One more sleep until classes start! Are you as excited as we are? Maybe it's nervous excitement...that's okay, too! We're so happy to see so many faces on campus this week, and can't wait to see even more of you starting tomorrow!
Today's tip is to pack your bag! There's enough stress on the first morning of school without worrying too much about this. Getting into the habit of packing up the night before will help you stay calm and go to sleep without waking up constantly thinking about how you need to remember to pack your charger in the morning!
Don't leave your house/apartment/dorm room for the day until you've double- (or triple-) checked your bag for everything you need! Make sure you have:
- Devices
- Textbooks (if you even have any of those...)
- Notebooks and writing implements
- Snacks
- Water bottle
- Phone, keys, wallet, student ID
- A sweatshirt (it can be coooooold in those lecture halls)
- Lunch, if you don't plan to get it on campus somewhere
- Medications, if applicable
- Anything else you might need!
One more reminder: have you checked Blackboard and your UMBC email?? There might be some important reminders from your professors in there...
