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2 Weeks To Go: "What
I Wish I Had Known" August 18, 2008
Advice from students who've been where you are:
- Don't skip class. Even if they say they don’t take off points
for attendance, the instructor will notice, and you’ll learn more if you
actually attend class.
- Be on-time. You don't want to disrupt the
instructor, and you may miss something important.
- Read your books. Even if they don't talk about it in
class; it's on the test.
- Start your language class in your
first year. You don’t want to
try and play catch up in your senior year with the language.
- Make sure you take your Freshman
Writing course in your first year.
- Take
at least one course that is not a large lecture.
- Always
talk to the instructor if you are having a problem in your class; they are
very approachable.
- Talk
to your instructor even if you are not having a problem—building a network
on campus includes the faculty and graduate assistants.
- Use the
Gopher Guide for course planning, and as an aid in keeping track of your
coursework, exams, etc.
- Do not take a 3-5xxx level course in
your first year.
- Make
sure you register for at least one “fun” course each semester.
- Get
involved in activities and organizations so that you can have a richer
experience while you are an undergraduate.
- Take
advantage of information sessions and programs to find out about majors.
- Look
at the syllabus often so you are on top of things and understand options
and projects.
- Try
and keep track of your grades on-line or with your instructor.
Other Tips from Your Advisers:
- Check
your University email account – both the University and your adviser
communicate with you frequently over email.
- Meet
with your CLA adviser and your
major departmental adviser to make sure you are on track to graduate.
- Register
in a timely manner once your registration queue starts.
- Take
care of any registration holds at least a month before you are scheduled
to register.
- Use
the Career and Community
Learning Center
early on in your career at the University.
- Check
www.onestop.umn.edu and your Gopher Guide for the add/drop deadlines each
semester.
Next week, learn about unique study abroad opportunities!
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