At the end of each term, as part of their reqired Exit Interview, our graduating seniors are asked, "What advice would you give to an entering international studies major in order to help him or her succeed?"

Here (unedited) is what they have had to say in the past year:

Study hard, do your homework, and attempt to take all the political classes at once.

Immerse themselves in what they do. Read, watch, listen, think. Push yourself to express what you've learned.

To find a specific area or niche (Pol. Sci., business, Area Studies, History, Law, etc.) and try to relate the curricula of all courses to that area of interest.

The advice I would give them is to get to know their professors in this department. Each have their own significant way of helping students succeed.

I would suggest that they attend class! I would also suggest that they be continuously thinking about how all their classes are related to each other. I would also tell them they need to constantly strive to keep up with current events. This is a definite requirement for a IS degree.

1. Gain all kinds of knowledge as much as you can because international studies major requires huge amount of information. 2. Try to accept all the cultures.