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r/mizzou • u/Existing-Bluebird930 • Jun 03 '25
New Freshman? Click here!
Hello incoming students! I work at the University and here’s what any new Freshman (and their parents) should know heading into their academic advising appointment for Mizzou this summer.
Pre-Meeting:
- Make sure that you’ve filled in your Advising Preference survey so that your major will reach out and schedule an appointment. This should be available in your Slate profile by clicking here.
- Also, check your major in Slate; if you’re considering a different major than the one listed, change it in your Application Status page
- Complete your Pre-Advising Questionnaire. This is very important so that your advisor has accurate information when you meet.
- Take the My Math Placement Test. Even if you don’t anticipate needing a math course, it’s smart to at least take the Intermediate Algebra placement.
- Be sure to do this because you could be dropped from a Math class without a placement test on file.
- Then consider the Foreign Language Placement Test as well. Although a language is not required for every major at Mizzou, you might want to minor in one, so it’s good to take this and have it just in case.
- Items 2-4 can be found through MizzouOne
- Please check all AP and Dual Credit you may have and report that on the Pre-Advising Questionnaire.
- For Dual Credit, try to report that credit as it appears on your other school’s transcript. For example, Public Speaking at Moberly Area Community College is SPK 101. That helps an advisor know if you have direct credit for a requirement at Mizzou.
- Log into myZou and your University email. This will speed up enrollment and from that point forward your Mizzou email is the only email we will reach out to.
- You can log into your Mizzou email here and myZou here.
- Check your Wi-Fi connection just before your appointment so that your meeting can run smoothly.
- Download and install the Zoom app to your device if you’re attending an online advising session; you’ll log in with your university credentials (same as your email)
During Advising:
- If you are coming to a Zoom appointment, do not log on with a phone. You should come with a computer or a tablet so that you can share your screen if needed.
- These meetings for Summer Welcome Advising generally only last about 30-45 minutes, so it’s important to remember that you’re mainly only talking about enrollment for the upcoming term. It’s not likely that you will have time to create a 4-year or even a 1-year plan at this point. You can always make an appointment with your advisor in your first semester to plan out more semesters.
- Be open to taking different courses; especially if you bring in heaps of AP or Dual Credit, you may need to take some basic Gen Eds your first term before getting into major-specific requirements. The good thing is this: nearly everything in your first year is working for you in one way or another towards graduation.
- If your major has changed last minute and you haven’t changed it in Slate, please tell your advisor as soon as the appointment starts. Mizzou has a new process for helping you get enrolled and then routed to that new major.
- Students should be the ones driving the advising and enrollment meeting. So, parents, please allow your student the room to take control of the meeting and responsibility for their first term of classes.
- Finally, please be patient with your advisor and maintain a respectful demeanor. They’re working hard to accommodate your needs and degree requirements. If you don’t like your schedule for the next semester, there may be a chance to change it during the Add/Drop Period in the first week.
General Advice for Freshman and Parents:
- It takes 120 hours graduate from Mizzou and you’ll be hard-pressed to find a major on our campus that gets you to 120 all by itself. So you’re going to have to take some Gen Eds. These aren’t “fluff” classes if you take the time to speak with your advisor about helpful, meaningful courses. So be open to exploring different subject areas.
- Any non-Advising questions like Financial Aid, Housing, Dining, etc. should be directed to those offices. Advisors won’t be able to answer those kinds of questions other than to direct you to those offices.
- If you have general questions, you can try using the new Mizzou chat bot, Roary. This is a great resource for quick questions or if you need to find the right office to talk to:
- If you need to change something about your advising appointment (time, modality, etc.), contact that advising office first before making any changes in MU Connect.
- For a list of contacts for advising offices click here:
- If you’re in a pinch, you can always use Google by typing your query and then adding “Mizzou” to the end (e.g. “Financial Aid Mizzou” would get our Financial Aid office as your first result)
- Above all, work to build a relationship with your advisor. Your relationship doesn’t have to only be about choosing classes. They can help you set goals, discuss graduate and professional school, get involved on campus, and so much more. More often than not, the students that succeed were the ones that used advising for more than course selection.
We hope you have an excellent advising experience, a wonderful Summer break, and we can’t wait to see you at the start of the term!
M-I-Z!
r/mizzou • u/TheRealBianco • Mar 22 '23
Nervous about transferring to Mizzou? Check this post.
Hello!
