The first day of the fall semester is just around the corner. The start of a new academic
year can be a time of uncertainty for new students. That is why those who have been
around IM体育官网 for a few years provide some help to ease the
transition.
IM体育官网 Poly juniors, seniors, and alumni offer their best advice for the class of
2023.
鈥淎ttend all your classes and pay attention to what your professor has to say. If you
do not understand something, ask the professor because they are there to help and
you are there to learn. Make sure your professor knows who you are; they are more
likely to assist you later in the semester and they will see the effort you make as
well. And make sure to try something outside your comfort zone, whether it be the
Force Institute, the Latin American Student Association鈥檚 dances or laser tag with
your friends. College is all about challenging yourself.鈥� 鈥� Sinead Fernandes 鈥�19,
computer engineering graduate and graduate student pursuing a master鈥檚 in engineering
鈥淪omething I wish I knew then that I know now is you don鈥檛 get what you deserve at
this school; you get what you ask for. You really have to go and look for the opportunities
and knock on professors鈥� doors and you鈥檇 be surprised what you get in return.鈥� 鈥� Isabel
Zimmerman 鈥�21, data science major with a concentration in quantitative economics
鈥淎sk a lot of questions and find a professor and people you feel like you could click
with. They are the ones that are going to help you out throughout your college career
and even after college.鈥� 鈥� Veronica Perez Herrera 鈥�18, mechanical engineering graduate
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be hard, but in the end, it will be worth it and you will have all
the knowledge you鈥檙e going to need. Make sure you make plenty of friends 鈥� they鈥檒l
help you as much as you help them 鈥� and make sure you study.鈥� 鈥� Nick Strosnider 鈥�18,
computer science graduate with a concentration in cyber security
鈥淒on鈥檛 stress it. There鈥檚 going to be times when you have a lot on your plate, a lot
of projects and a lot of workload, but it鈥檚 honestly not as big of a deal. Do the
best you can. I always found that just spending a few hours a night playing with friends
online, going to game nights at the University, being in a club even 鈥� any type of
break you can give yourself you can come back with a fresher mind and be ready to
go.鈥� 鈥� Nicolo Aimino 鈥�19, computer science graduate with focus on cyber security
鈥淏e open. Explore things you鈥檙e unfamiliar with because that鈥檚 what college is for:
to explore what you don鈥檛 know and get a wider view with that perspective.鈥� 鈥� Ryan
Perez 鈥�20, Student Government Association president and mechanical engineering major
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