Fanshawe survival guide
Hey Fanshawe. Hope everyone is settling
in well and getting geared up for the busy
weeks ahead. I remember that feeling like it
was yesterday, so I thought I'd do you a
favour, and create a guide to survival and
success at Fanshawe College. These are
things that I learned (or wish I had learned as
a student here) so I hope they help!
- You can get to almost anywhere from the second floor. This will save you a lot of time and frustration with the crowded halls on the main floor.
- Know or carry around the college map found in the back of your student planner. There are shortcuts or ways outside that allow you to get around faster.
- Use a calendar. The one in the student planner, your smart phone, or wherever. Schedule in your classes and homework hours. This helps a lot with time management.
- Bring a re-usable water bottle and pack a lunch. If you can't pack a lunch at least bring a snack. This will save you a lot of money. Building A has Fanshawe's first bottle filling station (by Olive Oyle's), but you can always just fill up at a regular fountain.
- Apply early. This applies for everything (no pun intended) from programs to work study and bursaries to awards. There's nothing worse than stressing about a late application and wondering if you got in or not.
- Get to know your professors, program coordinator, chair and dean. They can write some pretty damn good reference letters if you prove to them you're a good candidate. Plus, they may be a connection between yourself and the world you wish to work in. It doesn't hurt when you're applying for awards either!
- Familiarize yourself with the Landlord and Tenant Act, and choose your landlord wisely. He or she can be a slumlord in disguise. If the place looks like a dump, chances are it'll still be a dump when you move in. If your landlord promises to get something done, hold him to it with a date and a time.
- Invest in a solid bike lock. It's going to cost you more than a few bucks, consider it your theft insurance.
- Lastly and this is the most serious: be careful, look out for each other, and use common sense. The reality is that something unfortunate happens every year and nine times out of 10 it's avoidable. These problems very rarely happen here on campus (due in large part to our great security team) but more often out in the city. Things get stolen, people are assaulted, and houses and cars are robbed. So please be as safe as you can and always err on the side of caution. Travel in groups. Bring your computers and electronics with you when visiting home. Drink responsibly. Be safe, and encourage safety.
Oh, and always wear protection! Stop by the Fowler Kennedy Medical Clinic in the Student Centre if you're out!
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
- You can get to almost anywhere from the second floor. This will save you a lot of time and frustration with the crowded halls on the main floor.
- Know or carry around the college map found in the back of your student planner. There are shortcuts or ways outside that allow you to get around faster.
- Use a calendar. The one in the student planner, your smart phone, or wherever. Schedule in your classes and homework hours. This helps a lot with time management.
- Bring a re-usable water bottle and pack a lunch. If you can't pack a lunch at least bring a snack. This will save you a lot of money. Building A has Fanshawe's first bottle filling station (by Olive Oyle's), but you can always just fill up at a regular fountain.
- Apply early. This applies for everything (no pun intended) from programs to work study and bursaries to awards. There's nothing worse than stressing about a late application and wondering if you got in or not.
- Get to know your professors, program coordinator, chair and dean. They can write some pretty damn good reference letters if you prove to them you're a good candidate. Plus, they may be a connection between yourself and the world you wish to work in. It doesn't hurt when you're applying for awards either!
- Familiarize yourself with the Landlord and Tenant Act, and choose your landlord wisely. He or she can be a slumlord in disguise. If the place looks like a dump, chances are it'll still be a dump when you move in. If your landlord promises to get something done, hold him to it with a date and a time.
- Invest in a solid bike lock. It's going to cost you more than a few bucks, consider it your theft insurance.
- Lastly and this is the most serious: be careful, look out for each other, and use common sense. The reality is that something unfortunate happens every year and nine times out of 10 it's avoidable. These problems very rarely happen here on campus (due in large part to our great security team) but more often out in the city. Things get stolen, people are assaulted, and houses and cars are robbed. So please be as safe as you can and always err on the side of caution. Travel in groups. Bring your computers and electronics with you when visiting home. Drink responsibly. Be safe, and encourage safety.
Oh, and always wear protection! Stop by the Fowler Kennedy Medical Clinic in the Student Centre if you're out!
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
