Advice to pnms beginning their College/University experience…

Dionysus · #1 08-04-2006, 04:53 PM

Did you know it's considered as plagiarism to submit one of your OWN works more than once, without acknowledging it? Like if you did a paper on Legalizing Marijuana in your criminology course, and eventually submitted the same work in a debate course or something.

AlphaFrog · #2 08-08-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ucfpnm

That's lame...I did that several times in high school. I wouldn't call it "plagurism"..."lazy" perhaps. Plagurism is defined as taking someone else's work and calling it your own. How can you do that to something you wrote? Silly rule.

No, it really is Plagiarism. There was a football player in my Public Speaking class that failed because he gave a speech that he had given before and didn't acknowledge it.

No comment on the Brit Lit term paper that also became my highschool and college Music Appreciation theses.

tunatartare · #3 08-08-2006, 03:51 PM

Yep. One of my sisters wanted to recycle a paper from a different class, and she had to get permission from both professors to do that.

Ocalagirl · #4 08-08-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ucfpnm

That's lame...I did that several times in high school. I wouldn't call it "plagurism"..."lazy" perhaps. Plagurism is defined as taking someone else's work and calling it your own. How can you do that to something you wrote? Silly rule.

I'm definitely with you on that! I've had professors tell me do to do instead of working harder. To me plagiarism is taking credit for someone else's work and not giving them credit. Granted I have never done it, but if the oppurtunity arose I would definitely consider it.

KSUViolet06 · #5 08-08-2006, 06:46 PM

*I don't care if this has already been said, but DO NOT SLEEP WITH EVERY SINGLE GUY/GIRL WHO SAYS HELLO TO YOU.

*If you're single going into freshman year, it's nice to meet new guys, but take it easy. You don't have to date every guy who shows interest in you just because you're single.

*Alot of times, if you do have a boyfriend, this is the first time you're going to be spending away from each other. I know it's good to keep in touch but don't spend EVERY MINUTE of the day calling or texting him. Don't be so wrapped up in your boyfriend that you miss out on opportunities to have fun.

*Try to make friends with people in your major who aren't freshmen. They're very helpful when it comes time to schedule classes and figure out who to take for which classes.

*I recommend that you be familiar with the locations of the following places before you come to campus: at least one grocery store, 2 gas stations, your bank, Walmart, at least one mall, Starbucks, Kinko's, the police station, and the nearest hospital. These are all places off campus that you will most likely need at some point.

AUDeltaGam · #6 08-08-2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JocelynC

*Alot of times, if you do have a boyfriend, this is the first time you're going to be spending away from each other. I know it's good to keep in touch but don't spend EVERY MINUTE of the day calling or texting him. Don't be so wrapped up in your boyfriend that you miss out on opportunities to have fun.

AMEN!! I made this mistake, and definitely regret it now.

KSUViolet06 · #7 08-09-2006, 02:14 PM

*Alot of times, when you come home from colege on breaks, you might get discouraged because your HS friends might not call you all the time or be readily available to hang out liike they were in HS.

Don't freak out. People change somewhat when they go off to school. They most likely have new friends and interests and stuff. They probably still want to be your friend, but they're just trying to figure out where their HS friends fit in with their new life at school.