欢迎来到匹泽学院! 在匹策有很多自由. But this means it is really important for you to make good decisions, 好的决定取决于好的信息. Your academic adviser is here to help provide good information. When they don’t know the answer to your questions, they will know how to find the answers.
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1. Get to know your academic adviser and your professors.
Get to know your academic adviser and your professors. Invite them to join you for lunch at McConnell Dining Hall during the semester. 的y will eventually be writing letters of recommendation for you. 的y will be able to write much stronger letters if they know you well.
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2. If you are struggling in your classes, there are a lot of 可利用的学术支持资源.
If you are struggling in your classes, there are a lot of 可利用的学术支持资源 在校园. If you are having academic difficulties, try to underst和 nature of the difficulties. 和你的教授谈谈, 上班时间, 参加辅导班, 安排学习小组, 与其他同学分享课堂笔记, talk with academic support personnel in the 学生事务处. 在大学, you are responsible for seeking and setting up your own accommodations as needed – 和 学生事务处 有人能帮你吗 with this process. We run various workshops on time management, relaxation techniques, note taking skills, 等.
Additional resources can be found on the following pages:
写作中心
Pitzer学术支持服务 (通过)
学生事务处
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3. Regularly check academic calendar for important deadlines.
了解他们 校历和重要的截止日期. In September (February), know the deadlines to add classes and finalize your schedules. 十月(三月), follow up on any low grade notices and pay attention to the deadline to drop classes. In November (April) you pre-register for next semester. And in December (May), know the deadline to withdraw from classes and your final exam schedule. Frequently monitor your Pitzer email since all official communications will go there.
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4. Try to complete half of your general education 需求 before the end of your first year.
的 需求 包括一门社会公正理论课, 一门社会责任实践课程, 一门书面表达课程, 两门人文课程, 两门社会科学课程, 一门定量推理课程, 还有一门科学课程.
课程 can double or even triple count across designated sections, but not within. You should also take some introductory courses in areas of a possible major. You can focus on your major 需求 and other areas of interest during your last two years at Pitzer. When you are ready to declare your major, be sure to complete the 主要申报指引表格.
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5. 开始考虑专业和/或职业.
But don’t feel pressured to make a hasty decision. 花点时间去真正发现你是谁, 你喜欢做什么?, 你所擅长的, 以及你想成为什么样的人. 慢慢来，享受探索你的选择.
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6. 参加校园活动.
积极参加校园活动，比如 俱乐部, 协议, 学生参议院, 大学体育. Every year in the fall, there is a Pitzer Club Fair. Involvement will help you meet other 学生 with similar interests, 学习新技能, 让你感觉更有联系. 欲了解更多信息，请参考 五页.
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7. 探索社区参与的机会.
社区参与中心(CEC) 和 CASA程序 支持匹泽学院, 学生, staff and community partners in forwarding social responsibility and community engagement in the surrounding communities through research, 服务, 宣传, 和行动. 去斯科特大厅看他们.
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8. Check out the opportunities available at the career 服务s.
We hope that you are excited to explore career options and to plan for career-related opportunities during and after your time at Pitzer. 的 职业服务 team is here to help you consider your interests, 值, talents and goals and to plan for ways to put those into action. We encourage you to participate in the many workshops, 校友访问, 公司/组织信息发布会, 人才招聘会往往会, other events at Pitzer and 克莱蒙特学院. 在你适应你的课程之后, please schedule an individual conversation with a career advisor to get to know us and to think about what you might do this summer and beyond. You can schedule an individual conversation and explore all career-related events on 握手.
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9. 思考 申请奖学金 哪个目标是一年级学生.
思考 申请奖学金 哪个目标是一年级学生. 你可以考虑伯伦奖学金, 国会-国会青年交流, 重要语言奖学金计划, Kemper奖学金, 和/或富布赖特委员会:暑期学院. 还有很多暑期奖学金. 弗莱彻204的桑迪·汉密尔顿可以帮你. You may not get the first fellowship you apply for. But keep practicing, you will get better at it.
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10. 你的暑假计划是什么?
Summer jobs, summer internships, summer research projects, summer fellowships. By late in the Fall semester, you should be making your summer plans. Doing something productive over the summer is more important than what you do after your first year at Pitzer. 的 就业服务办事处 有人能帮你吗.
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11. 你想在匹泽大学期间出国留学吗?
If you are interested in going abroad, it is critical for you to start the process. 参观 留学办公室. Applications will be due at the start of your sophomore year. Consider declaring your major ahead of your study abroad plans as major declaration will be required to attend the program.
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12. 对科学感兴趣? 确定一个STEM顾问!
Some science majors require classes be taken in a specific order, starting in your first semester. 参观 Keck Science Department website for information on specific majors. 如果你对医学事业感兴趣, 牙科, or other health field attend an information session with the pre-health advisor, 苏茜方.
