Happy New Year! The Midwest winter is officially setting in, and a new semester is starting.
A few things for future students that I learned in my first semester:
- If you are in a major that has Fundamentals of Human Physiology, wait until your sophomore to junior year to take it; that class is really hard.
- If you have 7 am-9:30 am classes, don’t get a job at the downtown Iowa City bars until your second semester or sophomore year, you won’t get down with work until close to 3 in the morning most mornings.
- Stay as healthy as you can because getting sick sucks, especially during mid-term season.
- Do as many activities on campus as you can because you can meet new people, and most of the time, those things are free.
- Join a club that deals with your major if you can, because they help you network, and some clubs help with both networking and the community.
- Take your weekends as your rest days if you’re not working, because burnout and the overwhelm of college in the first year is a lot.
Hope this helps!
