Leeds First-Year Experience

The First-Year Experience at Leeds
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Start strong

Dedicated first-year advisors help you set and achieve academic and career goals.

Make a connection

Quickly make friends and build a network through lockstep courses and career development events.

Encourage curiosity

Special programs听challenges you听to rethink how business gets done.

Boulder beckons

Immersive experiences will help you quickly become听a local in our one-of-a-kind听hometown.听

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Coming to college, I was nervous about things like sharing a room and meeting people. The First-Year Experience adds a social aspect to classes and activities, which made me comfortable being myself and making friends.

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Customize Your Leeds Experience

Leeds offers a number of optional experiences for first-year students that are designed to help them acclimate to campus life and get the most out of their college experience.
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See the world

A global perspective is invaluable for professionals working in any business. Leeds gives you a head start through the First-Year Global Experience, a short journey abroad during your second semester. You can also work as an intern abroad, get an immersive experience in our Global Seminars听programs or pursue a traditional study abroad听opportunity.

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Mentor Center

Leeds is home to the largest mentorship program in the country鈥攁nd it all begins before you arrive in Boulder. Your peer mentor听will help transition to college life and ensure you've got a resource who's done it all before. We also offer mentorship opportunities with young alumni听and established professionals.听

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Life at Leeds

If you鈥檙e looking for a structured first-year experience, you鈥檒l find it in our residential academic program. Here, you鈥檒l take in-house classes and enjoy experiential learning opportunities with your roommates and peers. It鈥檚 a head start for fast friendships and a leg up in personal and professional development.

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First year at a glance

Freshmen at Leeds enjoy special academic, social and professional programs designed to smooth the transition to college and give them the confidence to create a home away from home at school.
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Countdown to launch

At Leeds Launch, you'll听meet new friends as you explore our campus and听connect听with the peers, faculty and staff who will support you along the way.

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Cohort-style classes

You'll take business classes in lockstep with a group of peers,听helping to听facilitate听fast, meaningful听friendships while building a network for life.

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One-on-one support

As a first-year student, you benefit from dedicated advisors听who ease the transition to college and act as an invaluable resource throughout your time at Leeds.

Career counsel

Personalized mentoring,听extracurricular activities听and meetups give you new insights on what鈥檚 possible for your future.

Beyond the classroom

Get new insights on entrepreneurship, global business and career opportunities through exclusive speaker events.

Take on the town

What's on your Boulder bucket list? We'll give you a head start in making this amazing city feel just like home.

Start making connections with other first-year students today!
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Contact Us

LeedsFirstYear@Colorado.edu

303.492.2877

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Office: Cheyenne Arapaho Hall, 102

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