Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Undergraduates Students delay taking difficult classes, especially math. This behavior only delays the inevitable and makes the class even more difficult. During the delay between your last high school class on the subject and your University of Maryland class, you will forget much of the material.
Students fail to keep copies of important documents.
Too often, students are unable to substantiate their claims, because they have discarded or lost important documents. It is crucial for all students to keep copies of every form, letter, and any other official University document they receive. Students are not aware of deadlines. Students work at a job too many hours and ruin their academic careers. In most cases, these students do very poorly.