The First Term Away · Course check

Course check

3 questions. Get them all right and the First Term seal is yours. Get one wrong and you can reread and try again — as many times as you like, and nothing is recorded against you.

1. What is the week three-to-five dip?

   A near-universal flat patch that is not a sign the decision was wrongA reliable indication that the course is a poor fitSomething only students living far from home experience

2. What distinguishes the ordinary dip from something to act on?

   How upset they sound on a single callDuration and direction — weeks rather than days, and not liftingWhether they mention their grades

3. What travels best from a long way away?

   Frequent reassurance that everything will be fineSpecific practical help, and being predictableAsking for a full account of their week