My tips? Everyone is different. Don't run faster than you are able, haha. I was always failing (or nearly) at least one class b/c I wouldn't let myself slacken my pace a little. Would have been better to just do it right the first time at 3/4 pace or similar instead of trying for full-time school and work on the side. Some people do full time school AND work, though. So don't be afraid to push your limits to see what you're capable of. Just don't feel bad if you aren't doing the same things as other people.
Online classes are okay for some things and terrible for others. It's a siren song. :) It worked well for me when I paced myself, though. Granted it was just the one class and the only one I was doing at the time. Windows you'll probably need at some point. Dual booting isn't that hard, though. Just make sure you get a friend who has done it before. :) Dunno about specifically cs 142. You'd be surprised at how much they've changed even in the past 5 years or so. You'll figure things out. :) Just make sure to live a little, haha. You're in college now! -Peter On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Oliver Reed <crisco...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm an incoming freshman, and I was wondering if any of the more > experienced BYU students have tips or suggestions to help me (and any other > freshman that happen to be subscribed) succeed. Study habits we should > start, time management techniques we should practice, and activities we > should attend could be helpful as well as any other information you can > think of that you wish you had known on entrance. > > Particularly, I'm interested in the CS program. What tips and tricks do > you have for a Linux user going to school? Specifically, for CS 142, do I > need some way to run Windows or Windows software? > > Thank you for any time and effort you put in to answering my questions. > I'm extremely excited to experience college life, and I want my first > semesters to be the best possible experience. > > -Oliver Reed > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >
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