"iStart was an amazing experience. I would have not known a lot of the stuff that I did without it. In my iStart class we had to write our weekly goals and then every time we met we would write down if we succeeded in our goals or not. It really helped me to hold myself accountable for things that I needed to get done and do. It was a good way to make sure I kept myself in line with the goals I needed to accomplish during my freshman year at Faulkner!"

"iStart is so much fun! You have time time to get to know some awesome people and get used to your surroundings before the pressures of the semester set in. I had a great time getting to know people during iStart who are still some of my closest friends!"

- Lauren Black

"I enjoyed iStart because it was a great way to meet my Great Books classmates."

- Meredith Botes

"iStart was very exciting! I have gained friendships that would last a life time. I learned to engage myself into a new environment and to adjust to college life on campus."

- Tamonda Dunklin

"The majority of my fun memories from Faulkner are from iStart. It was not only fun to be a freshman, but being a mentor was a blast as well."

- Jennifer Fancher

"iStart is unique because it helps get new students introduced into the everyday college life at Faulkner."

- Austin Fuller

"iStart was a wonderful time for me. I had the opportunity to make new friends in a less intimidating environment. My new friends and I worked together to complete a service project, as well as accomplishing several physical challenges hosted by Lonnie Jones and his crew. It was a great chance to get to know my fellow freshmen, and it is a memory I will never forget."

- Lauren James

"iStart is such an important time to get to close to the group you're coming in with. I wouldn't trade the friends I made during this week for anything."

- Peyton Lowery

"iStart prepares you to be able to have successful upcoming college years, socially and academically. iStart also helps you gain friends and acquaintances as you enter this new experience away from home."

- Lauren Miles

"iStart is a great opportunity to get to know your classmates before the upperclassmen come in. I really enjoyed my freshmen year thanks to that first week with everyone. Last year was a lot of fun preparing the incoming freshmen for their first college semester."

- Brittany Payne

"iStart is an incredible way to start the beginning of your college career at Faulkner. It gives opportunity to meet your new classmates as well as upper classmen, and learn your way around the campus. It’s a phenomenal experience filled with wonderful people."

- Laura Plunkett

"iStart helped introduce me to new people and transition from high school into college. It was fun and a very helpful course."

- Nicholas Revels

"The thing I loved most about iStart is that it helped me get settled to living on campus."

- Miranda Stanford

"iStart was a way for me to jump into college life. A chance to to meet some of my new classmates and friends that helped adjust to life on my own."

- Robert Vines

"iStart was the best way to start Faulkner. I am in the Great Books program and met all of my classmates at iStart and we instantly became best friends. Faulkner is like summer camp, only it never ends!"

- Andrew Woodham

"I can't think of a better way to start college than to take iStart. It helps ease new students into the college life by connecting them with peers who are entering the same journey, a mentor who can share his/her past college experience and offer advice, and if you're lucky you'll have a great counselor like Donna Putnam who can help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and others."

- Jasmine York

"iStart is such a great way to start your first semester of college! You learn so much and get a chance to meet other students who will become some of your best friends. It is such a good way to transition as well. iStart is something you will be so glad you were involved in!"

- Morgan Tuggle