Your first week as a student
Welcome. The first few weeks of a new course are a lot, so First Six is built for exactly this stretch. The bit where everything is new at once. This guide is a calm path through week one: a handful of small steps, in an order that makes sense, with a link out whenever you want the full detail.
You do not need to do all of this today, and you definitely do not need to do it in one sitting. If you only manage one thing, make it your timetable. The rest can wait until you want it.
Sign in, add the app to your phone, and import your timetable. That is enough for a good first week. Syncing your calendar, your first check-in, and knowing where help lives are all quick wins you can pick up whenever you have a spare minute.
Walk through it
- Sign in
There is no First Six password. You either sign in with your university login, or with a one-time link sent to your university email. Use the email address your university has on file. That is how First Six finds your enrolment. Full detail in signing in.
- Add the app to your phone
First Six runs in your browser, but adding it to your home screen makes it open like any other app and is the easiest way to get reminders later. It takes a few taps. See installing the app.
- Sync your calendar so due dates find you
First Six keeps your tasks and timetable in the app, and you can subscribe them to your phone or laptop calendar from Settings, so due dates land alongside the rest of your week. Staff replies to a help request also come by email. Push notifications straight to your phone are coming with the mobile app. See notifications and reminders.
- Open this week and see what matters now
The Today view shows what is on, what is next, and where you need to be. It is the screen most people end up opening each morning. Have a look around; there is nothing to set up here.
- Add your timetable
This is the one that powers everything else. Paste your classes from your university portal or add them by hand. The importer shows you every class before saving, so you can fix anything that looks off. Walkthrough in importing from your university.
- Try the weekly check-in
Once a week, First Six asks how you are travelling. It takes under a minute: tap the face that fits, add a word if you want. There are no wrong answers, and "maybe later" is always fine. See the weekly check-in.
- Know where to get help
If a week gets hard, you do not have to work out the right door. Open Help and ask in a sentence or two. A real person at your institution replies, usually within a day. See raising a help request.
The weekly check-in is never a grade, and never held against you. Staff work from the whole cohort's picture by default. The support staff responsible for your cohort can also see your individual responses so they can follow up if it looks like you could use a hand, and every time they look is logged. If you want someone to reach out, a help request you choose to send is the most direct way.
Quick checklist
Common questions
Do I really have to do all of this in week one?
No. Your timetable carries most of the value, so start there. Everything else can wait until you want it. The app introduces a little more as you go.
What if I don't have my full timetable yet?
Add what you know and fill in the rest later, or skip it for now. Nothing else depends on a complete timetable.
Will my classmates or family see anything I enter?
No. Your tasks and notes are visible only to you. Staff work from the cohort's combined totals by default; the support staff responsible for your cohort can also see your individual check-in responses so they can follow up, and that access is logged.
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