1. To-Do Lists Are Your Friend
If Google Calendar or Notion is too new or complicated for you, make bullet point lists on your notes app. Simply go over any due assignment on your Canvas calendar, work out which assignments need to get done first, and plan out your week. If you plan out the following week every Thursday, you’ll feel more relaxed on Friday and throughout the weekend knowing what you have to get done in the upcoming week.
2. Don’t have experience? Join a club!
Anything and everything you do for a club counts as experience on a resume. Plus, being a part of a club can help you learn how to work in a team, meet deadlines, and lead to new friends and fun experiences with all the events and workshops you’ll have to plan and execute.
3. Don’t be afraid to talk to your professors!
Whether you need them for a recommendation letter or a grade change, they will be there for you––if they know you. You could visit them during office hours, but the best thing you can do is just shoot them an email. Instead of asking classmates, ask the professor, even if it’s a “dumb” question. The more questions you ask, the more they’ll remember you. And one you reach out to them for whatever you need, simply introduce yourself, state the class you had with them, and how they may know you.
4. Wanna stay fit without the hassle? Walk!
Gyms can be pretty crowded, and for someone working out for the first time, it can be pretty nerve-wracking to be working out. But with how big your campus is, on top of the breaks you’ll have between classes, a walk around campus can leave you breathless but keep you in shape! Just make sure to leave the Doc Martens at home, running sneakers will work just fine.
5. If you’re not clicking with the class or the professor: drop it.
Trust your gut. Search high and low on rate my professor to find THE ONE. Do it.
