My colleagues Paco Estrada and Tom Kielstra recently sent out an e-mail asking for some advice to give first year students.
Elsewhere, I’ve written an extensive list of Advice for Students which is generally beneficial for students of all levels.
For first year students specifically, the most imporant piece of wisdom that I
have is this obvious fact: University is Not Highschool.
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