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Make
time to be with friends and family - to say goodbye.
- Fill out all Tulane paperwork carefully.
Open and answer all mail from your college.
- Bring part of your home with you - pictures of friends
and family, yearbook, posters.
- Get to know the physical environment of campus and campus
services.
- Seek out faculty members and your advisor. Take advantage
of office hours.
- Remember, being independent doesn't mean you have
to do everything yourself. Seek help when you need it.
- Explore academic options. Most college freshmen do
not know what they want to major in. Most will change ideas about majors;
not to know is normal.
- Remember, new friends can't immediately fill the gap
left by separation from long-standing friendships.
- Get involved in at least one campus activity in the first
semester.
- Make time in your schedule for exercise, sleep, and "sit-down" meals.
Additional information can be found in Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger.
