Advice from other people in my program...

I sent an e-mail out to the people I study with asking them what they think would be the most important thing to tell the new people. Here's my first response:

Don't work your first two quarters of school. You'll have a lot of other stuff to do, (like pathophysiology reading,) which will take up all of your time.

Also, don't buy any of your textbooks before the quarter starts. (I'll do a post on how to get books cheaper, later. -Ed.) Most of the books you buy are good enough with an older edition and you can get the new ones from the library.

I know this sounds very OSU GE-oriented, and it sort of is, but this is advice that'll help you in just about any program.