January 2008 marked the launch of a new UEA undergraduate student essay competition.  By putting themselves back into the shoes of a new undergraduate student, competition entrants provided lots of advice and top tips to help future new students settle into life at the University.  The following pages are a compilation of advice from all of the competition submissions.

• Arriving at UEA and settling in
• Adjusting to higher education
• Student support
• Making the most of your time as a student
• And finally...

Acknowledgements 

We would like to thank the following students for their contributions to this compilation of advice:

• Sophie Jane Buckingham, English Literature (1st year)
• Inês Fernandes-M-Soares, Medicine MB/BS (2nd year)
• Zulkifle Hussain, English Literature (2nd year)
• Stephanie Kyan, Biological Sciences with a year in Australia (2nd year)
• Maria Leboffe, International development with overseas experience (1st year)
• Rachael McCallum, Law with European Legal Systems (1st year)
• Camilla Neilson, Environmental Science (1st year)
• Tim O’Sullivan, Law with American Law (2nd year)
• Gemma Sidaway, Masters of mathematics (2nd year)
• Alice Violett, Modern History (1st year)