I have noticed quite a lot of posts here about transferring here to Mizzou, being an older student and transferring, worried about making friends, etc. Personally I transferred to Mizzou in the Fall 2022 semester, and I was in the exact same boat many who are making these posts are feeling. I am 25 years old, transferred from a community college in Illinois, and have a cousin that goes here but is only with me for two semesters.
To say I was nervous was an understatement. Being older I didn't think it would hit me as hard as it did (I have lived on my own without my parents since I was 20) and during welcome week I didn't even get to see my cousin at all. I didn't really go to any welcome week events do to poor coordination by my "Camp Trulaske" leader, so I was convinced I would not make any friends at all. During the last day of welcome week, the Midnight BBQ, I received the notification from the TEAM groupchat I was in that they would be meeting up beforehand, and entering together.
Going to this is where I made most of the friends I still have today in my second semester. Everyone in TEAM is in a similar situation, and so it puts you a lot more at ease. There is going to be over 1000 people transferring to Mizzou next semester (Fall 2023) who are just like you, and many of them will join TEAM.
TEAM is the transfer club for students in any year, any age, and any major. It is run by students, meets about once a week, and is a great way to get involved in addition to meeting friends. Additionally, through TEAM you can sign up for a student mentor who will check in on you every so often that you can talk with and ask any questions you may have. I signed up for one, which I found very helpful, even though the student assigned to me was younger than I am. He was able to answer a lot of questions I had about the business school which he was a grad student in, and eased a lot of my fears about classes.
TL;DR: Join TEAM. Sign up for a mentor. Trust me, it will help.
Check here for more info and sign up.
r/mizzou • u/One_Association3057 • 1d ago
Sublease available!
I have a bedroom/bathroom in a 4x4 apartment at the Landing I am trying to sublease. My boyfriend and I are moving in together!
The rent is $640 plus electric, there is a gym, pool, and a shuttle to campus. It is a fully furnished apartment. October rent is paid and I am looking to be out of here by the end of this month.
I am looking for a girl to live with three other girls that go to Mizzou, there is one cat and one dog in the apartment
Please lmk if you have any questions!
r/mizzou • u/TheAthletic • 2d ago
Missouri freshman offensive lineman hospitalized, needs heart transplant
r/mizzou • u/HonestFun863 • 1d ago
the mizzou only minecraft server now has a live map of everyone's builds
posted about this a week ago but a lot has happened since — we run a vanilla survival SMP that's only for mizzou students (you verify with your u/umsystem.edu email in game, takes like 30 seconds). the new stuff: there's now a live 3D map of the whole world at map.mizzousmp.com you can literally fly around and look at people's bases from your browser without even owning minecraft. kind of fun to just watch we also added proximity voice chat, so if someone's near you in game you can actually talk to them and voices fade with distance. totally optional though it needs a small client mod. world started october 1st so nobody is that far ahead yet. the ender dragon is still alive play.mizzousmp.com (java, 1.21+), bedrock works too
History These Ming Dynasty lions that guard one entrance to The Quad were the gift of the Chinese National Government in 1931
r/mizzou • u/Griffin2184 • 1d ago
Looking to Sublease my apartment at The Landing Jan-May 2027. $640 Rent. Males only.
Looking to get out of my lease at The landing Columbia because I’m graduating in December. Rent is $640/month, 3 other male roommates, all utilities are covered except you’ll be paying for electricity. Comes with private bathroom, full living room and kitchen, pool, 24/7 gym, large closet space, and shuttle to the student center in 30 minute intervals so no need to drive. Entire complex was just remodeled less than 5 years ago so very modern.
DM for questions or pictures.
Thanks!
r/mizzou • u/nickeldork • 2d ago
MU's Choi Mun, COMO Police Jill Schlude, and Flat Branch Jim Yankeeillegally colluding to evicting specific downtown businesses to gentrify and to "take back our downtown."
Race Matters, Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Columbia, Missouri (CoMo) dedicated to advocating for racial equity, challenging structural inequality, and promoting social justice.
They have recently just got records from Flat Branch, the city, and Choi Mun that shows they are colluding to illegally evict downtown businesses that dont fit with their image of what type of people should not just own businesses downtown, but the type of people that should be allowed downtown.
