Check your campus email

As a first generation or low income college student there might be some unspoken campus expectations that you may not be aware of, but knowing them will be a key to your success. One of those keys is to check your campus email EVERYDAY.

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Yes, EVERYDAY. Just get into the habit of it. If you have a non-campus email address that you prefer, have your campus email forwarded to it and check that one everyday (if you don't already).

Why everyday? Because you never know when something that requires your prompt attention will show up in your inbox. You really don't!

True story time: A student was sent an email on a Friday notifying her that she was going to be dropped from all of her classes on Monday because her tuition payment had bounced. She went to her classes on Monday and Tuesday and finally checked her email on Wednesday. When she tried to take care of it all on Wednesday based on the instructions in the email, she was not able to re-register for her classes because they were now full. She was forced to change her schedule drastically, which interfered with her childcare plans and work schedule. Had she checked her email on Friday, she would have been able to keep her original schedule.

The moral of the story, is check your campus email EVERYDAY.

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