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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 15, 2017 23:09:06 GMT -5
hello i move in the next few days too!!
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Aug 15, 2017 23:13:42 GMT -5
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Post by tiger beetle on Aug 15, 2017 23:13:42 GMT -5
I'm moving in soon too
orientation will be awful but after that hopefully it's not too bad
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Post by falconfire on Aug 15, 2017 23:16:56 GMT -5
I'm moving in soon too orientation will be awful but after that hopefully it's not too bad yeah, honestly the first week with a bunch of activities seems like it'll be a whirlwind, at least at the school i'm going to. hopefully it's not too overwhelming
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 23:27:39 GMT -5
b4 classes start you should have a few days after moving in to unpack, get settled, and explore the campus and the area surrounding it before classes start. i highly recommend getting out of your dorm/apartment a lot on those days before and, in the very least, 1) finding your classes and 2) exploring campus and becoming acquainted with the buildings and layout
it's also a great time to meet new people and (ugh cliché i know) make friends. i made a lot of friends during my first week on campus, and it was actually pretty easy because everyone's lonely and needs someone to sit with during meals at that time lol syllabus/textbooks/ugh read your syllabus!!!!!!!! don't buy textbooks UNTIL you attend your classes for the first time. i've had professors who have basically said "it says the textbook is required on the syllabus, but it really isn't as long as you attend and take notes, though it may be helpful"... also always buy pre-owned, unless it's a lab manual or something. avoid the campus bookstore as much as possible- everything's marked up through the roof. i recommend signing up for Amazon Prime Student if you have a job, it's ~$5 per month and it's honestly proven to be SO useful to me, especially when i didn't have a target or walmart in walking distance to me... i buy most of my things online, and they also have a really good selection of textbooks (though pricing varies wildly). speaking of which, don't be afraid to buy textbooks that aren't current- they usually have pretty much exactly the same info as the current one but are so much cheaper, though if you'll be doing HW problems from the book, i'd recommend being careful with that method. freebies/your new town your school will probably give you a free copy of microsoft office, and take advantage of that! also my town was v much a college town (we basically were know for 1) the university and 2) the prison lol), so lots of the local mom n pop shops offered student discounts. and if you're coming from a city to a smaller town, don't assume that your new town is going to suck. i think i judged my college town really unfairly when i first arrived because i live in the suburbs of a big city... but it turns out my town had lots of small-town charm and i found it to be really cute, and i still really miss it haha.
note taking for note taking, i recommend MS OneNote. it has a simple, easy to learn interface and once you know the hotkeys, it's easy to format notes quickly. for studying/memorizing, i'd recommend Quizlet, and usually you don't even have to make your own sets of flash cards bc other people in the same/equivalent course have already uploaded sets lol. Quizlet success method(tm): the Quizlet method which proved to work the best for me involved starting to memorize the terms/dates/images (the course in question was an art history course) about a week from the test date. i would go through the set of flash cards several times a day, as it only took a few minutes each time. i'd start out with every single term starred, then i'd start unstarring the info which i had effectively memorized and could recite without hesitation. so i'd basically start out with a set of forty or so images, and 1-2 days before the test have <5 troublesome/difficult images to memorize, which i'd focus on. and once i'd get those out of the way, i'd go through the ENTIRE set several times to ensure that i knew all of the information for the test at heart. anyway, i'm going to be doing part time online classes this semester because my family can't really afford to put me in a dorm(gross) or an apartment for a while. i really miss my college town though, and i fricking hate living at home, it's terrible 0/10 would not recommend.