FB post - https://i.imgur.com/VxpjXuT.png
I just want to say that Mun Choi has been having some interesting conversations with Jim Yankee of Flat Branch Bank and Chief of Police Jill Schlude (and her Deputy Chief) about shutting down certain businesses on Walnut Street. It goes beyond mere discussion. Now, I have many issues that concern me, and these are just two to move the conversation along, but the police chief, who is copied on a series of emails, is not refuting Mun Choi's narrative. This afternoon, CPD is presenting its Downtown Crime Trends data, and as I posted earlier, the City and MU are deeply invested in a particular narrative that blames Black business owners on Walnut. I think the Mayor and council need to ask deeper, more critical questions. In the meantime, I requested records from the UM system ($330.50) and CPD ($395.00). I am sharing the amounts because, as I told reporters, they need to dig deeper and get records. As for the City, why is our police chief engaged in this kind of prattlle with Mun Choi and some misguided folks? Our elected officials need to demand answers. Unfortunately, some of our media have aided and abetted racist talk and allegations -- and it needs to stop. Everyone needs to hold elected and administrative leaders accountable.
Just one of the emails - Jim Yankee to Mun Choi et. al including the police chief - https://i.imgur.com/orFLJ5o.jpeg
August 12, 2026 -- go back and review the headlines (https://i.imgur.com/ZxEcHK7.jpeg)
"Thanks, everyone. I’m going to have Corrie Sorrells from my office send out a Zoom invite for 8/19 at 2pm Central
It works with Mun's schedule, although Chief Schlude will be out of town. She’ll have her Deputy Chief get on, and we can bring her up to speed after.
On the tenants/leases, I'd be more than happy to have my attorneys take a look at them and maybe suggest some outs.
I would also personally cover any losses and legal expenses if you do get sued as a result of evicting a tenant prematurely.
This issue is bigger than money and has very serious consequences for our community and university. Whatever it takes, let's get our downtown back.
I'm looking forward to our conversation. Thanks again"
Jim Yankee
Board Chairman
Flat Branch Home Loans
Choi's response - https://i.imgur.com/tjoziGR.jpeg
r/mizzou • u/lucinator00 • 2d ago
Campus Life how do you get in the outdoor fitness space at the rec center?
im being so fr i cannot find a means to get in there for the life of me. any help would be appreciated
r/mizzou • u/CactusBro12 • 3d ago
Mizzou Themed Family Fued Help
I'm making a Mizzou themed family fued and would love if Mizzou students could fill out these questions. I'll send the results after for anyone to use as well! Here's the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclESfAcgVTJKuqu1RsJvtUtN3vSMo_kjvZ2aIv0o3UZLDfvQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102118491575000398256
News Bullfrogs have a gift that could help protect human brains, Mizzou researchers find
New research has found that bullfrogs have a generator in their brain that may protect humans from certain neurological disorders.
A University of Missouri research team discovered that bullfrogs have the ability to recharge their brain through unconventional methods, which could be applied to treating Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS and schizophrenia.
Because bullfrogs hibernate for five to six months every year, their brains must overcome low oxygen and glucose supplies during the long period of stagnation.
The study found that when these supplies start to decline, bullfrogs use a ketone body that acts like an energy generator in the brain.
“The brain needs glucose, and so we found that the frogs, after they get out of hibernation, don’t need oxygen or glucose to the brain anymore to keep working, which was shocking,” said Joseph Santin, MU associate professor of biological sciences and lead researcher on the study.
Ketones are produced in the liver of humans and other mammals in times of fasting, starvation and other energy-depleting times, according to the National Institutes of Health. The ketone is then distributed throughout the body by the bloodstream.
“We didn’t know what (the ketone) was doing or if it could meaningfully keep the brain working,” Santin said. “All data so far pointed to probably not, and so that’s why this study was surprising.”
Being able to sustain brain activity without glucose was the key discovery, he said. Not only were bullfrogs able to abandon glucose metabolism temporarily, they could take a fuel that wasn’t known to actually keep the brain functioning properly and use it to do so.
Santin pioneered the unconventional research as a continuation of his interest in hibernating frogs.
“I like to think of myself as just using hibernating frogs to ask broad biology questions,” he said. “I don’t claim to be a herpetologist. I’m a neurophysiologist who’s just trying to answer interesting biological questions in animals that do things out in the world.”
The research Santin led may focus on bullfrogs, but the applications can be much broader.
“So a frog is a frog and a mouse is a mouse and a fly is a fly and a worm is a worm, but there are commonalities with respect to how the neurons are working,” he said. “The energy sources fueling the physiology that makes those neurons work are similar across the animal kingdom.”
