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ife for a college noob hasbeen made out to be all sortsof things, purani jeans aurguitar being the most hack-neyed (and spectacularly

misleading) of them. To get throughyou need much more than dis-tressed denims and a Gibson. Youneed an insiders ken. Weve got youcovered there: this first in a two-partseries about making it on day 1 atcollege, is drawn from interviewswith old hands at the game. Wevedone the slaving, so you can do thesailing.

ATTEND ALL ORIENTATIONS

Do you need to sit through a presen-tation about college on the first day?Yes. Knowing where your classes,

libraries and canteens are will giveyou a sense of ease in a new environ-ment, says Manju Nichani, princi-

BREAK THE ICE

To get cued into the social scene, thefreshers party is a good place to start.It is organised for a reason and youllwin no cool points on giving it amiss. The freshers party was where Igot to know people very quickly. Its agood place to make friends, meet sen-iors and break ice with other new-comers, says Jignesh Shetty, a formerorganising committee member of

, St Xavier Colleges annualcultural fest. Shubhi Rao, who han-dles publicity for the fest, often notic-es FYJC students keeping away fromhotbeds of activity such as the can-teen or the quadrangle. Dont shyaway from hanging out. These placeshelp you tune in to the general buzzof campus, she says.

GO TO CLASS

While its tempting to sleep in and

give that 8 am class a miss, Its cru-

cial to attend classes in the firstweek, says Rao, a third year sociolo-gy student at Xaviers. In the firstfew days, you learn vital informationfrom professors about what to expecton tests, the workload, the coursestructure. While there will be nodaily homework like in school, therewill be assignments, projectsand tests for which youhave to take independentresponsibility. Attendingclasses in the first fewdays helps you knowwhich ones you cantafford to miss andwhich ones you cantake easy.

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Cracking thecollege codeEqually excited and nervous about your first day in college?Heres an insiders guide to banish day-one jitters

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