YOU GET BACK DOWN HERE SO I CAN GIVE YOU A SPANKING, MISTER
YOU GET BACK DOWN HERE SO I CAN GIVE YOU A SPANKING, MISTER
Originally Posted by Fynn
Talk to your professors and go to them if you need help. You will never know when you need a letter of recommendation or some help networking after you graduate.
Finding a decent job afterwards is one thing I'll definitely be asking around my professors and such for advice.
The one piece of advice I can give you that hasn't already been given (at least I don't think so)
GET A JOB.
Having a job throughout uni is a lifesaver. Even if you're only working one Saturday a week, it's extra income. Student loans really don't stretch all that far. Also, it's extra socialisation. Especially if like me, you don't really hang out with your coursemates. Most importantly it's something you can add to your CV when you finish Uni, it looks good to have balanced a job while studying.
I definitely agree. I don't want to rely on my loans and grants at all that much, if I can avoid it. I'll definitely be looking for a job when I get there.
Plus you'll have more money to go out and party and do stuff!
Even if you have a meal and living plan, it's always really nice to have SOME savings put away just in case of an emergency. Hopefully nothing bad happens to you, and I doubt it would. But if you had to get home or something, or needed to buy something last minute, money is helpful.
I've got like a check-list now of everything I need to do and organise between now and when I enrol on the 17th. I move in on the 15th September
Oh, and one more thing: make sure you find yourself a red-headed best friend, and another best friend who is a girl and is really, really smart.
I managed to leave uni with no debts or overdrafts other than the obvious chunky uni loan. Definitely echoing the sentiment of "GET A JOB, YOU BUM", because it really is the best thing ever. More social opportunities which benefits one greatly, more money, and you get to use some of the bundles of free time you're gonna have.
110% agree with this. Unlike Parker I stuck with a course I loathed for three years and didn't do nearly as well as I should've done because I was long past the point of caring. It is one of the bigger regrets of my life, I think.
Congratulations and I hope you have an amazing time!
Enjoy ramen.
Aside from what everyone else has said regarding the course you're in and having a job, I highly HIGHLY recommend taking any opportunity to do field work or meet people who are currently in the field that you hope to be in. It is probably the best way to get your toes wet, get workplace experience, and even find a job.
Congrats Formy
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streme Wheelie
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Don't be afraid to ask questions. Get ready to enjoy introducing yourself. Start your assignments early. Make use of a diary or calendar, or at least know when things are due and how much time you have to allocate to every aspect of life. Play video games. Make some friends, they'll stand you in good stead for the future.
And most importantly: go to class, but only if you're learning. There have been classes where I was better off skipping them and doing my own independent study because the staff were not teaching the content well. If there are no requirements to attend, then don't, and just use your text books and whatever online content there is.
Know your teacher's (or university's) policy when it comes to skipping class, though. I feel like it doesn't matter most places, but my college had a policy that if you missed 3 or 4 classes in a row, you were automatically dropped from the class. I also had professors that would dock you a letter grade for every class you missed after 2 or 3 classes. Of course, I went to a pretty small university where a class of 10 wasn't all that uncommon, so attendance was kind of important. I never skipped class, though. Even if the professor was awful (which was actually rare for me), I almost always had pretty good friends in the class. Connecting with people in class definitely makes it more enjoyable, and in a small university like I went to, those classmates became my support group because some of them I was in almost every class with from freshman to senior year.
I would also say that if you get a job, make sure it's not actually a very high priority for you. Studies come first, and also (at least with my campus) it can lead to you missing out on a lot of socializing opportunities on campus. I was able to get a job on campus, which was great, but that's only because it was a job that I could actually spend time doing homework while working. My last 2 years of school would have been impossible for me to keep my grades up had I had a real job.
Edit: Oh! I'd also say that if you can swing it financially and such, you should take at least one class outside of your requirements that you just think would be a lot of fun. I was a Secondary Education-English major, and the first year of taking all the stupid general ed. requirements was made much more awesome by me taking Astronomy.
Last edited by Scotty_ffgamer; 08-18-2013 at 06:56 AM.
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