The author graduated with an associate degree in liberal arts from Northern Essex Community College (NECC) in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Although he was one of over a thousand students to graduate that day, his situation was a little different than those of his peers. The author is a full-time faculty member at NECC with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. He decided to go undercover by enrolling as a student. The author gained many insights into the struggles of his students and the minds of his fellow educators. In this article, he focuses on five key points with suggestions on what colleges can do to improve: (1) Some of the barriers to student success are small and easily addressed; (2) Adjunct faculty are unsung heroes, and our colleges need to support them; (3) We need to be clear about what constitutes cheating; (4) Faculty members should push through the fear and be open to new experiences that provide them with feedback on their teaching; and (5) It's easy to forget what it is like to be student.