We adapted previously established measures of newcomer proactive behaviors during organizational socialization (Ashford and Black, 1996 and Gruman et al., 2006). Items were altered to reflect an academic, instead of an organizational, context. Specifically, feedback seeking was measured by a 4-item scale developed by Ashford and Black (1996; e.g., “seek feedback on your performance after class assignments and exams”). These items were answered on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = very infrequently, 5 = very frequently, α = .85). General socializing and instructor relationship building were measured with 6 items adapted from Ashford and Black (1996) on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = to no extent, 5 = to a very great extent). General socializing indicates the extent to which freshmen engaged in socializing activities to get to know others (e.g., “participated in social events to meet other students”, α = .74). Instructor relationship building refers to freshmen's behaviors to build relationships with their teachers and senior students (e.g., “tried to spend as much time as you could with your teacher,” α = .81).