{"id":6203,"date":"2014-09-05T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2014-09-05T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T21:39:16","slug":"what-i-wished-i-knew-advice-from-liz-roepke-peer-research-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/what-i-wished-i-knew-advice-from-liz-roepke-peer-research-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Wished I Knew\u2026  (Advice from Liz Roepke, Peer Research Advisor)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/09\/peer_gal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6205\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/09\/peer_gal.jpg\" alt=\"peer_gal\" width=\"150\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>First off, welcome to the University of Puget Sound! We\u2019re glad to have you. I hope you had an awesome orientation and a great first week of class. You might be feeling a bit overwhelmed, homesick, nervous \u2013 all normal! Hopefully, you\u2019re excited, too. Now I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve gotten a lot of advice in the past few weeks, days, and probably even hours. But here\u2019s some more: six ways to boost your success in your first semester of college. You might have heard some of these points before, but that probably means that it\u2019s good advice!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re reading this, you\u2019re already on the right track! Reading your emails is one of the best ways to stay up to date with your professors and learn about campus events (sign up for clubs you\u2019re interested in during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/news-and-events\/events-calendar\/details\/logjam\/2014-09-05\/\">LogJam<\/a> or on the <a href=\"http:\/\/asups.pugetsound.edu\/\">ASUPS<\/a> website \u2013 they\u2019ll keep you informed!) If you\u2019re reading the library\u2019s blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/\">Collins Unbound<\/a>, \u2013 even better! Actively engaging in campus happenings will help you feel more connected and you\u2019ll get the full Puget Sound experience.<\/li>\n<li>Use a planner. ASUPS hands them out for free so there\u2019s really no excuse for not having one. Some of you are probably thinking \u201cI can totally keep track of my assignments in my head; I don\u2019t want to waste all that time writing everything down.\u201d BUT eventually you will forget about something \u2013 maybe it will be a meeting you scheduled with your professor three weeks ago, or a homework reading assignment your professor just added that isn\u2019t posted on Moodle. Part of being successful in college and as an adult is being organized and punctual, so start practicing now!<\/li>\n<li>Read your class syllabi! I know your professor probably already went through some of it in class with you, but looking through it again and writing down important dates (quizzes, exams, paper due dates) in your planner will really help you out later this semester.<\/li>\n<li>Go to your professors\u2019 office hours, even if it\u2019s just to introduce yourself. In the end, your professors are the best academic resource you have. Build a good relationship with them now so you feel more comfortable asking for help later in the semester.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about some of the schools resources: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/collins-memorial-library\/\">library<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/about\/offices-services\/ces\/\">CES<\/a> (Career and Employment Services), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/student-life\/counseling-health-and-wellness\/\">CHWS<\/a> (Counseling, Health and Wellness Services), and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/cwlt\/\">CWLT<\/a> (Center for Writing, Learning, and Teaching). Learning what these resources have to offer before you need them will greatly reduce stress later on.<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least: get off campus! Go hike a trail at Mt. Rainier while the weather is still nice, walk down to the farmer\u2019s market on Proctor this Saturday, go study at one of the many coffee shops nearby, or join Habitat for Humanity and help them build a house. Washington has so much to offer, and I promise you won\u2019t regret exploring it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember: there are so many people on campus who want to help you achieve all your hopes and dreams \u2013 let us!<\/p>\n<p><em>Liz Roepke \u201915 is a geology major and the library\u2019s first-ever Peer Research Advisor.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, welcome to the University of Puget Sound! We\u2019re glad to have you. I hope you had an awesome orientation and a great first week of class. You might be feeling a bit overwhelmed, homesick, nervous \u2013 all normal! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/what-i-wished-i-knew-advice-from-liz-roepke-peer-research-advisor\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-link-of-the-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6203"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6210,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions\/6210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}