What Would You Tell a New Aggie?
Inclusive Excellence Invites Graduates to Share Words of Wisdom and Welcome
What words of encouragement, welcome or kindness helped shape your Aggie experience?
The Words of Affirmation campaign invites graduating students to share messages with the incoming class of UC Davis students. Whether it’s advice you wish you’d heard, encouragement that helped you through a difficult moment or words that made you feel like you belonged, your message can help welcome the next generation of Aggies.
Selected submissions may be featured in welcome events, digital displays and university communications throughout the fall.
Help bring #principlesofcommunity to life by sharing your message through our survey or via social media.
Don’t be inside your dorm/ apartment. Make at least one or two close friends. Do things together. Study together. Just don’t isolate yourself. Most importantly, have fun! It’s a fun 4+ or 2 year journey.
Congratulations on getting admitted! You will succeed in your college endeavors. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your professors and TAs want you to come to office hours.
Go Aggies! 🐴
UC Davis forever! 🫶🏻
—Paulina Cantor, Psychology '25
Study hard and don’t fall behind. The 24 hr library was a life saver for finals. You got this!
—Cassie, Biopsychology '25
Start the conversation. Say hello, my name is.... Be the friend. Ask questions. Share your story. Share a snack. Be vulnerable, but in a safe way. Be the expert of your future. Spend wisely and avoid debt. You pay for the education, but the knowledge is free. Write in your journal. Keep your body healthy; avoid all mind-altering substances. Take a nap. Call your mom. Thank your dad. Pray. With everything else going on around you, don't forget yourself and the airplane rule: Take care of your own mask first, then assist others.
— April, '25