When starting college, most students enjoy a week's stay on campus before classes actually begin. What should you do with that time? Below are several tips to ease(使熟悉)yourself into college life.
Participating in Campus Welcome Activities
Most universities host welcome events before the academic year officially begins, including freshmen orientations（迎新会）, campus picnics, and entertainments like concerts.. What do students do for fun? What are their favorite classes? What is the history of your university? It can help you observe campus life outside the classroom.
Getting to know where essential campus resources are—such as the student advising center, psychological services, and the tutoring center—will make your first few weeks on campus a lot easier, because you won't have to look for them while still getting used to your classes.
Take some time to check out the buildings where your classes will be held.. If you're worried about taking classes one after another in different buildings, a quick test run won't hurt. That way, you will avoid potential time delays in getting to your classes.
Starting a Routine
Before getting too excited about all of the fun things you will be able to do during the week, remember that you do have a pretty big schedule change coming up. .Therefore, it's a great idea to start getting used to that routine right this week. If you have other daily routines, such as exercising or talking on the phone with family, work those into your day-to-day life before classes start..
A. Exploring Campus
B. Finding learning resources
C. What helps you most is to schedule your sleep
D. Taking part in such events is a great way to learn about school
E. Starting classes means being in different places at different times
F. This will prevent you from getting lost in the first few days of classes
G. By doing this, you get a better idea of how they fit in with your schedule
