working hard on their classes, I did, too. Everyone kept each other on track."

"All of us in my FIG worked really hard and helped each other. And we all did really well."