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College of ACES Academic Programs :: Top Ten Pearls of Wisdom from the ACES James Scholar Class of 2008

Top Ten Pearls of Wisdom from the ACES James Scholar Class of 2008

Compiled at the Sixth Annual ACES Honors Symposium

February 4, 2005

1. Don't procrastinate – balance your time!

2. Go to class.

3. Get involved.

4. Meet your professors and advisor.

5. Ask questions.

6. Go to your instructors' office hours.

7. Be confident.

8. Network!

9. Take a Freshman Discovery Course.

10. Live a little.

The 7 Liberal Arts

A new student (left) is introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts (Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy) in this classic fresco by the Renaissance master Botticelli (ca. 1485).

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