campus connect tips for first #freshers# * Try to go to all your classes - getting notes from classmates is not the same as actually going to class * Buy used textbooks * Review the lectures notes that you make * As soon as you feel like you’re falling behind do something about it immediately
fer so many opportunities for you to ask for help and support or to meet new friends. Although your one week companion will help you keep your eye on the ball with all your musts: registration, meeting your new tutors, the library tours, and most importantly the Freshers’ Fair. It’s also just as important to keep all significant paperwork nearby including copies of your exam certificates, fee payment forms or evidence of who is paying your fees, ID, useable passport photos, and any other documents you need for registration.
choose your societies wisely Try not to fall in love with your next door neighbour, get stuck with the same small group, pass out, or get arrested. Any of these could mean missing out on the full range of activities available. On the other hand, don’t join every wacky society that
waves a clipboard in front of you. You’re unlikely to find time for break dancing or hot – air ballooning if you’re also serious about student politics. And you’re perfectly entitled to spend an hour or two in your room reading a book.
this is only the beginning If after a week you’ve spent your entire loan for the term, eaten nothing but the lime that comes with the tequila slammers, and are still to sleep in your own bed, don’t feel you have to keep up this pace for three years. And if you’ve found the whole experience of being mentored boring, noisy and miserable, don’t give up and go home. Real university life only begins after this.
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