The first week of university can be a whirlwind, but you’ll get through it: The Peak’s got you covered. Here is a list of 25 things every freshman should do in their first week of post-secondary.
- Attend your first tutorial.
- Personally introduce yourself to your T.A., a.k.a. your fearless tutorial leader.
- Ensure you meet at least two people in every class (for future note taking requests).
- Show how prepared you are on the first day of class by showing up with seven spare pens.
- Suggest a seating chart to your fearless tutorial leader.
- Do all your readings for the week.
- Ask for sample test questions.
- Ask for sample test question answers.
- Seek out a different classmate each day and get to know something about them.
- Wear pink on Wednesday.
- Pursue your passion for amateur ushering by standing near the lecture hall door and then guiding classmates to their seats.
- Answer your professor only in the form of questions.
- Conduct idea-generating brainstorming sessions during pop quizzes as a form of protest.
- Set up a buddy system so you can have someone to bug constantly for any minor issue.
- Evaluate your professor’s teaching style, then provide them with constructive feedback.
- Make a slow-motion entrance for one of your classes, so people know what a big deal you are.
- Go to the gym, check out their operation hours, and never go for the rest of the semester.
- Make sure the librarian knows your literary taste so they stock the “right” books.
- Resist peer pressure by walking around with a soundproof, transparent ball around your head.
- Attend the first pub night event to see what the next 57 pub nights will be like.
- Write down your semester goals on a piece of paper.
- Throw the aforementioned piece of paper into the garbage.
- Learn where paper goes in the four-bin disposal system by spending 20 minutes in front of the garbage bins.
- Offer to rub off the white boards after your tutorials.
- See your fate suffer as rubbing boards becomes an expectation.
