Agronomy Ambassador Blog

When you become a freshman in the agronomy department at Purdue, you hear the words “ag career fair” and “internships” on a weekly basis. Coming into Purdue, I figured I would spend my summers in college at home and working on the farm. However, that was not exactly what happened.  In my freshmen seminar class,…

Round four of college should consist of taking easy courses, enjoying the last of your social life, and making the most of your time left. Instead of stressing about finding your class on the first day, failing your first exam, or making your first true college friends, I have experienced the last of these things.…

When making your decision to come to Purdue, it hard to judge what life will really be like on campus and in the classroom. I hope an insight to what life is like for me can help anyone out when trying to figure out what to expect.First semester freshman year is all about getting acclimated…

Why Purdue? Hey agronomy people! I’m Lindsay Comer, a senior and I’m going to tell you why I chose Purdue and what led me to where I am today. I have lived and worked on a farm all my life. I love being outside, whether it’s with the animals or out walking the fields. My…

Hey there! My name is Grace Beard and I am currently a sophomore studying Agronomy with a concentration in Crop and Soil Management. Two years ago around this time, I was getting serious about applying to colleges and trying to figure out what I wanted to do.  So many thoughts ran through my mind. Should…

Hi, I’m Ian Rudolph. I’m a farm boy from southern Indiana, and when i was first accepted to Purdue, i didn’t know what to expect. All i knew was that i wanted to go home and farm after graduation. With this in mind, i chose to enroll in the college of agriculture as an Agronomy…

     There are many tidbits of advice I can pass along to any incoming or perspective student wishing to attend Purdue. One recommendation I would definitely suggest is to get involved in an extracurricular that pertains to your field of interest. Not only do I recommend this, but make sure the faculty or staff…

Towards the end of my high school career, I was starting to think about my options for college.  Coming from a family that has had over 80 family members among four generations go to Purdue, Purdue was obviously a college that I wanted to check out.  I had been on tours of various college campuses…

Hello, Jake Stephan here! I am going to give you a little insight on some clubs or activities that I am apart of, or have been apart of in the past, that I encourage everyone to look into!  As a freshman here I Purdue, Agronomy Club was my first club that I joined. I had…