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REMEMBER: No one will hold your hand and walk you through. You
must provide your own motivation and in order to do that, it is essential
to remain connected to the university life.
Most likely yes! The sooner you can acknowledge it, the faster you can act
on it and move on. Being a graduate student, expectations from people
around you are generally more and the “You should know it already” attitude
is quite common. Additional responsibilities (TA/RA), a more intense
relationship with your supervisor, increased scrutiny of work and the last and
probably the most challenging situation that of feeling isolated from the
undergraduate students are a few instances of what a graduate student’s
university life could be. The trick lies in the fact that at no point any of these
should overwhelm you and make you lose focus of your work. Remember,
staying motivated is perhaps the most essential quality a graduate student
should have.
Have you visited the new Gym, seen the new logo of Concordia, know
someone from another faculty, ever “Shuffle-d”, read The Link, discussed the
progress of your friend’s research work even though its not your field, gone
on a CISA trip, slept in the G-Lounge, wondered when Quartier Concordia will
come up, collected free calling cards from the CSU office?? And is the Dean
of Student’s actually an office??
The message is simple # GET INVOLVED!! Know your university, whats
going on, what are the resources available to you and how you can make
best use of them. Here are some very handy tips from the Student Mentors.
! Join a professional society: Societies like IEEE, ASME, etc have a lot
to offer. On many occasions these societies have annual meetings,
invited guest lectures and other events in Montreal. Attend them. It’s a
great chance to network with experienced professionals from the
industry. Get free career guidance!
Apart from that, many professional societies/ organizations have
student chapters. Concordia is known for having a lot of them. Join
them. In this way, you will also make a lot of friends in university and
learn about other professional services available at Concordia for you.
Ex: IEEE Concordia, EWB Concordia, etc.
Reminder: Visit the GSA office and get to know the executives. Also
the GSA has a student lounge, satellite TV, computers for Internet
access, printing service, etc.
Reminder: Many events at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall are free for
Concordia students with their Concordia IDs. Check their website to
find out more.
Prepared By T. Dhot, Student Success Mentor, 2006-07
The New Student Programme PLUS MENTOR Groups
Student Experience Seminars
Drop by or visit our website to find out more about our services
Student Success Centre
SGW H-481, LOY AD-101 514-848-2424 ext. 7369
http://studentsuccess.concordia.ca
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