Dear Incoming Students,

Everyone is nervous about their first semester of college, I know I was without a shadow of a doubt. You don’t know what to expect how you will be instructed by your professors because it’s a whole new environment. My first piece of advice is that the moment you step into your institution of education whether it be a university or a college, everything is completely different from the once familiarized high school procedure. When you enroll into Eng 1101 you better familiarize yourself with the word “location” because this course revolves around certain locations that your professor will announce and will require you to further expand your knowledge around this area especially if you are new to the neighborhood. This process can be overwhelming if underestimated because incoming students will find out shortly that they much do things that they’ve never done before in high school such as taking a 10-15 minute walk exploring the designated location, choosing a location that interests you and to take pictures of the location or landmark that interests you. Depending on the student the writing assignments can be very difficult if you plan to do it the night before, this course requires you to do things in a organized fashion IF you want a pleasing grade. This course also requires tons of preparation and discussions that will be done at home and in class with the professor and your fellow classmates. As long as you complete the assignments on time you will not be overwhelmed because as soon as you turn it that assignment, you are almost immediately handed a new one for the next couple of weeks. I have one last piece of advice, you must do your best work, and give it 100 percent it can be a bit boring nearing the end because you’ve been stuck on this one location/neighborhood for the last 3-4 months so pick a location that has a lot of historical value in which interests you. The professor I had, Professor Rosen did quite at good job explaining and discussing the projects and what we had to do which made our lives much easier. I hope you all have the best of luck!