Here is a list of things the students noted they had learned at my orientation presentation to (first-time) international graduate students:
1. APA
2. Web links we can use
3. library resources
4. internship fair and CDC
5. many offices that can help us
6. speaking in front of a large audience
7. Don’t argue with professors for better grade. Work for it!!!
8. Practice. Practice!
9. Never hesitate to speak out and lose stage fear.
10. How to communicate with our professors and students.
11. Be straight-forward and honest.
12. Be practical.
13. The hours that I can work on campus.
14. How to source documents when you use them in your work – APA citation style
15. Changing academic adviser.
16. Get teamwork and cooperation.
17. Find more friends.
18. How to be self-confident.
“Learnt lots of things which will help us in college time.”