1. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING

• Go to class everyday
  
• Read the entire syllabus
  
• Find a quite place to study
  
• Study often and regularly
  
• Make sure your assignments are on time
  
• Always give your best effort
  

2. BE A RESPONSIBLE CAROLINIAN

• Make wise decisions – personally and academically
  
• Represent your university well no matter where you are
  
• Remember that what you do now will follow you into the future
  
• Take fiscal responsibility, learn how to manage your money
  

3. MANAGE YOUR TIME EFFECTIVELY

• Use your TSI Planner
  
• Keep an updated agenda and fill it in with your assignments as you receive them, beginning with the receipt of your syllabi
• Make a weekly schedule
  
• Create times for studying
  
• Don’t overload yourself with too ambitious a schedule
  
• Get enough sleep

4. TAKE INITIATIVE

• Meet with your advisor and get to know your professors
  
• Create study groups in your classes
  
• Meet with your professors to introduce yourself, express concerns and discuss questions
  
• Meet with your advisor even before advising time to ask questions about scheduling and requirements

5. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS

• Get involved with a club, organization or through community service
  
• Visit the student organization fair
  
• Try something new or different – you might find a new interest
  
• If you can’t find a good fit, create a club or organization of your own
• Get to know a fellow student who seems very different than you
  

6. STAY HEALTHY

• Visit the gyms – Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center and Blatt PE Center
• Find an exercise buddy
  
• Get involved through intramural sports or fitness classes
  
• Visit the Thomson Student Health Center for check-ups and tests
  
• Eat a balanced diet (if you are unsure meet with the FREE dietitian at the Thomson Student Health Center)
• Eat three meals a day

7. MAKE PLANS FOR SUMMER HOUSING, CLASSES AND JOBS

• Visit the Career Center to find a summer job or internship
• Surf the web and talk to older friends for more ideas of beneficial summer experiences
  
• Fill out a housing application through VIP and check out UCHOOSE to find a great roommate.
  
• Meet summer school deadlines for financial aid and registration

8. KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE

• Academic Centers for Excellence (ACE), My Tutoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI), and The Writing Center are a few of many free services to help you out academically
  
• Visit the Counseling and Human Development Center if you need to talk with someone

9. ENROLL IN EXPLORATORY CLASSES TO HELP FIND THE BEST MAJOR FOR YOU

• Browse the master schedule to look for interesting classes
  
• Meet with someone in the department to get a feel for the classes offered
• Ask older students what some of their favorite classes were and what professors they especially enjoyed
  
• Don’t be afraid to try something new or something that you never considered before
  

10. IN THE SPRING THINK ABOUT GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

• Know the requirements – which test do you need to take?
• Find out what a competitive applicant looks like as far as their GPA, scores, involvement
• Begin to think about how you will pay for it
• Begin to prepare for the deadlines by making checklists
• Visit with the staff at the Office of Pre-Professional Advising