If you have your high school diploma in his pocket and can start life as a student, the course is only once a reason to rejoice: A new life begins, and you can look forward to the many new impressions and experiences that await you. But everything is so exciting - in some situations it may also be that you are overwhelmed or not white. But that is no reason to bury their heads in the sand, because usually it's all from time to time so if you move to a new city and must meet the university life first.
» Socialize
First, it helps a lot when you get to know like-minded and can interact with them about his experiences. Most universities offer for freshers in a so-called orientation week, which usually takes place in the week before the start of the regular semester operation. Here you meet other students of his department and gets the calming realization that there are other people who are just as helpless even before the requirements of Unialltags.
Even if one immediately encounters here on little groups and it looks as if everyone already know each other: Most just look at the first time and immediately use the opportunity to talk with peers. Therefore, it is not a problem, and to be joined by a say.
During this week, the "Erstis" are the most important dates and deadlines taught: one learns where the Mensa is how to borrow books in the library, where the photocopier and more. If you still have questions, you should definitely dig deeper! There is no reason to let yourself confuse, because even if it sometimes may appear so: the others have just as little insight into how to myself. After the orientation week, there are information events, library management or similar one already feels much safer and has already won some friends in the ideal case, which remain a preserved throughout the study.
» Select courses
Everyone can think what events he would like to visit their own business. Of course you have to consider it, which is part of a semester, voluntarily and which perhaps is one of the required courses, but that's at every university and in every discipline differently. So you should be well informed before, how best to plan his first semester. In return, for example, the examination office, graduate students, student counseling are, or maybe just enough to look into the study regulations.
Although it is important to gather as many opinions and to consult with other students: does not always have what you are told, also agree. Maybe you get three students of the Council, just to prove no seminar with Professor XY because he supposedly gives unfair reviews. But that does not mean long, it is a go myself as well, it may well be that you get along well with him and can work great house work or exam grades. So it's always best to make your own picture only once - you can leave the course in question need be covered later still.
Most "Erstis" choose the way far too many courses and feel overwhelmed. They usually do not take the one thing thoroughly to bring to an end, but create much half, which of course leads to stress and frustration. Each of the higher semesters can confirm that you tend to exaggerate in the first semester. Therefore, less is more, as long as you manage everything that is required. Therefore, it is worthwhile to work more thoroughly with less events. This includes preparation and review, reading of prescribed reading and so on.
» Study literature
Literature is certainly among the nervigeren things that a student has to do. But if one finds his way once in the corresponding databases and the library, everything is much easier. There are also tips from the literature mostly professors or teachers that you should follow. Often, however, it is not worthwhile to buy these books because they are often very expensive. Many professors recommend course like your own literature, but which is unfortunately sometimes quite outdated and may possibly be used for this one semester only. So you should first of all try to borrow the books or copy important passages, for it often happens that you do not need the whole work by far.
» In the auditorium
Not everyone who is working well and seeks contact with his professors or teachers, is a nerd. It can not hurt to emphasize by word messages or other participation, because it is only beneficial when the instructor gets a good impression of one. If one stands out from the crowd, you have a higher recall value, for example during the office hours, and teachers assume that you are engaged and interested. This is reflected in the best case a positive effect on the final score down, and who would not? By the way: In general, teachers have a keen nose for who is serious and who just wants to "slime" to look better.
» Leisure time
To stay up to date to make friends and not alone to stagnate in his dorm room, you can do a lot in his spare time. Some is even offered by universities such as sports lessons, theater, orchestra, and much more. One should simply inquire about times, how to register and what it may cost. In most cases, the rush is on such offers very large, since they are free or inexpensive, so you should take care of early enough for it.
» What to do in case of problems?
Almost all universities there is a network of advice centers, which can absorb the students when they are in a position from which they see no way out. These include issues such as the financing of studies, exam anxiety, personal problems, sexual harassment and more. In general, you can always find a specialized point of contact, for example, a counseling center, to which one can turn free - you just have to muster up the courage. All consultants are subject to a confidentiality, and afterwards you will notice: It was worth it, the problems are solved either completely or at least become much smaller.
