I will very soon be headed off to my training as part of my career path with AFROTC at Embry Riddle so this very well may be my last blog until the beginning of the semester. If you have enjoyed the blog do not fear! There are other bloggers who have tons of information to share as well 🙂 If you have any comments or questions please direct them to the Admissions department whose phone number is 928 777 6600 or please visit the University’s main website. We do offer a live chat with Admissions through the website as well, which is monitored daily so your questions will be answered very shortly!

Hope to be back soon, but until then have a fantastic summer and we will see you in Fall of 2014!!

For all of our incoming athletes out there, this one is for you! To adjust well to the new climate and elevation in Prescott AZ, the best advice that I can give comes from personal experience so listen up!

The most effective and fast way to acclimate is to drink water, lots of it. Additionally, make sure you are getting at least eight hours of sleep. Do not cut your sleep short, if you are running out of time to do homework then its your fault for not budgeting time well. So alter your daily patterns NOT your sleep patterns. Altering sleep patterns affects your athletic performance and it is easily noticeable on the field.

To avoid this situation don’t hang out with people until your work is done, you are here for school and if you do poorly in school then you may be dropped from your chosen sports program or from ROTC. There is no excuse for bad grades during freshman year, if your grades are bad its a problem with you and nothing else. Blame yourself and then fix the problem by spending your time more wisely. You can still have fun and be a responsible adult, trust me, it worked for me.

The last tip is to eat well. Focus on eating a balanced diet with three meals a day and at least two snacks. This diet will keep up your metabolism so you aren’t hungry all the time and it will help prevent illness by helping your immune system as well. Do not fall into the trap of poor eating habits because your parents aren’t around anymore, ultimately you will suffer if you do. Poor nutrition also shows in your performance on the field so be extremely cautious about balancing meals.

Well, I hope that helps! Please comment below if you have any questions or suggestions for our incoming freshman, and of course, good luck to everyone!! It will be a fun year for you!

Today, I want to focus on all the things that I wish I knew or had when I first came to Embry Riddle. So, here is a general wish of all the stuff that students who are headed out to college for the first time, commonly forget to bring with them:

A rug: It livens up your space and makes it more homey

Batteries: these will always come in handy

A lock box of some kind: This is a good place to store letters and documents

A filing box: to store old notes

A cup or mug to hold pencils in

A desk organizer of some kind

Decorations from your room at home

A white board, hole puncher, and a stappler

A scanner for documents is really helpful too

That is just scratching the surface so please feel free to comment with thoughts, suggestions, and questions! Have a great rest of the summer!

For those of our incoming freshman who have not had to ever do chores you better be prepared to do your own laundry, clean, sweep, and wash dishes or you may have some trouble adjusting to the life of a broke college kid. Please come prepared with at least a list of standard chores that you and your room mates will be expected to do. Even the gross things like cleaning the toilet and taking out the trash.

No one will do these things for you so, if you want to keep a cleanly lifestyle its time to face the music and clean up after yourself. It really is not that bad if you keep up on it, the dorms are easier to clean than your house at home and with help the chores can go by quite fast.

There is a monthly heath and wellness inspection in the freshman dorms so if you do not keep the place clean each week your RA will know and if your room is not up to inspection standards you will face penalties from the Housing Office. So please, if you learn one thing this year this is it!!! Cleanliness is key to success in all you do, so get cracking!

We have been getting a lot of questions about Professors and their office hours lately, so for all of our incoming freshman here is some info you will need to know. Professors have whats called office hours, these are set times that they will be in their office to help you with any questions and concerns that you might have. All of our professors at Embry Riddle Prescott are required to have 10 office hours a week to assist you with whatever it is you need.

If you are unable to meet with a professor during their office hours then email them to set up an appointment 🙂 It;s as easy as that, so don’t be shy. Get the help you need!!! Also, see our next blog for information about tutoring on campus for those kids who need some extra help. Thanks for reading!!!

As this week finishes up and we get closer and closer to finals so does the start of the Summer B semester. If you are taking a Summer B course please remember to pay your tuition and don’t slack off!!! Summer courses go by really fast and can have more consequences for doing poorly than regular semester courses can. No matter what just stay motivated to complete that course!!!

I wish you all the best of luck during Summer B, I am sure it will all turn out favorably as long as you put in the work 🙂 Have a nice one everybody!!!

The time is almost here to study like crazy and finish up the Summer A session strong everyone!! Finals begin next week so don’t let them catch you by surprise!! Library hours for finals will be posted inside the library so stop on by and take a look, the library is a pretty quiet place to study this time of year.

Also don’t forget to submit those end of course evaluations everyone, they are really important feedback for professors. If you don’t like something about the course here is your chance to voice your opinion and change it!

With that said, have a great week everyone and do well on those Finals!!!

Recently we have been receiving a lot of questions about our Athletic Facilities and specifically Pool Hours. So, here is your update 🙂

The pool is open from 11am to 6pm daily, so stop on by!!

Our Eagle Gym and the Fitness center are currently closed for additional construction that will complete the final stage of the gym remodel. Additionally, the gym is for those who have a valid Eagle ID card. Any users may be asked by staff to present said ID card at any time for verification purposes.

The track is open 24/7 for students to exercise on as are the lower fields. However, please be advised that at times certain areas/fields will be in use by the numerous summer camps that the campus is hosting. Please be respectful of their activities and wait until the field is free to use, or go to one of our other 3 fields.

Thanks again everyone for staying up to date on summer events/facilities here at Embry Riddle!!!

If you are looking to call anyone on campus over our summer sessions A and B please be advised that we are operating on Summer hours which are 7 to 5pm on Monday-Thursday. Therefore, the campus is closed on Friday. All counselors, professors, and other campus employees are more than happy to respond to voice-mail if you would like to leave one on a Friday, if you would like a direct connection please call during our hours posted above.

Thank you everyone, for reading this post!! We look forward to continue helping you in your journey here at Embry Riddle, have a wonderful weekend!!!!