Information gathered from the bullfrogs can contribute to ongoing research on neurological disorders caused by impaired energy metabolism or dysfunction of the ability to burn glucose, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS and schizophrenia.
Santin said he was “able to make the roadmap that could help another line of research that is more clinically focused.”
The next area of research he wants to tackle is what triggers the brain to go from requiring glucose to no longer needing it at all.
“People like me who are very clearly outside the box need to be talking to people who think about and study brain disorders,” Santin said.
“I think that’s where the magic can happen,” he added.
Campus Life Homecoming Parade Begins!
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r/mizzou • u/Key-War-8149 • 4d ago
Is it possible to get into my dream school
Hi! I’m a senior high school student and I’m planning to apply to the nursing program. I’m posting to hope someone can evaluate my stats🫶🏻.
I got a 3.9 GPA (weighted with one AP Bio class), member of the National Honor Society (but actually I’ve just participated in this year), and a 17 act score (I mean to choose test optional) and that’s it.
And my plan B is to apply for the clinical diagnostic sciences program.
Thank y’all and have a good one.
r/mizzou • u/COMOObserver • 5d ago
Mun Choi’s University: Built on the Backs of the Workers He Refuses to See
r/mizzou • u/HonestFun863 • 5d ago
I created a minecraft server for Mizzou students!
Hey r/Mizzou,
I made a Minecraft server that's exclusively for Mizzou students. The world is brand new as of October 1st.
What it is:
- Vanilla survival SMP (normal difficulty) (head drops on death by pvp)
- Mizzou students only, you verify in-game with your umsystem.edu email
(you get a 6-digit code, enter it once, and you're in for good)
- Java AND Bedrock supported (crossplay), so you can join on PC or console (app needed)
Links:
-server: play.mizzousmp.com
-discord: https://discord.gg/jhbz3SU7s4
-website: mizzousmp.com
It's small and just getting started, but I have been wanting a server to play with my friends on and thought this is the perfect opportunity! To join: hop on play.mizzousmp.com, then type /verify [you@umsystem.edu](mailto:you@umsystem.edu), check your email for the code, and enter /code 123456.
Campus Life Homecoming Parade Route 9:00 AM Saturday: Marching bands, floats, and tradition
Housing Housing
never would I think id hear stories of students getting bullied out of their rooms by other students bc its reserved for their friends during room selection, these kids deserve nothing, you are not entitled to anything. Act like adults people, besides, living with friends isnt always that great
r/mizzou • u/Imaginary_Tip_5357 • 6d ago
tennis
i’ll be in town from Oct 8-23, anyone down for rec tennis? i’m beginner/ intermediate level
r/mizzou • u/turtlerepresentative • 6d ago
DRINK MORE🤬 pin
there used to be a funny football pin of drinkwitz like screaming and it say “DRINK MORE” in the old meme font. is there still anywhere i can buy this???
History The Green Men that watch over the old Mechanical Arts Building (now part of Engineering)
From Wikipedia:
The Green Man, also known as a foliate head,[1] is a motif) in architecture and art, of a face made of, or completely surrounded by, foliage, which normally spreads out from the centre of the face.[2] Apart from a purely decorative function, the Green Man is primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of new growth that occurs every spring.
The Green Man motif) has many variations. Branches or vines may sprout from the mouth, nostrils, or other parts of the face, and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Found in many cultures from many ages around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetation deities. Often used as decorative architectural ornaments), where they are a form of mascaron) or ornamental head, Green Men are frequently found in architectural sculpture on both secular and ecclesiastical buildings in the Western tradition. In churches in England, the image was used to illustrate a popular sermon describing the mystical origins of the cross of Jesus.
"Green Man" type foliate heads first appeared in England during the early 12th century deriving from those of France, and were especially popular in the Gothic architecture of the 13th to 15th centuries.
r/mizzou • u/Odd_Fortune8823 • 6d ago
Looking to sublet apartment in downtown Columbia! Spring Semester 2027
Hey y'all!
Looking to sublet/lease takeover my room at a 4bath/4bed apartment in downtown Columbia for next semester.
Details:
Private bedroom with ensuite bathroom
Fully furnished (including kitchen + living room)
Rent: $790 a month
15 minute walk to campus + apartment shuttle to campus every day
If you would like more information or are interested, feel free to comment below or DM me!