Tips to Succeed at Duquesne

Be prepared to get to work after the first semester of freshman year.

Do not, under any circumstances, plagiarize or cheat. Students have been expelled for doing so.

This is not high school. Classes are fair, but can be very challenging. No one is at fault for laziness except you.

Go to class.

Pay attention when in class.

Be yourself. If you were someone you didn't like in high school, now is the time to be someone you like.

Set your priorities. Put homework ahead of fun, as hard as that may be. You'll have lots of time to party, but only limited time to study and get that paper done.

At the beginning of the year, discuss with your roommate how clean you expect the room to be.

Set rules with your roommate; for example, involving visitations of the opposite sex.

Go to your RA if there is ever a problem.

If you think someone might have alcohol poisoning, act. A life is not worth a possible inconvenience. RAs and the police can be understanding, and you may save a life.