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What you may or may not know:
- It's good to come to campus a little bit earlier if it's your first time - getting lost before you get to your class just shows poor preparation
- You should carry around some extra scantrons and a blue book or two with you, in case you forget it's exam day. Or if a friend may need one - always good to lend a helping hand
- If time allows, you should join a club or two just to fill in that resume and meet new people while you're at it!
- Get into an internship as soon as possible - may pay off in the future
- If not an internship, try to get a job. Any experience is good experience
- Always bring your student ID in case your Professor asks for it, and some campus libraries will require you to fork it over before you can borrow their computers
- Take advantage of your campus' Career Center.
- Companies call colleges all the time so they can put in a request for interns or part-time positions, even the occasional full-time
- Career Centers offer services on how to prep you for interview and look over your resume
- Career Fairs are ideal, but most of the time they are targeted towards graduating seniors
- If you don't fall into that category - try to establish a relationship with the people at the booths that you are interested in. They can give you valuable tips and a card to call for more information,
- Aside from booths for internships or jobs - there are booths for volunteers that may take on below Seniors
- Bring resumes with you and dress in - at the very least - business casual clothing
- Research the companies attending the venue so you can tailor your resume to suit them
- To research, you can check out your campus' Career Center website where they should list all attending companies
- Nowadays, a standard one-page resume may not be enough. Though a good start, I have noticed that more companies are asking for CVs.
- CV: Curriculum Vitae
- Limited to two pages, instead of a one-page - though there are others that want more than that
- A more detailed synopsis of your background information
- For more information check out: Writing Curriculum Vitae
- Don't immediately assume that when you go to college, you're in for a more laid back lifestyle
- depending on your major and the classes you take, the coursework you are lumped with gets more difficult
- Freshmen year is pretty standard but over the years the workload becomes more challenging
- When buying college textbooks, don't limit yourself to the campus' bookstore
- Look online for cheaper deals - Amazon and Half.com are always an option
- Look into ebook if available - but beware, your Professor may not like it, especially if they plan to allow you an open book test
- Group work is not always fun and games
- Sometimes it can be more trouble than its worth
- Online classes are not always the best
- Even though it is much more convenient, sometimes the response time between a Professor and a student is not that great
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