{"id":111,"date":"2017-06-14T14:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-first-year-seminar\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=111"},"modified":"2017-06-14T14:36:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:36:03","slug":"first-year-student-seminar-blog","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-firstyearseminar\/chapter\/first-year-student-seminar-blog\/","title":{"raw":"First Year Student Seminar Blog","rendered":"First Year Student Seminar Blog"},"content":{"raw":"We want you to have a\u00a0successful first semester. Whether you are just out of high school or have been away from school for a number of years, the First Year Student\u00a0Seminar course is designed to introduce you to various aspects of student life. Blogging\u00a0your College Seminar course\u00a0gives you time to reflect on what you have learned. 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