First-year Updates, Events & Resources

Important Announcements & Information for Current First-year Students

• Current first-year students are invited to review complete resources and recent announcements in the First Year Hub on Quercus (contact the First Year Office if you do not have access)
• First-year FAQs (Updated September 3, 2021)
• Math Preparation
• Guided Engineering Academic Review Sessions (GEARS)
• Online Tools used by first-year students
• Online Courses
• Summer research FAQs
• Grades Assessment Chart (PDF)
• These helpful tip sheets were created by upper-year students as part of the ACE Events Series workshops:
  • Increasing grades through learning how to learn (PDF).
  • What to do when stress is affecting your studies — by students, for students (PDF)
• First Year News Feed archive
• Follow the First Year Office on Twitter for timely reminders and fun updates