I spoke at a senior send off-no, it was a legacy luncheon-
and the two pieces of advice that I wanted to give to students was go to class,
because there are a lot of things you can learn in class. It's one thing that I wish I'd done more.
Showing up for test days and reading the textbook are not always the best approach to college.
You may decide, hey, you want to go to grad school
and your little old GPA is not going to help you get into grad school right now.
And the other thing would be get involved.
Getting involved has fundamentally changed who I am
and it just changed my entire college experience.
As I said, six generations before me all went to Carolina.
We had had seats in Kenan Stadium, their football stadium and their basketball stadium,
since the day both of those had opened.
There was no doubt in my mind who I pulled for when I came to NC State, and that was UNC.
But looking back there's no doubt in my mind who I pull for now. I'm there every Saturday that I have, football tickets and basketball tickets, because I love NC State.
So just getting involved really changed so much about me.