大学不同于高中. 一年级的研讨会
在皇冠体育帮助完成过渡.
Join other first-years in 课程 designed to "show you the ropes" of real academic inquiry. A seminar offers active learning in a more intimate environment. 在卫尔斯理的第一年研讨会上, you can tackle more advanced topics than in a typical first-year course, develop the critical and creative thinking skills essential to flourishing in college.
从哪里开始? 考虑一下第一年的研讨会— and other helpful advice
Once you know how to read the course descriptions in the Wellesley catalog, you still have to think about which 课程 will be right for you. It’s helpful to keep in mind some principles for choosing 课程 that will be appropriate starting points for your college academic experiences. The following are three general principles to get you started.
有用的提示:看看谈判的想法 需求 感谢你的开始 数学和科学, 写作, 语言):
1. 考虑一下第一年的研讨会.
一年级的研讨会 are designed especially for first-year students.
Introductory lecture 课程 are not the only starting points for Wellesley first-year students. The First-Year Seminar Program is intended to ease your transition from high school to college by offering you the option of taking a small class (capped at 15) in which you will work closely with a faculty member and other first-year students.
The classes are called “seminars” because they are designed to foster active and 协作 learning—the emphasis is on discussions, 集团项目, 实地考察旅行, 模拟, other experiences rather than lectures and exams. Wellesley students who have taken first-year seminars report that they provide a good way to get to know their fellow students and their professors.
无论主题是什么(参见 课程 如课程目录所列), 这里强调的是主动, 协作, 创造性学习. These 课程 can be great ways to experiment with an area of study that is new to you, 或者去追求你已有的兴趣. 进一步了解我们的 一年级的研讨会. 签出 短视频系列 about some of the course offerings for the past year.
是什么让FYS课程如此特别?
大学, 和高中相比, requires you to go beyond rote learning to become a critical and creative thinker. Because first-year seminars are small and for first-year students only, they offer a comfortable environment in which to develop college-level skills. 有些研讨会是介绍性的, but in a format quite different from the traditional lecture-oriented introductory class. Others give you a chance to explore more advanced topics early in your college career, subjects you might pursue further in upper-division 课程. Some students choose seminars on subjects in which they are planning to major, but many take seminars in topics totally unconnected with their major interest, 只是为了探索一些新鲜有趣的东西.
你需要参加FYS考试吗?
第一年的研讨会是完全可选的, but we do pre-register students for the fall seminars so it is important to consider them in June. 看一看花名册 课程 and see if there’s something you might enjoy. Keep in mind that seminars often count towards Wellesley’s distribution 需求 and can also count toward majors.
2. 选择课程，而不是专业
As you applied to college, most (but not all!) of you had an idea about a possible major in mind. Some students consider focusing on a particular major as a structure for thinking about their course selections for their first year. 但请记住, you are not choosing a major until your sophomore year, we want you to experiment with the curriculum while at Wellesley.
If you are not certain about a major yet, that’s fine. Use this first year to explore two or three areas of interest, trust that your longer-term interests (and that major that goes with those interests) will emerge over time, with good work in the classroom and reflection on your goals and strengths. 根据自己的兴趣选择课程, rather than from a sense that you “should” take this course or that you “need” a course in order to meet a pre-conceived idea of what college should include.
Students do best when they are excited and engaged with the course’s material, so pursuing your interests is the best strategy for earning strong grades and building a good foundation for success in later years.
3. Build on existing strengths while experimenting to find new ones
While we want you to explore the curriculum and find out about the interests you don’t even know you have yet, you should also build on the academic successes you already have. Most students come to a college like Wellesley with a sense of academic areas they enjoy, it only makes sense to do some further work in these areas right away. 对你们很多人来说, these will be the areas you end up majoring in, you will want to find out what college-level work in these areas is all about. 如果你以前喜欢数学, by all means move on to the appropriate course here at Wellesley this fall. If you have a love for art or music, do that. 拿一些你已经喜欢的东西, make the most of it; you may be surprised what new pleasures are in store for you!