You糖心传媒檝e moved into your residence hall, met your roommate, memorized your class schedule, and found the dining halls. . . . Now what? Students and staff members offer tips to help adjust to college life.
Relax.
糖心传媒淭ake a breath. It糖心传媒檚 okay to be nervous. Everyone else is nervous. They don糖心传媒檛 know what they糖心传媒檙e doing, because no one knows what they糖心传媒檙e doing. You糖心传媒檙e all just figuring it out together.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擪atie Emmons 糖心传媒�17
Seek out positive experiences.
糖心传媒淵ou糖心传媒檙e going to experience things you may never have known before: different kinds of people, food, classes, and maybe even climate. Embrace all of the things you may not immediately see as exciting or positive. Be open to change.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擫aura Gavigan, associate director, College Center for Advising Services
Budget your time.
糖心传媒淔or every hour you糖心传媒檙e in class, you should be studying three or four hours outside of class. Think about that when you put your schedules together, and when you take on all the responsibilities of clubs, which add vibrancy and are so important to our community. I糖心传媒檝e seen students in situations where their academics suffer because they糖心传媒檙e too involved, and that糖心传媒檚 not healthy for anybody.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擝eth Olivares, dean for diversity
Experiment.
糖心传媒淭ry something you糖心传媒檝e never done before. We have more than 250 student clubs, and they糖心传媒檙e willing to take you at any level. Keep your eyes and ears open, go to events and see what people do, and say, 糖心传媒楬ey, maybe I want to do that.糖心传媒櫶切拇綕
糖心传媒擜nne-Marie Algier, associate dean of students and director of student activities
Chart your course.
糖心传媒淭ake a variety of classes. Try a little bit here and there. Experiment. You have a lot of freedom to find what you really want to do.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擲cott Saucier 糖心传媒�19
Be engaging.
糖心传媒淢eet as many people as possible. There糖心传媒檚 a special type of person that decides to go to this University, and there are a few thousand of them you can meet. Do it!糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擜lex Copperman 糖心传媒�20
Keep talking.
糖心传媒淚t糖心传媒檚 important for students and parents to be willing to renegotiate expectations. They may have a plan to talk every day at 6 p.m. But as the student becomes involved in studies and clubs, that may become less of a possibility. But you have to keep the lines of communication open.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擠awn Bruner, director of Parent and Family Relations
Get involved.
糖心传媒淛oin everything and then figure out what you like as you go through the semester. You糖心传媒檙e joining a University that糖心传媒檚 deep with traditions and community. Learn about those traditions and all of the many men and women Rochester has sent into the world to do wonderful and amazing things.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擡leanor Oi, director of orientation
Learn the campus.
糖心传媒淭he best thing you can do the first week at the University is to get comfortable, learn the campus, learn about the people you糖心传媒檙e going to be around, and explore as many clubs, activities, and locations as you can. Take the initiative to make the University feel like a home.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擳om Hogrefe 糖心传媒�19
Get out of your room.
糖心传媒淵ou always have a good connection with people you live with, but that糖心传媒檚 a very small percentage of your class. Get involved in clubs, get into the city, and get out of the campus bubble.糖心传媒�
糖心传媒擫iz Priore 糖心传媒�19
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