Things to do in preparation for the first day

Prepare a night before:

• Find out how you will get to school
• Choose your appropriate clean clothes
• Have your study material, note book and pen ready
• Get at least 8 hours of sleep

Getting through the first day:

• Wake up early and energetic
• Take a shower and get ready for the day
• Get to school early, at least 15 minutes before your programme for the day starts.
• If you haven’t received a student card make sure that you get one so that you may get access to other buildings such as the library
• Attend the orientation for the new registered students
• Actively participate and be open to make new friends
• Enjoy yourself
• Get a time table Familiarise yourself with the buildings that you will be attending your lectures at
• Note down the important information
• If you do not know  where you need to go or what you need to do ask the people around you to assist
• Reflect about the day when you get home

Documentation Checklist

It is important to have a check list of the things you need when preparing for Higher Education. Each institution has a check list for different things such as application and registration just to mention a few. You can have a look at them on their websites; however, you also need to create a documentation checklist for yourself. This will assist you to keep track of the things that you need to take along when you leave home for higher learning.

Below is an example of a checklist:

Checklist	Tick
Important documents
ID Book/ Passport
All official correspondence from your institution including acceptance letter
Details of accommodation and contract
Bank cards
Electricals
Phone and charger
Laptop or desktop
Extension cables
Head phones
Speakers
Stationery
Pens and pencils
Note bad
Study books
Highlighters
Diary
Other essentials
Kitchenware
Bedroom essentials
Clothing
Bathroom essentials
Healthcare kit

The above checklist is to give you an idea on how you can create a checklist. You can create one according to your needs. While you are packing, you will be using the checklist that you created to tick of the things that you have packed away already and it will give you an overview of what you still need to take along with you.