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Learner Reviews & Feedback for U101: Understanding College and College Life by University of Washington

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About the Course

College can be confusing and intimidating, but U101 can help. If you were just admitted to college and are nervous about what the next step in life might look like, this course is for you. If you are the parent of a newly admitted college student and curious about what college life is like, this course is also for you. While your specific college will, no doubt, provide additional orientation material, we wanted to give some basic information about what life might be like at a large American University. You might be years away from college or enrolled right now; either way, U101 has some excellent advice from college students, professors, administrators, and staff. At the conclusion of the course, learners should: 1. Understand the basics of how colleges and universities operate. 2. Identify and describe what faculty are looking for in college-level academic work. 3. List some effective study strategies. 4. Identify some strategies for exploring and selecting a major. 5. Identify the various types of grants and scholarships available and describe the steps involved in applying to these. 6. Discuss the college life, with special attention to the benefits/limitations of living on or off campus. 7. Identify some strategies for getting the most out of campus life activities (investigating student clubs, fraternities, sororities, etc.). The course is divided into 4 weeks/8 lessons, which provide an overview of the different aspects of college life. If you were just watching the videos and looking at some of the links, the whole course would take about 4-5 hours. Week 1 Lesson 1. Welcome to U101! Lesson 2. Understanding the Nature of College Week 2 Lesson 3. Succeeding as a Student Lesson 4. Building Your Major Week 3 Lesson 5. Financing Your Education Lesson 6. Living On and Off Campus Week 4 Lesson 7. Getting Involved in Campus Life Lesson 8. Conclusion Please join us for a short exploration of modern American Colleges. Hopefully, this course can help demystify your upcoming college experience....

Top reviews

BZ

Aug 6, 2020

A must-take course for every freshman to prepare for college in all aspects and get familiar with college life. Simple and useful content.

SH

Feb 22, 2017

I felt that this course was very informative and would most definitely assist the first year student who is enrolled in the University.

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By Jennifer L

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Jul 18, 2020

I am currently a sophomore in HIghschool, I took this course to have a better understanding of college culture. Even though this course is primarily based on college, I still have grasped a few new learnings.

By Jionghao L

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Jun 10, 2016

You can find your object in this course, but this course is too platitude to make me feel boring...

By Kandis B

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Jul 2, 2020

Informed me a lot about Information I wouldn't even think to ask. Thank you!

By Tarun T

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Jun 10, 2020

Very nice course, only that it doesn't provide any certificate perhaps!

By Bianca C

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Jan 17, 2021

Has a mix of helpful information and also other background knowledge.

By mara G

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Jul 6, 2018

It doesn’t cover community college. Only big universities.

By Abtin R

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Jan 28, 2025

helpful and broad, could be better

By lin l

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May 25, 2019

Very helpful for new students

By Abouobida A

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Mar 23, 2023

It is more than amazing🔥🔥

By Hasib U

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Jun 17, 2020

good concept

By BHASKAR K

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May 14, 2020

GREAT COURSE

By Kamlesh C

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Jul 21, 2022

good

By Deleted A

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Oct 20, 2020

nice

By DR.KANNAN.N C

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Aug 31, 2020

good

By Sonu k p

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Apr 27, 2020

Good

By Zaher F

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Aug 23, 2019

helpful for new students, not more :)

By Ms.Reshma S G

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Apr 24, 2021

Very Useful

By Александр К

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Jul 25, 2025

Seriously? Who decided to post THIS on Coursera? It is only the ad of university on Coursera, not more.

By HARSHITHA C

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Sep 23, 2020

is there no certificate

By SABBIR R

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Aug 1, 2020

Bad...give free certificates

By Sebastian R

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Feb 22, 2019

I was forced to do this.

By Sarang A

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Sep 5, 2020

very very basic course.

By Mayank

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Mar 1, 2022

Maha Fuddu