What do you need to know about for your first day of class?
Get advice on why your first day at college is so important, how to get to know your classmates and more from Dr. David Laude, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Natural Sciences.
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Thank you so much for making this video. I really enjoyed it, and I have learned a lot from it.
Just memorize the 30 question types!
Great advice. I'm a sophomore at UT and I still haven't figured everything out.
Thank you so much, Mr. Oppenheimer, for your words of wisdom. It's interesting to hear from someone who already had no problems, and who could give a no-nonsense view of what to expect. I'm an incoming transfer student starting at UT this semester. I will definitely be using your advice.
Laude is the man. He preaches all this stuff in his freshman classes and really knows what makes the difference for a student in college.
Excellent information! I'm an elementary principal and father of a future Longhorn. I'm thankful that students have such wonderful advice. Coming from someone else, kids might listen. Every student should watch this 20 times before they arrive at on campus.
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Excellent. I wish that I had heard all of this when I was in college.
This is superb. No wonder this guy is a favorite Professor for our students. I'm going to show this to my FIGS on our first or second meeting. Great job, man! ~jg
Dr. Laude knows ALL!
Very well done, Dean Laude! Can you do one of these for Graduate Students?
The very first class I took in college was taught by Dr. Laude and he made it a point to meet with every student in the hundred person class. He's a great educator and this is great advice.
My whole college life thus far in a 13 minute video. Thank you
Outstanding insights. This should be a prerequisite for every freshman student and a double watch for transfer students.
I wish I had seen this last semester at the beginning of my first semester, it would have been really nice to have in mind as I went through my first semester.
For anyone interested, there's another video I did with Dr. Laude at this URL: http://web5.cns.utexas.edu/news/2010/10/listen-let-go-love/ It's called "Listen. Let Go. Love." and it's basically advice for parents on how to help their kids thrive in college. It's pretty deep too (IMHO).
Dude, where was this video 10 years ago for me?? Do one for people in dead end jobs next! :D
Thanks Dr. Laude! You were the first administrator who spoke to me (and the rest of that 400-seat auditorium in Welch Hall) on the first day of orientation back in 2007, and it lent a unique mix of comfort, excitement, caution and insight to the rest of that day and, really, the rest of my freshman year. Thanks for making a positive difference to so many Longhorns.
LOVE IT =)
Thank you! You hit it perfectly on topic for what we're going through as we watched our child struggle through the first year and now struggling through the second. Very smart but alone. Thank you so very much for showing us the light at the end of the tunnel.
"there is nothing in life that you are going to achieve that really matters that isn't going to have a dozen different times where you utterly fall on your face and have to get up on the other side of it and get better." --favorite quote.
I have my first class today and as a 3rd year student here, I found that to be so informative and very helpful. The first day is a beginning you never get back so these are all great pointers to keep in mind in hopes of a successful semester. Thanks !
The first day always is hard
Dean Laude, spot on, per usual. I loved his Chem 1 class so much I took his Chem 2 class for fun! In my 4 years at UT there was not a single teacher better than Dean Laude at making sense of everything that came out of their mouth - from life lessons to complex chemistry theories. This video should be disseminated to every HS graduate every year from now until the end of time.
I took Dr. Laude's Chem 301 my freshman year at UT over ten years ago. Great Prof, I urge any current or future student to look towards his guidance. He's one of the good guys.
Wow! This was an amazing life lecture! I am a high school senior (future longhorn) and this really enlightened my perspective on "college readiness." This will also help me finish off my senior year strong! Thank you so much, Dean Laude!
I wish he made this video 7 years ago when I was doing college applications. Good thing I had him as a professor my first semester :D
this is really helpful and encouraging simply an amazing lecture in just short 13 minutes
Wow, Dr. Laude really had some encouraging words of wisdom. To see him go from a socially inept, nervous, loner student to a University leader is really inspiring. I'm definitely grateful I saw this today.
hello people of ut how are you today i will soon be coming to your campus
I loved Dr. Laude when I had him my 1st semester nearly ten years ago. Excellent advice! Thanks so much for reaching out & doing this, Dr. Laude!!! All current & future longhorns - take a course with Dr. Laude if you have a chance. You'll never forget it! :D
Dr. Laude, thank you for presenting guidance that may be superimposed over any occupation and almost any age. Brilliant.
Wish I had Dean Laude my freshman year for Chem. I was a natural sciences major and after q dropping the class and switching to another school I have always wondering what it would have been like if I stuck it out in natural sciences. This video is amazing. Wish I would have known him more other than seeing him during orientation. At any rate, this has inspired me beyond words. Thank you. Anonymous.
thank you for having this out there......i will try it
Thank you Dr. Laude. Those last words were powerful. I find myself letting the fear that I am not as good as other people keep me from changing myself for the better. I identify with much that you have said in this video. Thanks again!
Hey there, You have done a fantastic job. I’ll certainly digg it and personally suggest to my friends. I am sure they will be benefited from this website.
This is priceless. Incoming freshmen everywhere need to see this. Thank you Dean Laude.
I'm an incoming freshman for the College of Natural Sciences and watching this video has made me very excited to start school next semester! Thank you Dr. Laude!
Thanks Dean Laude, I agree all freshman MUST read this!! great info
Rules 7 and 8 really spoke out to me because those are the rules that I try to live by in my second semester now of my freshman year. From listening to other successful people, I realized that attitude is altitude and that I shouldn't try to make things more complicated than they are and just keep them simple. Also hearing that success is mostly incremental really amazed me how true that statement was. Thanks professor.
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Be on time and listen to the professor with an open mind realizing that he/she is there for you. Just as important, get to know your other classmates and build relationships with them not only during school hours, but also for activities that are outside of school hours.