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TIMELINE:YOUR
FIRST YEAR
2002-2003
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AUGUST
- Attend Welcome
Week activities that will introduce
you to academic resources and services on campus.
- Purchase books and supplies for your
scheduled courses.
- Check your registration schedule on
WolverineAccess to make sure it is accurate.
- Locate the classrooms where your scheduled
courses will be held.
SEPTEMBER
- Set up a weekly study schedule.
- From your course syllabi, plot out
the important dates for exams, tests, projects, etc.
for the entire term.
- Check your schedule one last time before
the 3-week deadline to make sure that your registration is correct.
- Learn your instructors' office hours
and find when they fit your schedule; drop in at least once to
start to build a working relationship with your instructors.
- Talk to your roommate about scheduling
quiet hours to study in your room.
- Check out the Science
Learning Center, Language Resource Center, and Math
Lab if you have classes that relate
to these facilities. Plan regular visits to these resources as
a part of your study plan for the term.
- E-mail your advisor to let him/her know how your first week of
class is going.
OCTOBER
- Visit the Sweetland
Writing Center to learn about and
try out their writing tutorial services.
- Make an appointment with your advisor
to fine tune your study plan for the term.
- Look ahead in your Academic Planner
and set aside enough time to complete your assignments on time.
- Continue meeting with your instructors
on a regular basis.
- Stop in to see your Residence Hall
Academic Advisor and Academic Peer Advisor.
- Stop in the LSA Peer Academic Advising
Office to look at sample mid-term exams.
NOVEMBER
- Make an appointment with your advisor
to talk about courses to consider taking next term.
- Take final stock of your academic progress
in your current courses and make any decisions about changing
your schedule by the drop/add deadline.
- Check out the Undergraduate Library's
peer academic research service.
- Search the LS&A
Online Course Guide to find courses
that are of interest to you for the Winter Term.
DECEMBER
- Register for Winter Term classes.
- Consider taking a First-Year
Seminar, especially if you were
unable to fit one in during the Fall.
- Plan your time wisely so that you are fresh and well-prepared for
your exams.
- Contact your advisor and let him/her know how your first term went.
JANUARY
- Talk to your advisor about fine tuning
your study plan based on your first term's experiences.
- Examine your Winter Term course choices
to make sure that they still fit your plans.
- Set up a study plan for the term like
you did last term.
- Schedule regular trips to your instructor's
office hours and to the pertinent academic support resources.
FEBRUARY
- Take a moment to evaluate your progress
in your current classes.
- If you need to do so, find a tutor
to help strengthen your academic performance.
MARCH
- Talk to your Academic Advisor about
starting to narrow down your choices of concentration.
- If you are thinking about taking any
classes over the summer, meet with your advisor to discuss options.
- Make an appointment with your advisor about course selection for next year.
- Search the LS&A
Online Course Guide to find courses
that fit your interests.
APRIL
- Register
for Spring, Summer, and/or Fall classes.
MAY
- Spend some time over the summer thinking
about beginning to research possible concentrations and/or
career areas that you might be interested in pursuing.
- Use a summer job, internship, or volunteer
work to help you experience some of the career areas that you
are considering.
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