twice a week.We have to work hard to keep up with the course work.We have to leam to take notes from texts and lectures because college teachers,unlike high school teachers,seldom provide notes for us.And we should also take an active part in discussions in class. We probably have fewer tests in college,usually with mid-term and final exams only. The college often helps with our needs for assistance-student loans,scholarships, special student aid funds,etc.There are also work-study programs that are available to satisfy students'different needs for financial aid. College students can take some part-time jobs.In this way they can eam some money to support themselves.At the same time,they get some useful experience and leam to get along with different kinds of people We are free to organize extracurricular activities in college.For example,in our spare time we may hold a party,a sports meet,an English speech contest,or we may go to the movies on weekends or go for a picnic on a spring day.In short,college life is very exciting and in most cases you're the decision-makers. 4 Fighting Against Freshman Loneliness Sample Ways to fight against loneliness on campus: ·make more friends; ·keep yourself busy; ·have a good sleep; ·surf the Internet; have a tour around the city where your university is located; ·go to a movie; ·play sports; phone your family or friends; write letters to friends or send them e-mails: read a novel or listen to music: talk to someone you know; visit some relatives or acquaintances who are in the same city; stroll around the supemmarket or department store even if you aren't going to buy anything, be friendly with your classmates /roommates and spend some out-of-school time with them; .consult your counselor; ⊙10 twice a week. We have to work hard to keep up with the course work. We have to learn to take notes from texts and lectures because college teachers, unlike high school teachers, seldom provide notes for us. And we should also take an active part in discussions in class. • We probably have fewer tests in college, usually with mid-term and final exams only. • The college often helps with our needs for assistance—student loans, scholarships, special student aid funds, etc. There are also work-study programs that are available to satisfy students’ different needs for financial aid. • College students can take some part-time jobs. In this way they can earn some money to support themselves. At the same time, they get some useful experience and learn to get along with different kinds of people. • We are free to organize extracurricular activities in college. For example, in our spare time we may hold a party, a sports meet, an English speech contest, or we may go to the movies on weekends or go for a picnic on a spring day. In short, college life is very exciting and in most cases you’re the decision-makers. 4 Fighting Against Freshman Loneliness Sample Ways to fight against loneliness on campus: • make more friends; • keep yourself busy; • have a good sleep; • surf the Internet; • have a tour around the city where your university is located; • go to a movie; • play sports; • phone your family or friends; • write letters to friends or send them e-mails; • read a novel or listen to music; • talk to someone you know; • visit some relatives or acquaintances who are in the same city; • stroll around the supermarket or department store even if you aren’t going to buy anything; • be friendly with your classmates / roommates and spend some out-of-school time with them; • consult your counselor;