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FreshmanStudyGuide

Mostcollegeshavesomeformofcorecurriculumbeforegraduation.Fortheserequiredclasses,consultthecollege’scoursecatalog.Getthosecoursesoutofthewaysoyoucanmoveontostuffyou’rereallyexcitedaboutinthecomingyear.

Skimthecoursecatalogjusttoseewhatcatchesyoureye.Music,artandphotographyarealsopopularclassestoexplore.Noteverycourseisavailableeachsemester,butitdoesn’thurttomakeawishlistforupcomingsemesters.

“EasyA”?Notwise.Firstofall,ifyou’retakingaclassjustsoyoucangetagoodgradewithoutanywork,yourattitudeiswrong.Second,so-called“easyA’s”almostalwaysrequiremoreworkthanyouexpect.

Abouthonorscourses.Manywell-intentionedfreshmenstarttheirfirstsemesterfullofmotivation-onlytolearnthehardwaythatsixhonorsclassesistoomuch.

Howtodoifyoufindyourselfinaclassthat’snotworkingout?First,talktotheprof.Iftheclassstillseemsawrongplace,talktoyouracademicadviser.Stillnotsatisfied?Fearnot.Mostschoolsofferadrop/addperiodthatallowsyoutodroporaddaclass.

Newwords

corecurriculum\o真人发音[k?rk??r?kj?l?m]基础[核心]课程

core[k?r,kor]n.中心，核心，精髓；?果心，果核

graduation[?ɡr?d?u?e??n]\o真人发音n.毕业；?毕业典礼

consult[k?n?s?lt]vt.请教；?翻阅；?求教于；?顾及

catalog[?k?tl??ɡ](大学概况)一览表

stuff[st?f]vt.塞满；?填塞n.填充物,材料

skim[sk?m]v.略读

available[??vel?b?l]adj.

可用的；?有空的；?可会见的

grade[ɡred]n.?等级

attitude[??t??tud]n.态度，看法

honorscourses学位课程

honors[??n?z]n大学荣誉学位

well-intentioned\o真人发音[?w?l?n?t?n??nd]adj.好意的，出于好意的

motivation[?mot??ve??n]n.动机；?动力

academic[??k??d?m?k]adj.学院的，大学的

Activity1

Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage

Takingrequiredclassesisimportantinfreshmanyearbecauseyoucan

__________forthenextyear.

savetime

B)getmoreknowledge

C)getclassesyou’reinterestedin

D)gethighercredits

Thefollowingclassesyoucan