The first year office students came in today. They all had very positive attitudes about things, such as being students at Salem State and were very open to an questions we had as a class. They came very prepared and a lot of people had some great questions for them. They talked about the jobs they each had both on and off campus. They all fond that working with first year student to be very rewarding. They talked about applying for classes in the spring. The students also talked in detail how bag checks will work for the rest of October so that we feel less surprised when Halloween draws near. They also talk about how to stay on top of thing as a student suggesting things like the importance of sleep and take ever opportunity given to get assignments done. They told us never to procrastinate but also said to give ourselves enough free time so we do not go crazy. They talked about how important it is to use the resources provided to us on campus such as our RAs and career services and the center for academic excellence. What stuck out to me was how much there was to do here in Salem and if we can't find anything to do they told us where to look. Justin Snow also stopped by to help us use degree tracker he said it was very important to keep checking it so that when application for graduation comes there are no surprises waiting for us. He showed how to avoid anything unexpected and told us to use our adviser as a resource. He gave us tips and tricks to help us apply fir classes so that when the time comes to do so we will be ready. He was very nice and extremely helpful. I had a meeting with my adviser before class so a lot of this already made sense to me, but he was still very helpful and is a great resource.