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Post by sweetclover1 on Aug 15, 2017 23:39:03 GMT -5
Oooh some advice: *Get involved on campus, but get involved with things you are interested in. What I mean is, chances are your RA is gonna be inviting you to a ton of stuff, just don't feel pushed to go to everything, just things you know you will enjoy (ex: we would go on the Zombie hunt with our RA and occasionally a dinner, but my room kept to ourselves and went to events that we liked) * Once you get your schedule, with the classes go and look for them, because the classes might be in some weird places. My script analysis class was in the science building, and my tech theatre class was in general studies instead of theatre building *For your textbooks, once you know you need them: Check out Abe books, Thrift Books, and Chegg.com * Get a job on the campus if you can *Make sure you establish rules and cleaning stuff with your roomies
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Post by tiger beetle on Aug 15, 2017 23:43:59 GMT -5
I'm really hoping I can just like attach my key to my necklace or something (really hope it's not a card I don't remember from the visit) because I don't have a roommate which is kind of a double edged sword because
pros: no one to annoy with my nonexistent sleep schedule, roommate can't possibly snore if they don't exist, no one to touch my things when I'm not around, I can talk to myself in peace, I can eat my sad meals in peace
cons: no one to let me in if I lose my key
so on the whole it's a good sword but I just have to be really careful
I'm definitely nervous but how bad can it be
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Post by falconfire on Aug 15, 2017 23:53:56 GMT -5
b4 classes start you should have a few days after moving in to unpack, get settled, and explore the campus and the area surrounding it before classes start. i highly recommend getting out of your dorm/apartment a lot on those days before and, in the very least, 1) finding your classes and 2) exploring campus and becoming acquainted with the buildings and layout
it's also a great time to meet new people and (ugh cliché i know) make friends. i made a lot of friends during my first week on campus, and it was actually pretty easy because everyone's lonely and needs someone to sit with during meals at that time lol syllabus/textbooks/ugh read your syllabus!!!!!!!! don't buy textbooks UNTIL you attend your classes for the first time. i've had professors who have basically said "it says the textbook is required on the syllabus, but it really isn't as long as you attend and take notes, though it may be helpful"... also always buy pre-owned, unless it's a lab manual or something. avoid the campus bookstore as much as possible- everything's marked up through the roof. i recommend signing up for Amazon Prime Student if you have a job, it's ~$5 per month and it's honestly proven to be SO useful to me, especially when i didn't have a target or walmart in walking distance to me... i buy most of my things online, and they also have a really good selection of textbooks (though pricing varies wildly). speaking of which, don't be afraid to buy textbooks that aren't current- they usually have pretty much exactly the same info as the current one but are so much cheaper, though if you'll be doing HW problems from the book, i'd recommend being careful with that method. freebies/your new town your school will probably give you a free copy of microsoft office, and take advantage of that! also my town was v much a college town (we basically were know for 1) the university and 2) the prison lol), so lots of the local mom n pop shops offered student discounts. and if you're coming from a city to a smaller town, don't assume that your new town is going to suck. i think i judged my college town really unfairly when i first arrived because i live in the suburbs of a big city... but it turns out my town had lots of small-town charm and i found it to be really cute, and i still really miss it haha.
note taking for note taking, i recommend MS OneNote. it has a simple, easy to learn interface and once you know the hotkeys, it's easy to format notes quickly. for studying/memorizing, i'd recommend Quizlet, and usually you don't even have to make your own sets of flash cards bc other people in the same/equivalent course have already uploaded sets lol. Quizlet success method(tm): the Quizlet method which proved to work the best for me involved starting to memorize the terms/dates/images (the course in question was an art history course) about a week from the test date. i would go through the set of flash cards several times a day, as it only took a few minutes each time. i'd start out with every single term starred, then i'd start unstarring the info which i had effectively memorized and could recite without hesitation. so i'd basically start out with a set of forty or so images, and 1-2 days before the test have <5 troublesome/difficult images to memorize, which i'd focus on. and once i'd get those out of the way, i'd go through the ENTIRE set several times to ensure that i knew all of the information for the test at heart. anyway, i'm going to be doing part time online classes this semester because my family can't really afford to put me in a dorm(gross) or an apartment for a while. i really miss my college town though, and i fricking hate living at home, it's terrible 0/10 would not recommend. this is very nice advice! luckily i've visited the campus/town several times so i have a bit of an understanding of where some of the buildings are, where to find good food, etc (unfortunately i've already bought my books, so..i'm thinking i can sell them back for at least some money especially if i don't use them. my family just decided that, it was better to be safe than sorry for the first semester) i'll keep the note taking stuff in mind. honestly, i think i'm fairly prepared for the academic workload.... it's the stress and anxiety of new people, new situations, not being around my family, etc. but i'm still excited
