Making the Most of your Time

Abstract

Read this chapter for help in the following areas:

• • managing the first six weeks of your course

• • settling in to your hall of residence

• • making the most of Freshers’ Fair

• • getting your bearings on the main university campus

• • if you are not sure where to go for help in the first few weeks at university

• • if you are confused about registering with the library and in your department, or as a member of the National Union of Students (NUS)

• • if you hate filling out forms and tend to ignore them

• • if you need help with using information technology

• • if you have any sort of special educational need

• • if English is not your first language

• • if you are a mature student, concerned about fitting into university life

• • if you have problems with your finances

• • if you are not sure how to manage your vacation time to best effect

• • if you are lacking balance between your work and leisure time; you always seem to get behind in your studying

• • if you want to fit as much as possible into your time at university

• • if you are not sure how to network effectively

• • if you are concerned that you are saying too much or too little in seminars

• • if you are unclear as to whether to make connections between your past experience and current studying