Freshman Advice Thread

[cyclonespiker33]

I wish I could choose classes by professor but in my major there is generally only one teacher teaching the class at one time. 8 am classes were the death of me.

 

[Bu4ISU]

Change that Pysch to 11 or later and you will be golden. If an section exists at a later time but is full on the registration site you can still get into that section a large majority of the time.

Couldn't find any of those for 11. Either started at 10 or like 9:15

 

[CycloneErik]

Couldn't find any of those for 11. Either started at 10 or like 9:15

They may open up the first week or two. There's a lot of chaos and flux in those couple weeks.

 

[Clonefan32]

Work your *** off during the week. Party hard on the weekends. When you are of age, take taco tuesday, pint night, and mug night easy. It will make your life much more enjoyable.

Learned that the hard way. GPA has been on a steady incline since learning these lessons

This is great advice taken in conjunction with treating it as pre-employment training. The biggest adjustment most have to college is the amount of free time you have. You're used to spending the last 12 years of school sitting in school all day. Now, you will maybe average 3-5 hours of actual class today, with the rest of your day being up to you. Fight the urge to go home and take a nap, or go home and play X Box and get your work done. You'll appreciate having your nights free, as that is when all the fun takes place anyway.

 

[Fitzy]

Also; get a part time job if you don't already have one after your first semester or two. After the initial transition, any form of income is good. Donating plasma is something lots of people do as well that can earn you some spending money.

 

[CycloneErik]

The old Edison quote that "80% of success is showing up" is one you want to keep in mind.
You're paying for it, so go get the most out of it.

 

[cowgirl836]

This is great advice taken in conjunction with treating it as pre-employment training. The biggest adjustment most have to college is the amount of free time you have. You're used to spending the last 12 years of school sitting in school all day. Now, you will maybe average 3-5 hours of actual class today, with the rest of your day being up to you. Fight the urge to go home and take a nap, or go home and play X Box and get your work done. You'll appreciate having your nights free, as that is when all the fun takes place anyway.

but also take a nap occasionally. You will never regret naps. Especially when you are sleepy at your big kid job.

 

[Cy$]

GET MEAL BUNDLES. I didn't figure out you could get to slices of Godfather pizza, chips, apples, a cookie, and a drink until 3/4 of the way through my freshman year. It's nice when you wanna just grab your food and go back to the dorm and eat/study.

never were around friley as a freshman?

 

[Fitzy]

never were around friley as a freshman?

I lived in Richardson Court. So not really. East Side Market has the best meal bundles by the way.

 

[ianoconnor]

Clyde's was my jam when I lived in Friley. Got the Cajun chicken sandwich all the time.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Clyde's was my jam when I lived in Friley. Got the Cajun chicken sandwich all the time.

Yuuuup

 

[cyrevkah]

When writing papers always always cite your sources. Profs, TAs, and graders will probably find it.

Remember that your TAs are there to help you. Ask them and/or Profs if you have questions or need help.

Ask before the deadline too.

 

[cowgirl836]

When writing papers always always cite your sources. Profs, TAs, and graders will probably find it.

Remember that your TAs are there to help you. Ask them and/or Profs if you have questions or need help.

Ask before the deadline too.

and if you're going to forge your sources, don't forge a source supposedly from the alma mater of your professor.

 

[Rabbuk]

Show your work in math classes. I'm very good at math but got very mediocre math grades because of this. The answer is not all they are looking for.

 

[00clone]

Show your work in math classes. I'm very good at math but got very mediocre math grades because of this. The answer is not all they are looking for.

I friggin' hated that. If the answer is right, who cares about the interim steps? I know, there are reasons, it just bugged me.

 

[CYF5]

Wear a rubber

 

[Doc]

Show your work in math classes. I'm very good at math but got very mediocre math grades because of this. The answer is not all they are looking for.

I friggin' hated that. If the answer is right, who cares about the interim steps? I know, there are reasons, it just bugged me.

My advice is to take harder math classes than these guys.

 

[istater7]

Is Math 160 required for your major or do you just need to take a math class? I took Math 150 my first semester and it was probably my easiest class that semester. So no idea what 160 is like but if you are worried about math 150 may be a good option.

160 is required for Ag Bus students

 

[00clone]

My advice is to take harder math classes than these guys.

Honestly, I was thinking of math classes in high school and under. Don't remember my math classes from college, it was merely a box checker thing. (not that I only had easy math classes, but I put only enough into them to get the grade I needed)

 

[Dopey]

My next and last semester is gonna be a joke. Need 12 credits of anything you graduate. Finished all my requirements. Just need the credits. Gonna take that alcohol class, walking for fitness and that roller coaster class I think

Why don't you make mommy and daddy's money (or yours, I guess, but probably not) worth something and use those last credits of anything to knock out some MBA or other masters program classes? You can either go on and finish the MBA at ISU, transfer them to almost any other program later in life, or just benefit from the knowledge you'd gain from challenging yourself.

Don't know why you'd spend $1000's of dollars to sample wine and walk.