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Post by falconfire on Aug 15, 2017 23:56:50 GMT -5
Oooh some advice: *Get involved on campus, but get involved with things you are interested in. What I mean is, chances are your RA is gonna be inviting you to a ton of stuff, just don't feel pushed to go to everything, just things you know you will enjoy (ex: we would go on the Zombie hunt with our RA and occasionally a dinner, but my room kept to ourselves and went to events that we liked) * Once you get your schedule, with the classes go and look for them, because the classes might be in some weird places. My script analysis class was in the science building, and my tech theatre class was in general studies instead of theatre building :) *For your textbooks, once you know you need them: Check out Abe books, Thrift Books, and Chegg.com * Get a job on the campus if you can :) *Make sure you establish rules and cleaning stuff with your roomies ooh thank you! yeah, i'm living in what's similar to a sorority/fraternity house (kinda) but instead of having to rush or whatever, requirements are more like gpa and writing an essay and stuff. i've heard that the community does a lot of stuff together but i'll definitely keep in mind that i don't have to go to every event! that's good to know since sometimes i have a hard time saying no to invitations lol
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currently watching/reading/playing: haikyuu, avatar: the last airbender, animal crossing new horizon
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Post by falconfire on Aug 15, 2017 23:59:40 GMT -5
I'm really hoping I can just like attach my key to my necklace or something (really hope it's not a card I don't remember from the visit) because I don't have a roommate which is kind of a double edged sword because pros: no one to annoy with my nonexistent sleep schedule, roommate can't possibly snore if they don't exist, no one to touch my things when I'm not around, I can talk to myself in peace, I can eat my sad meals in peace cons: no one to let me in if I lose my key so on the whole it's a good sword but I just have to be really careful I'm definitely nervous but how bad can it be hopefully that'll work out, yeah o: my sister lived in a single room and never lost her key... i feel like a card let her into the building and an actual key let her into the room. i could be wrong though yeah, what i'm thinking is, well.. a lot of people have gone to college and survived it, even had a great time there. so it'll be alright
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 16, 2017 0:01:30 GMT -5
@slothfood sweetclover1 awwww God bless you both that is helpful!!
academics is like the only thing i'm not too worried about. my uni is within my limits and while challenging won't push me too hard, so i know what i'm getting there. the making friends part is what's giving my nerves a workout. i don't know who my roommate is yet, either, for a long reason. i've just...had very bad experience is the past where putting myself "out there" ended badly so i guess now im anxious about this just being a repeat. but everyone is supposed to be new and friendless, so. hopefully it won't be too bad.
im going to a v small liberal arts college (2.5k undergrads total i think), so it should be cozy.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 16, 2017 0:04:11 GMT -5
oh i would also suggest checking out public transportation areas around you!! i have a car but mom doesn't trust me yet to drive in DFW traffic so i can't bring it with me atm. but i've been nosing around and found out that the city rail has a stop right outside campus, so that's really good to know!! (and there's half-price discount for students usually. like a 12-hour day pass is only 2.50 for me)
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Aug 16, 2017 0:05:37 GMT -5
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Post by tiger beetle on Aug 16, 2017 0:05:37 GMT -5
I'm really hoping I can just like attach my key to my necklace or something (really hope it's not a card I don't remember from the visit) because I don't have a roommate which is kind of a double edged sword because pros: no one to annoy with my nonexistent sleep schedule, roommate can't possibly snore if they don't exist, no one to touch my things when I'm not around, I can talk to myself in peace, I can eat my sad meals in peace cons: no one to let me in if I lose my key so on the whole it's a good sword but I just have to be really careful I'm definitely nervous but how bad can it be hopefully that'll work out, yeah o: my sister lived in a single room and never lost her key... i feel like a card let her into the building and an actual key let her into the room. i could be wrong though yeah, what i'm thinking is, well.. a lot of people have gone to college and survived it, even had a great time there. so it'll be alright definitely depends on the place/individual building* but that's definitely a possibility and kind of feels familiar so that's probably what it is that's true! today I've been kind of negative but I will return to optimism in the real daytime *I stayed in a dorm at this one college for a week and we had keys, but then another time I stayed at the dorm up the hill from that one and we had cards...
