Preparing for University (2)

By Roger Moore

You prepare for university as you prepare for life: be prepared for anything! And no, you don't know what's going to happen next. 

A University Attitude 
Most professors put their pants on one leg at a time. They also used to sit where you're sitting now. It's what they did afterwards that makes the difference. 

In Class 
Do's: Doodle, make notes, think, ask questions, know what you don't know, keep thinking!

Studying 
Do your work in advance: then you can ask questions that will help you to better yourself.

Help From People 
Ask for it. Say Thank you! after you get it. 

University Resources 
Find out what they are: use them. 

Skills 
Recognize them. Develop them. Above all, develop those that will help you throughout your life. 

Extra-Curricular
Go for it! Many of my most successful friends made careers from their extra-curricular activities. Few, except those who are now teachers, made a career from what they learned in class.

Love of Learning 
You develop love of learning when you love what you learn. I have never worked a day in my life. Work is a four-letter word: I love my work so much that I never think of myself as actually working!

 
R. G. Moore, Romance Languages Department (Spanish) at St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, and award-winning 3M National Teaching Fellow.

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CalvinD wrote:	Thanks a lot, I'm a GR. 12 student and uber scared for University right now, Brock is my Number One for their Business Communications Major, and I am just scouring the Internet for info, 9 months before lawl. Posted on Nov 05, 2011 at 07:29

6p4hv4 wrote:	wow it got posted way to many times.. sorry about that. Posted on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:15

6p4hv4 wrote:	This really helps.. :)I'm kind of scared to go to university..but is there anything else that we should be doing in grade 12 other than the obvious stuff (getting good marks).. to help us prepare for university? Posted on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:13

6p4hv4 wrote:	This really helps.. :)I'm kind of scared to go to university..but is there anything else that we should be doing in grade 12 other than the obvious stuff (getting good marks).. to help us prepare for university? Posted on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:13

6p4hv4 wrote:	This really helps.. :)I'm kind of scared to go to university..but is there anything else that we should be doing in grade 12 other than the obvious stuff (getting good marks).. to help us prepare for university? Posted on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:13

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