--- title: "Its nice to have someone whos always in your corner: Julie Everett gives UNK freshmen the tools to succeed" description: KEARNEY – The transition from high school to college was a “really big change” for Karlie Wies. 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Away from her family for the first time, the University of Nebraska at Kearney freshman was a little overwhelmed by this new environment and the prospect of “figuring everything out on your own.” Then she met Julie Everett. An Albion native studying business administration, Wies was part of Everetts Foundations for Learning class during the fall semester. That course covers the skills students need to be successful in college. 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