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Post by Salted Squid on Aug 16, 2017 0:11:29 GMT -5
Wow I'm going into my second year of college and I haven't followed very much of the advice that I see here wow
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Aug 16, 2017 5:24:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 5:24:18 GMT -5
Our campus is like half-and-half, a lot of the older buildings have keys and a lot of the new ones have cards. That being said they're equally easy to lose imo xD
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 15:47:17 GMT -5
at my university, we needed our student id card (same one we'd use at the dining hall and such) to enter the dorms and needed our key to open the doors to our rooms, except for one dorm which was sort of motel-style with the individual doors facing the outside, so no card was needed.
also in some of the older dorms, the doors automatically locked and it was a PITA, in my first dorm i'd shove a piece of paper between the door lock thingy and the frame when i was getting my laundry or a coke or whatever lol, the nicer dorms had normal locks where you'd lock them from the outside (which i would have preferred bc then i wouldn't have been able to forget my key since i needed it to lock the door)
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Post by xєяσ єємαι zσηтαησѕ ♬ on Aug 16, 2017 16:50:30 GMT -5
I didn't read the previous posts very thoroughly, so I may be repeating some stuff here but whatever. I now go to community college but I took a few classes at a fairly large university before that.
-try to walk around campus and find where your classes are located before they start. If it's a large campus it may be tricky to find places. It's also helpful to get an idea of how long it will take you to get from one place to another
-if you can, try to find out what textbooks, etc you will need before the first day of classes. Many instructors post the syllabus, etc online in advance. Often it's cheaper to get your books online than in the campus store. Also see if you could rent or get a used copy rather than buying it brand new
-chances are you'll need to get a student ID card - be sure you always carry it with you. In my case it not only served as ID but I was also able to use it for campus dining, the campus bookstore, various stores/restaurants downtown, and as a bus pass
-explore the surrounding area to your school, see what fun and exciting stuff there is to do there, and what places might be useful to you (grocery stores, restaurants, other stores, public transportation, etc)
-be sure you go to class and do the assignments. If it's a large lecture course and you miss it once in a while, chances are the teacher won't notice one person missing out of a couple hundred, but don't make a habit of it. That said, if you do have to miss (like you're sick or whatever) many instructors put notes, powerpoints, recorded lectures, etc online
-investigate what sorts of extracurricular activities your school has - sports, music, clubs, whatever. Keep in mind many of the people will probably be meeting each other for the first time
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 19:20:18 GMT -5
i'm about to start my second yr of college so i guess this is stuff i wish ppl would have told me beforehand + some stuff i figured out for myself + some stuff i think u should know - READ THE SYLLABUS. i know you've heard this 50000 million times by now. but read the syllabus. keep it. always know where it is. laminate it if you have to. if you have a syllabus, there's no reason to be surprised by a due date
- it's ok to not have many friends. i have a grand total of 2 people at school i'd really consider Friends. and one of them is my roommate. that's ok! a lot of media surrounding college portrays it as a time when ur social life is p busy. it's cool if it's not.
- it's ok to feel lonely and sad and like you don't belong. a lot of ppl do. you're not the only one feeling like that
- rent any textbooks you possibly can. it's so much cheaper. i tend to rent from Amazon or Chegg.
- make sure your lab goggles are well-ventilated bc it'll get hot in the lab. also make sure they fit over your glasses well. if you can try them on before you buy them
- avoid the school bookstore. they've inflated the prices of everything
- explore the city/town. i love where i go to school honestly. i was kinda weird about going downtown at first but one weekend i just went. and i went alone. i love it
- don't be afraid to go to events, go places, go into the city, etc alone. i guarantee you no one thinks you're weird for it
- i email my profs before classes start to introduce myself. it's a good way to ensure we start on good terms and they know who i am before classes start. it makes you more memorable and stand out in a good way i think
- don't be afraid to ask for help, talk to profs after class, use any and all resources available, etc. it's better to feel dumb by admitting you need the help (tho admitting you need help isn't bad at all) than to do poorly because of pride
- you're going to lose touch w friends from hs. don't get sad about it
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Aug 16, 2017 21:07:42 GMT -5
The people who posted before me have pretty much said it all.
Though there's one thing: Keep yourself busy to avoid getting homesick.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 21:10:03 GMT -5
forgot somethin important about homesickness. you're gonna feel homesick. i didn't think i would lmao. i'm the oldest of 4 boys. (my poor mom had to raise 4 boys.) and i didn't think i'd miss my 3 younger brothers bc they're annoying as hell. but you're gonna miss your siblings. i called home every sunday. calling home once a week is just enough to catch you up but not make you homesick.
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