NARRATOR：

Now listen to two students discussing the article.

MALE STUDENT：

Hey, did you read about this plan?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Yeah, and I think it's a really great idea.

MALE STUDENT：

Why's that?

FEMALE STUDENT：

Well, a lot of new students really need this.

I mean, it's not just about getting extra help with the course material . . . they'll probably also get information about things like taking notes, or the best way to study for exams . . .

MALE STUDENT：

Yeah, I barely even knew how to do those things when I first came here.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Neither did I. So these are things most students wind up having to learn on their own at first- that's why so many of them have a hard time.

MALE STUDENT：

And . . . it's probably good that they can work with somebody who has the same interests.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Right. That would be a real advantage . . . to get information about the classes you're gonna need to take from somebody who's already taken those classes.

And they could recommend professors . . . and tell you who the best advisors in the department are... things like that.

MALE STUDENT：

I see what you mean. So new students could get access to information about the program . . . from another student's point of view.

FEMALE STUDENT：

Exactly.