![Black and white image of Mary in first year smiling with books behind her; image of Sandreka smiling in coat with large windows behind her](https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/first-year-memories-mary-sandreka.jpg?itok=m4cv6TgL)
First year memories
Mary McEwen started her studies 57 years prior to Sandreka Rowe’s first year. As you’d expect, much has changed but there are consistent themes as well. Chemistry remains to be a tough first year course and the friends you make last a lifetime.