Tips to Succeed at UM

Talk to your professors. This is the number one piece of advice.

Enjoy your major, or you'll hate it here.

Look up student evaluations of professors before you choose your classes.

Sit in the front of the class and make sure the professor knows your name if you actually want to get something out of the course.

Find people on your floor that have the same classes or major as you and share notes.

Pick an academic adviser early and make sure he or she knows who you are and what your interests are.

Pay attention to your advisers during orientation, especially when they talk about student life.

Don't get too involved in campus activities unless you're confident in your grades and ability to study.

Get used to using a computer for everything. There are plenty of classes that are very research based, and handwritten assignments are rarely accepted anymore.