Twenty Suggestions for Incoming College Freshmen

STUDENT LIFE

By | Daniel Schwarz , Huffington Post

Cornell English professor Daniel Schwarz offers “20 Suggestions for Incoming Freshman” in The Huffington Post, detailing nuggets of wisdom that every student – not just freshmen – can benefit from, such as:

  • Keep your career and life goals in mind, and remember why you enrolled at the college and in the program you chose.
  • Experience complements what you learn in classes.
  • Get to know at least one professor reasonably well each term.

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