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Several students are thinking about attending the UOP. Based on experience, what advice could be offered to an incoming freshman?

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Advice on the most important things an incoming student should know about college. Includes information on expectations, needs of professors, and focus for students.

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Advice, like milk, is only good for those who like to drink it in. For college freshmen, the biggest shock is the amount of work they are responsible for in order to pass their classes. This is not how much is to be done, but the amount they are expected to do on their own. Many professors lecture to enhance the readings and work, but they expect the student to have done the work of reading and following up.

Homework is essential to complete as it is as much as about practicing and perfecting work, knowledge ...

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