[touche`]

^ Oh thanks baoi. haha.

[TrueColorS]

@_@ 12 hours? i'm taking 6 classes. that's 17 hours. but my classes are not that hard so i think i'm okay. -crosses fingers-
i'm currently working at a nonprofit organization and i'm also VERY involved with all the activities at my church. anyhoo. i dont get paid for working at the nonprofit organization so i'm trying to find a job to work at school. so hopefully i'll have time to work for like around 19.5hrs/week (since you can't go over 20 hrs).

[piQ]

Study hard and high school will be easy

[omo.death]

i'm getting 31 units for first year... do you think i'll live after that???

oh and my school is away from home, so i go to a dormitory and i feel really homesick at times... why should i do???

[Incise Soul]

My school goes by the quarter system.
Therefore, I'm taking only 3 classes, a total of 14 units. I wanted to take a seminar class because it's supposed to be a "chill class", meaning no midterm or final. You just go the class and learn interesting stuff. But I didn't want to overload myself.

I heard that you can't go over 19 hours of work a week o_o; so yeah.. I'm planning to do at least 10 hrs.

[leenie312]

Don't take classes that are too hard. Especially if you're not used to the college environment yet. GO TO CLASS!! you should try to make it to every single class. skipping class is bad.. sometimes you'll be tempted to skip if the lecture is boring. but, know that you're missing essential information. don't think that you can learn everything from the textbook.
Join groups/clubs/sororities/fraternities to get to know a lot more people and befriend them. it's always good to know a lot of people. cuz you never know when you might need them later.

goodluck!

[chdairkld]

Should I buy a backpack of some sort? If yes, then are there any reccomendations?

---edit--

nvm, I saw the backpack thread.

[daehanminguk1345]

I'm terribly sorry if this has been asked or if I'm in the wrong thread, but what is an elective credit compared to a general course credit? (I hope I got this right.) I took the AP English 11 and AP US History Exams and scored a 3 on both and the university told me that it's enough for elective but not a general course credit. =/

[kimchee1]

lol first year for me...college is kinda hard coz it seems like u def needa study n read them books. lolin high school it was so easy n chill n laidback.. i barely went to class n wen i did i barely pay attention and stil was able to graduate.after vacation in korea for two months after grad from h.s., i don even feel liKe studyin hard yet and i've just entered college recently...lol first year for me...college is kinda hard coz it seems like u def needa study n read them books. lolin high school it was so easy n chill n laidback.. i barely went to class n wen i did i barely pay attention and stil was able to graduate.after vacation in korea for two months after grad from h.s., i don even feel liKe studyin hard yet and i've just entered college recently...><

[t1ffiexp]

I'm terribly sorry if this has been asked or if I'm in the wrong thread, but what is an elective credit compared to a general course credit? (I hope I got this right.) I took the AP English 11 and AP US History Exams and scored a 3 on both and the university told me that it's enough for elective but not a general course credit. =/

i think general course credit would be GEs/breadth classes that your university requires you take to graduate? and elective credits would count towards total credit/credits towards registration times if your school does registration by the number of credits a student has. sorry if the wording's a little weird.

[yuiyean]

On your first day don't be half awake/fall asleep while decisions are made. Mix around with others whether you like it or not. Be nice to your roommate. Be ready to clean for others as well. Get a laptop but be careful and don't show off.

Anyone doing Media and Broadcasting here?

[becky123]

You can do so many things at college, make friends, join in all kinds of communities, and so on

[Deafz]

I'm currently finishing my last year of high school. I might be going to University next year or even next semester. I haven't had a past of "good" grades, like 60-70s. What is the chance of me actually getting in the medical field? Like if I get really good marks (80 or 90+) this year? How hard it is in there? How hard is college/university in general?

[EMdeTHUONG]

well, universities normally look at ACT/SAT scores and also look at GPAs for admittance. sometimes they have a curriculum that you'd have to follow to get in. i can't say that they won't let you in. it depends on the university. just try your best and make a lasting impression with your essay on your applications!

[surrrrreal.]

My first quarter has been going insanely good even though I barely try.
This is so going to give me incentive to slack off now that I know I can still good pretty good even if I don't really try.

[smilesushi]

so i'm going to UT (austin) in the fall. should i get a bike? lol

this comment is so funny~~~

[smilesushi]

hey everyone ~~ this year is my first year in college!!! i will give out some tips~~~

1. ALwAYS DORM for the first year even if ur house is 5 mins away ~~~ (if u have the money of course)

2. TALK to EVERYONE~~ and ask for their facebook/myspace/livejournal or watever

3. EAT rite~~~ especially if u play sports in h.s. !!! U WILL gain ALOOOOOTT of EXTRA fats:D

4. STUDY after ur classes so u can remember the info clearer and also u will have time to party at nite!!!!!

5. COLLEGE is NOT HIGH SCHOOL anymore!!! so u cant "my happy poopoo" ur essays or cram 11chapters in one nite (i did that and i lost my cell phone on the way to skool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[sle3pyguii]

I'm currently finishing my last year of high school. I might be going to University next year or even next semester. I haven't had a past of "good" grades, like 60-70s. What is the chance of me actually getting in the medical field? Like if I get really good marks (80 or 90+) this year? How hard it is in there? How hard is college/university in general?

College is nothing like high school. The science courses you will take for the medical school pre-reqs are not something that you can cram the night before and ace, ESPECIALLY organic chemistry. You'll need to learn how to study well and how to manage your time properly. Seeing how you seem to know how to study now, the former part shouldn't be a problem. The latter, however, may take some time to get used to.

[saraluv7]

My best advice would be--->
1. take harder classes first
2. retake classes if you fail
3. ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL-don't ever skip or go on soompi in the library when noon'es looking to kill time or take unnecessary breaks
4. date the opposite if you want
5. make lots of friends, go to clubs, be active to have fun
6. EAT BREAKFAST!
7. get an alarm clcok

[fattycake]

1. don't slack off the first weeks of the quarter/semester...

it comes to bite you back during in the last weeks.

2. cereal = ultimate food

3. make lots of friends and be friendly and open to meeting new
people.