Welcome to Day 1: Student Advice to Incoming Students

Welcome to Day 1, the start of a new school year with the Belk College of Business. To start the year off strong, we asked current business students to share their best tips for new students:

• Join a business focused organization on campus as soon as possible! This is the best way to get advice on what business classes to take and get tutoring on business classes that you find difficult. (Arjun Nag, Pre-Business, Class of 2021) 

• Don't be afraid to get to know your professor. They have your best interest in mind. Also, get to know upperclassmen as they have great advice and can become great friends, too. 

• Go and get lost on campus. That way you will learn your campus and won't get lost when it actually matters! (Ryan Croat, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2021)

• Your next year will be decorated with a plethora of amazing experiences! However, in the flurry of excitement that is freshman year, don't forget why you came in the first place: to better yourself through education. So no matter what amazing experiences you have this year, make sure you make your priority what it should be: education... Don't waste time that could be better spend in these next four amazing years. Good luck! (Joe Mulligan, Pre-Business, Class of 2021)

• Always look for internship opportunities and speak to other students about their internship experiences to get a better understanding of what you may want to do as a career. (Dalton Pearman, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2020)

• Go out of your way to familiarize yourself with those around you. Make connections with people and go the extra mile to get to know those around you in class, your professors, and your Academic and Career Coach. These are the people who can help you grow as a student, but you must first establish these connections and foster them. (Makayla Craig, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2021)

• Don't be afraid to branch out and get involved in as many opportunities as possible. It will pay off in the long run. (Chase Thompson, Pre-Business, Class of 2021)

• The more you get acclimated with your university, college, organizations, peers and professors, the more you get out of your experience. If you are committed to being successful, professors are looking for students like you, but they won't just hold up a sign.

• Stay on top of your work. Find a system that works for you and stick to it. You will thank yourself later when you're watching your peers frantically trying to finish a quiz just before the deadline. (Shanna Rizzo, Pre-Business, Class of 2021) 

• Don't be afraid to meet people and make friends. One of the best things a freshman can do in their first week of college, especially if they do not know anyone, is to make friends with one or two people (maybe other BCOB students!). If you have one, two, or more people going through it 'with' you, it will make the college experience much easier in the beginning. (Chris Jorgensen, Finance, Class of 2020)

Thanks to all who submitted their best advice. Along with your peers, the Niblock Student Center is here to support you. Stop by for an appointment or attend a workshop to learn additional tips and tricks. We all wish you the best start to the fall semester!