what will you make of it?

Let’s face it.

Classes aren’t going to teach you all you need to know to be a competent and capable

professional.

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There aren’t any classes on teamwork, networking, or collaboration in Foellinger

Auditorium.

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Instead, you need to refine these skills through working with others.

To find them, you need to get out of your comfort zone.

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You might find people that value the same things you do.

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… and learn how to work with those who don’t.

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You might learn you really can’t judge a book by its cover.

http://www.pollsb.com/polls/p2144122-don_t_judge_book_cover_metaphorical_phrase

But how do you start learning things that can’t be taught in lecture?

http://oswego.edu/student/blogs/?cat=10

At a school of 40,000 undergraduate students, you have to be your own advocate.

You need to utilize all the people here to help you.

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Your academic advisor could be more than just for help for picking out classes, but a mentor for life.

http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/Undergrad/advising.htm

Your professors have insights from their own career struggles and triumphs.

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Your teaching assistants are more than happy to share their advice –are you willing to ask?

http://www.dowagro.com/careers/students

From Alterative Spring Break to the Yoga and Meditation Club, there are over 800 RSO’s

you could get involved in.

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http://weblogs.cltv.com/features/health/livinghealthy/2009/06/yogathon-2009-comes-to-chicago.html

Quad Day overwhelming? Find all the information you need by searching RSO list in the Illinois

search bar.

http://admissions.illinois.edu/campuslife/photos/quadday.html

People and activities are out there to help and support you – but are you willing to reach out

and find them?

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At Illinois be more than a student. Be a traveler…

https://www.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=A91980C2-E080-E766-71FA5BD8AE5D5BC8&Link_ID=A913898C-BAD9-281A-90FEE7B028CBCFAD&pID=1&lID=1

…or an intramural champion…

…or a musician…

http://www.uofiwiki.org/wiki/Marching_Illini

…or a big brother or sister – Greek or otherwise.