As the long summer vacation comes to an end, the fall semester finally begins. Unlike the spring semester, when students were able to get through the semester with momentum, the fall semester is a dangerous season where students find it difficult to get up in the morning, events and club activities become more active, and students tend to miss lectures before they know it.

We will teach you practical fall semester survival strategies to enrich your university life while ensuring your credits.

80% of success or loss is determined by course registration: Syllabus analysis method

Getting off to a great start in the fall semester starts with your course registration strategy.

• Balance the evaluation criteria: If you cram in only subjects that require a 100% final exam, you will exceed your capacity during the January-February exam period and self-destruct. Let’s have a well-balanced combination of subjects that can earn a solid amount of money with “normal scores + short reports” and exam subjects.
• Use the information network of your seniors and circles: Avoid potential minefield subjects by researching in advance methods for confirming attendance,'' circulation of past questions,’’ and ``the severity of professors’ grading standards,’’ which cannot be understood just from the syllabus.

Protect your daily rhythm with a “concentrated first half of the week” timetable

From autumn to winter, the sun sets earlier, making it easier to disrupt our mental and daily rhythms. When planning your timetable, the trick is to concentrate your lectures as much as possible on Mondays through Wednesdays, and keep Thursdays and Fridays light. By leaving extra time in the second half of the week, you can systematically secure time to prepare for report writing, part-time work, club activities, and job hunting. Also, not taking too many first periods in a row is an important defensive measure to prevent students from abandoning their courses.

Build a framework for report assignments “on the day they are given”

The biggest secret to avoiding the report hell that ensues in the second half of the fall semester is to use the “assignment presentation date” as the starting point for action, rather than the submission deadline. On the day the question is asked, make a note of the title, table of contents, and URLs of literature that may be helpful. By simply eliminating the burden of starting from scratch, you can avoid staying up all night just before the deadline or lowering the quality, and get consistently high ratings.