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What is the single most best advice for incoming college freshman to successfully transition into college?

I am an incoming freshman who wants to transition into college so that I am able to do well in my classes. #college #student #graduate

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Nicole’s Answer

Hi Marianne A. I see that you posted this question a little while ago so I hope my answer to you (or others who may read this response) is still helpful.

I offer this single piece of advice...keep an open mind. Much more often than not, your professors, teachers assistants, study partners...they want to see you succeed. It becomes very difficult to do well, particularly with challenging subjects, if you approach the situation with an oversized cloud of doubt. For the record, item numbers 4 and 5 from the previous answer...I love love love. In my opinion, the more you know, the more confident you become...once you learn a concept, refresh yourself on it. As for focus, it is a muscle that once you get the practice for building it, stays with you even as you enter your working career.

Hope you find this answer helpful. Best of luck to you!
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Yasemin’s Answer

Hi Marianne ! There is a lot of advice that can be given so it is hard to choose! I think the BEST 3 would be do well in classes, get to know your professors and get involved in meaningful activities! Doing well in classes ensure positions for the future as well as grad school applications while knowing your professors helps foster relationships that could benefit you. You may learn more from them, and even get to complete research or internships while also securing a reference/recommendation letter for the future if needed. Lastly, getting involved is important because let's say you want a certain position or to complete graduate school, having meaningful activities to talk about and build upon are crucial to showcase your passion for the field or your personality in general-which also matters! So, these are my best three that I also wish I knew more about before college!

I hope this helps!
Best of luck!
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DAVID’s Answer

advice I gave my daughter her first days
1. stay healthy, eat right, exercise, get sleep
2. balance course work load and join some school clubs to balance social time, forget parties and drinking
3. make friends in each course you can study with, with a team effort you double your efficiency
4. go to all the course help study sessions
5. stay focused, dig your heals in especially when the first year is known as a college weed out time where many drop out
6. find friends in your same major as a support group
worked, made it thru difficult first 2 years
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Emilie’s Answer

Just know that you don’t have to have it all figured out and you’re allowed to change your mind. I know so many people who got a degree in something and don’t use it in there every day life. Let yourself experience college and use it for the tool that it is in discovering what it is that you want with your life. You’re not gonna magically know the answer to what career path is best for you or what major is best for you, but pick what speaks to you in the moment and if you decide to change your major, that’s ok too. You’re not gonna know exactly what you like and don’t like until you try it so be willing to take that mandatory art class or let yourself fully dive into that science class that you’ve always been scared of taking. Allow yourself to be interested whether you think you don’t like it or if you feel like you’re going to be bad at it because until you try it, you don’t know and you might find your passion from a random elective that you tacked onto your schedule to fill your requirements.

The other most important thing is make yourself known!!! Introduce yourself to your professors on the first day of class. Send out an email to each professor once you know your schedules, that way if there are accommodations that you have or reservations about taking the class so that you can set yourself up for success. You have to remember that it’s not the same thing as high school and your professor doesn’t know every kid in the class like your high school English teacher did. Let them know who you are and that you care about the class (regardless of if you actually do or not) that way if you happen to miss an assignment or make a mistake, you’re more likely to be given some grace, you’re more likely to be approved for an extension, and you’re more likely to get suggestions or feedback. If you show them that you’re putting effort into their class they will more likely put effort into helping you succeed.

Make yourself known and show effort and intention from the start and you’ll be able to ask for help and support when you get lost.

If nothing else, you’ll be more likely to have that .49 rounded up when you ask because they’ll know that you put in the effort from the start.

Emilie recommends the following next steps:

Go to career fairs, interact with new people, And learn about the club that you keep seeing meet on the way to class. You have to allow yourself to go out of your comfort zone show up to events, even if no one else is going that you know. At the end of the day you’re there too find out what you wanna do with your future so if your roommate doesn’t want to come with you to a club, then go by yourself but don’t miss out on experiences and opportunities just because you’re worried what others might think .
Make the decision for yourself! Don’t let your class schedule be dictated by somebody else’s availability and be willing to take a class at a weird hour that sparks interest. You’re also allowed to realize that the major you thought was exactly what you wanted to pursue is boring. You’re allowed to change your mind about anything.
Show up to random events. You may have had a plan to study, but the assignment got moved for the test got moved, and you have more time to study for it Go join in on the club event or school function that’s happening.
Don’t settle with a routine. If you typically go straight to class and straight home, let yourself sit in the classroom after and talk to people or show up early and get to know your classmates.
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