Making the Transition
Making the transition to college life is a very challenging and demanding change to make in your life. It is not easy to make. Being away from home for the first time, being in a new environment, changing what you had become accustomed to for so many years, leaving your parents and living on your own.
Words of Wisdom...
Ashley Theado
Sophomore, Class of 2007
"Coming to college is a big transition from high school and living at home. The classes require more, but give you more freedom. You don’t have to attend all of your classes, but you’ll soon discover the consequences if you don’t. You make your own decisions about everything. No one is here to tell you to come home early or do your homework. Life here is what you make of it."
Student Related Transition
How To Start Off Your First Semester Right:
Attend Your Classes
* Class starts at 8, be there at 7:55
* Take good notes
Plan Out Your Schedule
* Get a planner
* Write down assignments, papers, test, and project dates
* Write down meeting times
Be Ready Before School Starts
* Preorder your books
* Get a notebook for each class
Know Your Teachers
* Get the syllabus before classes begin
* These have their contact information and office hours included in them
Be Ready for Class
* Read your notes after each class or before the next class period
* Read through assigned chapters and take some notes on them
* Print off power point slides if available before class
Get Involved
* Look at getting involved into one or two organizations that interest you
* Don't get OVER INVOLVED
Where to study
* The library has quiet study rooms (individual and group)
* 24 Hour Study Lounge
* The residence halls also have a study lounge located on various floors
Study tips
* Read and re-read class notes
* Flashcards and note cards help you quiz yourself
* Study for tests and quizzes a couple of days before the test date
* Don't try pulling "all-nighters" or "cramming" the night before tests
* Group review sessions with some classmates
* Get a tutor from the Academic Support Center
* Ask your professors about resources available that will help you study
* Review chapter notes and summaries
Be Active
* Exercise
* Campus Recreation
* Participate in intramurals
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Parent/Guardian Related Transition:
CLICK HERE for the Transition PowerPoint from the Summer Orientation & Registration Programs
CLICK HERE for "What to Expect in the First Year of College" - an overview of the types of issues your students may encounter each month of the academic year
Office of First Year Experience ▪ Longwood University ▪ Lankford 223
p 434.395.2414 ▪ f 434.395.2237 ▪ firstyear@longwood.edu