Category: Pre Arrival- Stage 1
The list below shows newest posts first. In order to follow my guide, ensure you read in reverse order- so start reading from the bottom- i.e. oldest ones first
Your 1st Semester Course Schedule.
Note to the Parents: When I participated in BGRi as a Parent, I met many parents who had overlooked this critical area. Although I understand the constraints of time, and maybe a lack of experience/ education in the same field as their kid has chosen, I would rate this as the one area that an…
Learning Communities
A Learning Community (LC) is a group of 20-30 first year students who study in the same major (or at the very least, take 2 or 3 of the same courses together) and stay together in the same dorm. This allows them to study together and get involved and make friends. A L/C also goes…
Choose Your Meal Plan
Whichever meal plan you chose, it will be added to your Purdue University billing along with tuition and housing. Also note that during Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break, and other stated University vacations, no meals will be provided. Once you are on campus, review the locations above in detail in my post Explore Dining…
First Year Housing
On-Campus Dorm (and Off-campus) living and finding a community at the West Lafayette campus With the Indianapolis campus being a new addition from the 2024-25 academic year, my experience is limited to to the WL campus. What follows is therefore for the WL main campus only. The housing shortage at Purdue is severe but the…
Complete Pre-Orientation
Connect to your university experience by completing a step by step pre-orientation process! New Boilermakers will need to start orientating to Purdue, whilst still at home, through orientation programs you will get access to after accepting your offer of admission. Before proceeding further, let me remind you to write Thank You notes to your recommenders,…
Admission to Purdue
Congrats, You have received an Admission to Purdue! I will now recommend what steps you, as an International Student, needs to take in order to secure your offer. Also you will get emails to attend online Purdue Admitted International Student Sessions, I would encourage you to attend them.