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About the Course

College can be confusing and intimidating, but U101 can help. If you were just admitted to college and are nervous about what the next step in life might look like, this course is for you. If you are the parent of a newly admitted college student and curious about what college life is like, this course is also for you. While your specific college will, no doubt, provide additional orientation material, we wanted to give some basic information about what life might be like at a large American University. You might be years away from college or enrolled right now; either way, U101 has some excellent advice from college students, professors, administrators, and staff. At the conclusion of the course, learners should: 1. Understand the basics of how colleges and universities operate. 2. Identify and describe what faculty are looking for in college-level academic work. 3. List some effective study strategies. 4. Identify some strategies for exploring and selecting a major. 5. Identify the various types of grants and scholarships available and describe the steps involved in applying to these. 6. Discuss the college life, with special attention to the benefits/limitations of living on or off campus. 7. Identify some strategies for getting the most out of campus life activities (investigating student clubs, fraternities, sororities, etc.). The course is divided into 4 weeks/8 lessons, which provide an overview of the different aspects of college life. If you were just watching the videos and looking at some of the links, the whole course would take about 4-5 hours. Week 1 Lesson 1. Welcome to U101! Lesson 2. Understanding the Nature of College Week 2 Lesson 3. Succeeding as a Student Lesson 4. Building Your Major Week 3 Lesson 5. Financing Your Education Lesson 6. Living On and Off Campus Week 4 Lesson 7. Getting Involved in Campus Life Lesson 8. Conclusion Please join us for a short exploration of modern American Colleges. Hopefully, this course can help demystify your upcoming college experience....

Top reviews

SH

Feb 21, 2017

I felt that this course was very informative and would most definitely assist the first year student who is enrolled in the University.

BZ

Aug 5, 2020

A must-take course for every freshman to prepare for college in all aspects and get familiar with college life. Simple and useful content.

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By ABDUL J C

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Mar 23, 2021

great learning method

By Mithun K

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Jun 15, 2020

Awesome college life

By K.yukeshwaran

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May 23, 2020

Excellent coaching 👍

By Turukina M N

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May 9, 2020

It was very usefull!

By Nikita G

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Jul 22, 2020

Amazing experience

By Dr S G

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Feb 23, 2023

very informative

By Emely S

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May 2, 2021

very informative

By Shaik. K B

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May 10, 2020

Very good course

By Eman M A E

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Apr 17, 2020

Fantastic course

By Joe S w F

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Nov 1, 2025

a good primer

By Абилов И А

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Oct 29, 2024

Все нормально

By Deleted A

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Oct 20, 2022

Great info!

By Davinder K

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Aug 1, 2020

Good courses

By Rithvik.R

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May 28, 2020

Great course

By Sowndharya.S.S

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May 21, 2020

Learnt a lot

By Naman S

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Aug 11, 2020

Good course

By xavier a m

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Oct 11, 2018

super great

By Iris

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Apr 19, 2020

Inciteful!

By fatima d

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Oct 12, 2023

Excelente

By ELMER M P

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Oct 5, 2022

excelent

By Jelani M

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Aug 27, 2022

Excellent

By Ma. C Q

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Jan 27, 2022

very good

By Ansari A

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Apr 15, 2021

excellent

By Батмөнх Б

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Feb 15, 2021

Thank you

By Gabriel V d O B

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Sep 7, 2020

muito bom