If you're fast-ish on a bike you can beat the inter-campus bus - at least that was true in the early 2000's. Motorcycle is really the way if he ever ends up with back to back classes on different campuses - there are a bunch of spots where you can tuck the moto away near class. (With car you have to depend on bus b/w parking and classroom.) Def. a big school and nobody is going to do any handholding. The resources are there to help students succeed, they just need to seek out those resources. Not that it's unique to RU, but good call to get a class or two ahead of the norm - more credits means first pick on classes next semester, gives more choices as well as more scheduling flexibility vs. having to wait even a day or two later to pick. Not sure how inclined he is to join stuff but there is no shortage of things to do and it would be a shame to miss out on that.