When applying to business school, aspiring students have a lot of work to do: they write their essays, fill out tedious application forms, or practice for their admissions interviews. Still, even if you got admitted, it’s not time to relax yet – your first year requires as much preparation as your application

These five tips will help you get ready for your very first year at b-school.

1. Make the best out of school orientation events

To become a part of the school’s community, it’s best to not miss out on meet-and-greet events held by your university. It’s a great opportunity to start building your network by making friends with your new fellow students.

Sometimes, you can start connecting even before you get acquainted in person, by reading each other’s blogs or forum entries. Arriving on campus early is another great chance to find new friends and feel more at home. If you know more people, you’ll be able to attend more social gatherings and events and catch more opportunities.

If you are an international student, either find your new class’s Facebook group or start one yourself, inviting everybody from your class to it. This tip will help both introverts and extraverts. Extraverts will find a good audience for their ideas, and introverts will acquire special and long-lasting friendships.

2. Don’t forget about your old friends, either

While hanging out with new friends at university, don’t forget about your old network. Keep in touch with your college teachers or former classmates from college – especially if they, too, have gone to business school. Share your goals and experience, and this connection may help you later.

3. Prepare for your recruiting

Even before entering a b-school, you can draw up a list of companies available at your campus. Try to get an interview with one of these companies. Review your resume, especially the part which shows your working experience. Refresh your LinkedIn and other social network accounts to show you are a professional. Read as much about your target companies as you can, to be able to show local knowledge during the interview. Choose more than one company to have more chances at getting recruited.

4. Don’t lose your math skills

Lacking basic math skills is a problem for many first-year students, that’s why some business schools even hold summer math camps for them. Buy your textbooks early and look through the university syllabus.

If you have any difficulties whatsoever with the course, better enroll into the math camp to be among the first at the beginning of the semester. Again, a math camp can be a great opportunity to network and connect with future fellow students.

5. Reading skills are also important

In your first year, you will have to read a lot to study for your class debates. That’s why you should start cranking up your reading skills right now, if you don’t want reading to become a problem. For people who hate reading, it’s especially important. The more you read, the better MBA student you will make, and thus, a better professional.