What can I expect on my first week as a college student?
Pride : you should realize you have achieved it. The long wait is over and you are now officially a student enrolled in a college you wanted to attend. You are getting to study what you wished. Be proud and fortunate for that. Take time in the first week of college to feel this and pat yourself in the back. Ground truth : it is common for all of us to browse, enquire and read about our college and profs before coming to college. But now that you are in college attending classes, you should start to notice how the college meets your expectations. New place=new friends : try to meet different people. First week is when everybody is looking to bond. Attend as many welcome parties, join student clubs, wander around to see if you bump onto some old friend, say hi to classmates and make new friends. Explore: take a casual stroll around the campus, take a campus tour, explore fun places in and around campus, invite people in your neighboring dorm rooms for a social meet and what they explored. Go to a football game and be a part of the college cultureFight fear : do all you can to feel at home. Don't be scared of the new place, new environment and new people around you. Courses and assignments are not as hard as they sound. Lay out a plan for studying and try to follow it.
First time car buyer (college student)?
Decided to do this on yahoo answers because Google just bombards me with website advertising car insurance/dealerships,etc. The google search that does give advice is usually too general with it (what car do you want/set your budget/ get a steady job), which is good BUT I need details and advice from experienced people not a blog site or website filled with general articles for the sake of having an article. And my family all answer me with "you don't need a car" SO, I am a commuter college student with a steady job. College is 30 minutes from where I live and 10-15 minutes from my job. I have classes everyday and Fafsa paid my tuition for this up coming school year (i'm in the clear for now). I am planning to buy a new car within a year, so I am doing some research on how to go about it. Any experienced buyers, how did you go about buying your very first car? anything (tips,advice, tricks) I should know about BEFORE and not stuff that I end up finding out after? what's your thoughts on car loans? is there such thing as lease to own (New) car? what exactly is refinancing a car? Again I'm new to this car buying situation, I apologize for the amount of questions and the ones that seem simple. Thanks!
Leasing a car - college student/first time?
I'll be purchasing or leasing my first car soon. I'm a college student (graduating in Dec. of this year) and I'm a part-time student assistant who gets paid $10/hr. I really don't have many expenses except my phone bill, $50/mo, and food and gas, until I start my full-time career in January. School has been completely covered by scholarships, so no debt there. Now, I'm looking to get a new car (not considering used at the moment, please base your answers on a new car only). I plan on putting a max of 3k down. I have an excellent credit score however, it is only based on a little over 1 year of credit history and only 1 credit card. Regardless of my credit, I've been told I may have trouble getting approved for a lease as this is my first time and my income at the moment isn't very high. Do you agree with this? Also, do you have any other suggestions as I go through this buying/leasing experience? Notes: - I will be starting an incredible internship in two weeks in which I'll be getting paid approximately $900/week - so I'll have a lot more income over the summer. - I will not have a co-signer - Looking to get a Mazda 3, Corolla, Civic, Forte --- something to that extent Thanks for all of your help!
What to expect in the first day at college?
From my experience in the us you'll be given a syllabus, the professor may or may not give an overview of the syllabus (you’re in college, you can read), the professor may or may not give a brief introduction of their background, the professor may or may not have students give a quick introduction of themselves (this won’t happen in large classes), and then will get started on the course material (often a lecture). Homework may or may not be assigned, but if it is it’ll be fairly minimal. It is a good idea to make sure you know where the classes are held as college campuses can be like mazes. Give yourself some extra time for the first few days, after that you’ll know exactly how long it takes for you to get to class and where you need to go. In later semesters you’ll know the campus well enough to not worry about this.You’ll probably attend no more than half of your classes on the first day. This means you’ll have time to do productive activities (get started on said homework, buy books, maybe go to your part-time job) or social things (try to get to know other people-other freshman will want to make new friends).
Do these grades suck for a first time college student?
Well, the work in college is much more difficult than high school work and your a first time college student so it's understandable as the transition from high school to college isn't easy. You did a lot better than other college students. Most students usually completely fail out, get on academic probation or gets kicked out of the college especially those who live on campus. Your above the requirements to not be on academic probation. Just do better next semester.
Is a 3.7 GPA impressive for first time college student?
I would say that a 3.7 GPA is pretty good for a first time college student. There are many students who have a higher GPA. However, the average student is probably a bit lower than this.College usually gets more difficult after the first year. You should expect to see more homework and harder tests going forward. As such you will want to continue to focus on working hard and staying ahead in your work.If you manage a 3.7 in your first year of university, then you can handle university and you should be able to keep up a pretty good GPA for four years. A 3.7 will be enough to get you into some graduate schools if you want to do so in the future. This also suggests that you are learning the material in your classes well enough to continue to do well in the future.I would say “pretty good”. I would not call a GPA of 3.7 “impressive”. A GPA of 4.0 over 4 years of college is impressive.
When did it become a big deal to be a "first generation college student”? When I (a boomer) went to college, just about every person I knew was first generation.
To expect that the experience of going to college (or entering the work force, or buying a home, etc.) is or should be relatively similar today to how things were for Boomers at that phase of life only leads to problems.The process of applying to and navigating college is much more complicated than it used to be. And the financial stakes are almost exponentially higher, in terms of costs and resulting debt.Research shows that first-generation college students these days are at a disadvantage because other students have the benefit of a family that at least generally understands the process and also supports the pursuit of higher education (as demonstrated by their own college attendance). In contrast, most first-gen students usually fall into one of two categories: parents who technically support them in going but have no clue about the process so they're no help (and are often unintentionally a hindrance) or parents who are actively opposed to or sabotaging the student’s efforts to get into and succeed in college.For the benefit of those individual young people but also society as a whole, most colleges have decided to offer extra counseling and guidance for this segment of the student body. Those students are more likely to finish college, meaning they can hopefully get better jobs, making them more solid contributors to our economy and allowing them to be more able to pay off their student loans, when applicable. The ROI is worthwhile at both the personal and macro scale.