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A few Words of Wisdom

  • Bring at least one business casual outfit to school with you.  You never know when you’ll need it.
  • Mortar board (the planner you can buy at the Union) will save your life at least twice.
  • Find out where your classes are before school starts so you don't get lost the first day.
  • Be organized- write down when all of your projects are due in your Mortar Board.
  • There are three bookstores in town- CHECK PRICES!
  • You probably won’t need the biggest meal plan you can get.
  • Talk to upperclassmen in your major and make sure that’s really what you want to do. 
  • Upperclassmen also come in handy with picking professors or finding books.
  • Get involved on campus, but not so much that it affects your school work.
  • Get to know people in your classes. It's always good to have people to study with.
  • Just because your professor says you don’t have to come to class, does not mean don’t come to class.  Grades are generally correlated with attendance.
  • Most of your assignments are due in the last few weeks of school, don't let them sneak up on you.
  • You actually have to study in college, so be prepared.

 

 

                                                      

 

 

 

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