What classes are you taking?
Besides the question about your major, the classes you are currently taking, will also be a good "small-talk" with new students you will meet on campus!
The University has an amazing online service. So besides looking for campuses map, where to study, where to eat, where are colleges, where are libraries...ect, you can check/choose later what classes you want to take on the onestop student website. The website is www.onestop.umn.edu and if you take a look at the quick link sidebar, you can see check classes, grades, holds, apas, enrollment, when do I register?...This is one way students are able to keep up with their academic performance and a way for the University/student to easily access/edit/change their information without having to look and keep up with a manila folder for each student. Most of the terms are probably not familiar, like the Apas, which is basically an audit that helps you evaluate what is your gpa, what classes you already have, what classes you need to complete your degree and other useful information....
So when you will start at the University, Onestop is a link you will often visit to check your "stuff".
About classes, for the first semester, you will probably have the help of an advisor from your college to help you decide what classes you want to start with. But if you already know the classes you want to take - usually you can find it on your college website if you already have a major - you can do a little planning in advance to choose the best schedule for you - the one with more lunch hour...or more sleep in the morning!
I like to use the website www.schedulizer.com. You can use whatever address you want and possibly not the password you have for your university to reduce identity theft. On the website, you choose the classes you want to take at the University, and the website will show you the possible schedule you can have. But you should also take in account the classes already filled...I think using that website is way easier than trying to figure out on a piece of paper what your schedule can be!
There are a lot more to talk about! So how about I finish it on the next post!?