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Year: <\/strong>Senior
\nMajor: <\/strong>Communication Studies
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Each semester Fellan McGuigan flies 4,767 miles from London, England to Fort Worth in order to attend Texas Christian University. McGuigan is a communications studies major and a student-athlete on the track team. \u201cBeing a TCU student-athlete is fun for sure, especially with the high standards that come with being one,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me it was a big difference to back home in London, since we don\u2019t really have sports tied into our schools and universities. It\u2019s a different feeling walking around school with other students and professors knowing you represent a school at a NCAA Division I level.\u201d<\/p>\n

At first McGuigan was unsure what he wanted to major in, but he ultimately decided to go with communication studies. \u201cMy reason for picking the communication studies major was because I wanted something that challenged me, as well as something that would be enjoyable and interesting,\u201d he said. \u201cMy basic speech class my first year at TCU instantly piqued my interest in the subject and intrigued me enough to study it further.\u00a0 At the time I also wasn\u2019t sure what I wanted to do after school and ultimately thought communication studies was a good option since it was very broad and open, which could be used in nearly every discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGuigan says being an international student is different for several reasons. \u201cAfter my three and a half years being here, I still haven\u2019t gotten used to people turning around and staring every time I introduce myself, my major and a fun fact about myself at the beginning of each class the first week of school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

McGuigan said being from England does have it its perks and it helps because TCU is very good with its resources and understanding the needs of international students. \u201cAt first, I suffered huge culture shock, as you can imagine walking down the stockyards after two days being in the country and seeing my first real cowboy,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was different to say the least! But again with the help of TCU, friends and family, my adjustment has become very easy and I have never felt more at home!\u201d<\/p>\n

When McGuigan graduates he plans on pursing his master\u2019s degree at TCU as a graduate assistant in the compliance office of TCU Athletics and ultimately wants to end up with a job that puts him on the path to becoming an athletic director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":586,"template":"","class_list":["post-585","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sw_category-communication-studies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommunication Studies with Fellan McGuigan - Communication Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/communication\/student_work\/communication-studies-with-fellan-mcguigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Communication Studies with Fellan McGuigan - Communication Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Year: Senior Major: Communication Studies Hometown: London, England\u00a0 Each semester Fellan McGuigan flies 4,767 miles from London, England to Fort Worth in order to attend Texas Christian University. 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