Getting ready to prepare oneself to enroll in a university’s life is actually incredibly exciting. You can indeed find an endless number of what do university students need to prepare beforehand online. There are actually so many of them. But sometimes freshmen might have some difficult time preparing exactly the important things that they need.
There are so many things that freshman students need to prepare. Importantly, something that could really help them to survive all the way throughout their studies in the university. These are 7 important things that would be very beneficial for all the freshmen attending the university for the first time ever in their life.
1) Laptop
If you are about to enter the phase of your study in the university, you definitely must have a laptop for yourself to study. If you do not have a laptop, you can also use a personal computer. Bring it to your university. Make sure your personal computer or even laptop is not lagging too much because it would affect your assignments.
2) Google Scholar
If you cannot find a relevant journal article for you to use as a reference, you can easily use Google Scholar which is a really special website for searching research based on the title. Plus, you have to be good at finding keywords.
3) Google Docs
During your time at the university, there would be a lot of assignments to be done in groups but usually, all the friends and also groupmate are at home especially during this pandemic situation. So, it is easier to use Google Docs for friends to see all the work that needs to be done. No need to discuss this through Whatsapp anymore. What a time saver for university students.
4) Turnitin
This plagiarism checker application is famous all over the university. So, you have to make sure to check what percentage of your plagiarism is for every assignment. You can either check plagiarism on online websites or you can also buy from Shopee then ask them to check once you bought it.
5) Grammarly
These apps are not usually used by many students. It is suggested for you to buy this and use it in your assignments. These apps can check for plagiarism too. But not as strict as Turnitin. Then, it can also check the grammar that you have used in your assignments. It is really worth it.
6) Spec Laptop
Make sure not to do things that can damage your own precious laptop. Do not install games or any other apps that can cause heavy laptops and also lagging. Check the specs of your laptop or pc before you wanted to install anything.
7) Edit Video
When you are in the era of universities, you need to know about video editing. Since COVID-19 hit Malaysia, there are so many assignments that involve video. So you need to know how to edit a video.
Sources: Laptop, Google Scholar, Google Docs, Turnitin, Grammarly, Laptop Specs, Video Editor.