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It's All In How You Say It (or the art of not pissing people off)
Like most administrators and faculty, I routinely receive email requests from students that severely stretch my good will and my resolve to be an educator. What I realize is that often the problem is...
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Major Confusion over Major Choices?!
Declaring a major is more than simply filling out a form. But it’s also less than locking in a career for the rest of your life. Photo by Kevin H. from Flickr through Creative Commons licenseInstead,...
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To Fail or Not to Fail?!
Final exam season is just around the corner. Students are planning where to study, how to learn all of the material in time, exactly how long is too long to procrastinate before writing that last...
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Looking Back, Moving Forward
I graduated high school and started college absolutely sure of what I wanted to major in and what my career would be. Everyone in my life was in agreement: nursing was the perfect choice for me. Fast...
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One More Green Check Mark...
Attend APA Day Receive Housing assignment Search social media to learn everything about your roommate Plan dorm room décor in keeping with fall’s color trends Frantically post to Class of 2017 FB...
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You Never Forget Your First Time: Advice for Spring Registration
Courtesy of flickr user splineappleAn update of an important past post: Spring registration is here, and Dean Frosh has words of wisdom and registration tips to help our new first-year students. The...
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Beating the "I Don't Know What to Register For" Blues
Hello, dear procrastinator. It’s happened to the best of us. The time to register for spring classes is here, and you’ve suddenly realized that you don’t know what courses to take.And the next advising...
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Strategies for success…or what I learned from Candy Crush Saga
Hi, my name is Dean Frosh, and I’m addicted to Candy Crush Saga.Phew, it feels better just saying it out loud! I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve been playing a lot of Candy Crush Saga...
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Se Habla Parents?!
In addition to being the first (and only) real break in the fall semester and the best opportunity to overeat and watch football, Thanksgiving Break is an opportunity to reconnect with close and...
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How Not to be a Hot Mess (Finals edition)
Remember back when it was warm and sunny and you weren’t quite yet a Rutgers student? During APA days and summer orientations, an enthusiastic group of Orientation Leaders helped guide you in learning...
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Walking on a Broken Leg... and other Poor Academic Choices
You're all, "I got this!"Dean Frosh feels compelled to weigh in on the issue of the wisdom (or lack thereof) of choosing to move to the next level of a course sequence (Bio 2, Chem 2, Organic 2) when...
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You Can't Spell Studying w/o "Dying": Study Groups as Healthy Option
Once upon a time, Dean Frosh was a college student struggling in her Calculus course. Her father sat down with her and asked what he could do to help. Dean Frosh, in a rather teenagerly way, replied,...
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Better Late Than Midterms!
We know that it sounds odd that we’re welcoming you to Rutgers at the beginning of October. A month has passed since the first day of classes and hopefully you’re settling in to life as a Scarlet...
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Hope is NOT an Action Plan
Since your first college visit, many well-meaning but annoying adults in your life have nodded sagely and said, “You know, college is going to be different from high school.” Even if your reaction was...
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Spring is Coming: #RUPrepared ?
Just think while you've been getting down and out about the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world and taking their bad advice about classes and registration, you could've been getting down to this...
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You Think You Know….But You Have No Idea: How to EFFECTIVELY use Degree...
Degree Navigator, or “DN” as we affectionately call it, does awesome things. Its purpose is to help track your progress in completing degree requirements and majors/minors (even before you declare...
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Course Schedule Planner: How to Ride the Unicorn
Now that we’ve covered the when and the what of registration, we’d like you to turn your attention to the how. It may seem intuitive, but there’s danger in assuming that you know exactly how to use our...
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Weigh the Opinions, Ditch the Trolls and Find the Facts
Dean Frosh recommends doing your research and using all reasonable tools available to make good decisions about your academic plans. For many students, the first stop in this research is...
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10 Days & Counting to Finals: The Top 10 Things to Do Now!
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! We trust you ate your fill and have arrived back on campus, feeling well-rested and ready for the FINAL TEN CLASS DAYS OF THE SEMESTER. What’s that, you say? Ten...
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A Handy Dandy Checklist for the End of Add/Drop
1. Are you full-time, with at least 12 credits?2. Is your schedule well-rounded? Are you taking a variety of classes to fill different goals – major, minor, Core classes, exploration?Keep in mind that...
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