Ensure Your Success as a College Freshman
- Collect email addresses and phone numbers from all your friends at home. You'll
make new friends at college, but you'll want to keep your old buddies too.
- Play with your mind. Think of it this way: You have four years where you can learn
just about anything you want. Take a class in something you've always wondered about
like scuba diving or South American literature.
- Get some exercise and some sleep. Dorm food can pack on the pounds, and too much
stress can make you sick.
- Get involved. You'll adjust to college and make friends faster if you do.
- Ask for help. If you start to sink academically, visit your college tutoring center
or ask your teachers for help. Your college wants you to succeed.
- Manage your time well. No one will make you go to class. Get up. Complete homework
assignments. Individual responsibility is the name of the game. So keep a calendar
with your classes, meetings, and assignments.
- Visit the library. The library is a great place to catch quality study time, meet
friends, and conduct research.
- Make an appointment with your counseling and placement office. Your counseling and
placement office can help you decide on a major, investigate career and internship
options, as well as develop job search skills. By developing a relationship with
your placement office early, you'll be well on your way to getting a job or finding
a graduate school when the time comes.
- Watch your money. College may be the first time you've ever handled money on your
own. Live within your means; this way you won't have to crawl home for cash.
- Keep your commitments. If you have a deadline, meet it. If you say you'll do something,
do it. This simple rule can save you a world of hurt in college and in life.
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