Welcome to the family, newest generation of Nanos! I see you ogling the QNC as you shuffle around campus. I know, I know, it’s beautiful, you lucky ducks. Back in my day, we had to wait fifteen years— uh, wait, maybe that’s a story for another day.
You’ll grow to hate every iteration of joke relating to Schrödinger’s Cat and superposition, and might have the occasional nightmare regarding amino acids, but it’ll be worth it for everything that you’ll learn in the wonderfully diverse range of courses you can look forward to taking— organic chemistry, electromagnetism, semi-conductor physics, quantum mechanics, biochemistry, and calculus. Lots of calculus.
Like all programs and faculties, first term will be a rush of new experiences and challenges, but you, young nano, will be able to face and conquer them all with enough perseverance and smart thinking. Now’s the time to figure out what balance of work, play, and sleep works best for you (try not to skimp out on that last one too much). A lot of the stuff you learn in first year will be the foundation of your upper year courses, so be sure to keep savvy, and remember: MATLAB is love, MATLAB is life.
Keep your eyes and ears open for details about the Nano Barbeque held every term, which will give you an opportunity to talk with other students and professors in the program. Talk to your Bigs and Huges, upper years, professors, and of course, classmates! It’s a small world, after all.
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