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Summarizing your first week of university
You are probably reading this because you will soon attend university or college. Hopefully, you are ecstatic and rather proud of yourself. Getting into university is an achievement. For some of you, this means that you will be able to pursue an academic interest. Some of you may be taking a course to enhance your employment potential, or you may be in work but about to study part time to further your career and get a promotion. Your reasons for doing a degree may be a combination of all or some of the above. You may be coming to a degree at different stages of your development and meeting a diverse group of people. Some of you may be mature students studying remotely: attending an online university while remaining at home and probably working. Some of you may study in person at a university closer to home and continue to live with your parents or family. Some of you may be carers with responsibilities or families of your own. For some younger students, you may be about to move away from home to live in a different city-or even a different country. You'll be responsible for yourself as a young adult. You'll have to learn to look after yourself-buy groceries, cook, clean, and do laundry. Whether you're a mature student who has decided to return to study or a young student fresh out of school, you may realize that university is actually a big change that may cause some trepidation. You'll have to organize your time between meeting new people, studying hard, and working part or full time. The magnitude of this relative move to self-sufficiency in a new environment or juggling work and family with university may seem overwhelming, but remember that millions of people have trod this path before you and went on to successful careers. Therefore, the aim of this Skill is to provide you with some tools to cope with the excitement, confusion, and anxiety of your first week of university. I will draw on my more than 15 years of experience as a lecturer who has welcomed newly enrolled students at a range of universities-from online to in-person courses. The topics in this Skill will offer key tips and information on how to navigate your way through orientation, typically a week of introductions intended to facilitate your transition to university. Some of the skills and topics covered here will deal with self-development. These will include personal development skills such as dealing with imposter syndrome and stress, getting to know your campus and surrounding areas, and recognizing the importance of joining student clubs and societies. Other topics will guide you on basic skills to carry out your studies and ways to meet key academic staff. This involves a discussion of being proactive like ensuring that you have a university email and student account by your first week of university and establishing a relationship with your personal academic adviser. You will learn how to find suitable sources for your research that may help you get ahead in class. You also will learn academic best practices such as getting to know your university library, using your library's search engine and databases to find suitable sources for your degree work, and knowing the faculty associated with your department. The topics provided are designed to offer advice that will help you succeed in your first week of university and beyond.