College Survival Tips

November 2nd, 2008 by theProfessor
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GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED

Make sure you have a planner or organizer. It can be a little notebook where you write down all the things you need to accomplish in a day. It can also be a leather-bound filofax where there are allotted spaces per day for you to write in all the tasks you need done. Just make sure that you have some place where you can write down everything you need to do.

ATTEND CLASSES

Try to attend all your classes as much as possible. There is nothing like being in the classroom and listening to your professor talking about the many details pertaining to your bachelors degree.  It is always good that you will be present in class for the teacher to get to know you better also. If there are things you do not understand, approach your professor right away to clarify matters.

STUDY

Always take about an hour or two to read. Do not cram everything the day before the examination. You will not be able to remember everything. It would be good that you would take the time to break down the work load into parts so you digest the information better. Depth is better than speed. It is better that you have a deeper grasp of the concepts rather than just have a bird’s eye view of the whole topic. Also make sure that you have a place that you frequent to study. It could be a coffee shop or your library. Furthermore the atmosphere must be conducive for studying.

KNOW YOUR CAMPUS

Be familiar with your campus. Be aware of the different departments and the roles they all play. Know where the important offices are such as the registrar, clinic and the library are. All these will play pivotal roles in your student life. Know the different campus programs offered by various organizations. Each organization has a set of ideals and goals that could help you further hone your skills.

MAKE FRIENDS

Make friends with different people. Get to know your classmates and friends from different organizations. It is good that you have a set of friends whom you can talk to. Also make friends with different administration personnel. Be friendly to them. You could learn a lot from them as they have seen many things around the campus already.

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College Survival

July 19th, 2008 by Jason Stollham
Jason Stollham

There is a huge difference of college life from that of school. Once a student enters into the college, immediately a large number of things come to his notice. The student suddenly realizes that he is responsible for himself. What you need to do is to pile up the entire responsibilities so that you become a responsible member of the dormitory. Often the student is bound to get distressed, with the emergence of certain negative situations.

You will find a number of ways of dealing with the problems which you face in the college and universities. There is one single key which is to find a balance in your life. Inculcating good habits can make college life much easier and you can easily mix with co-students without actually making a mess.

Being Financially Responsible:

Making a judicious expenditure is something you should learn to make your college days more exciting and interesting. However, there is a sudden new lease of responsibility on campus can which can leave your head reeling. You should know how to make a budget, and also avoid splurges and stay away from making lavish expenditure.

Making a Budget:

Making a budget will not make you a very good student, but then it will relieve you from all the unnecessary stress. While making a budget you should keep in mind to include all the essentials but this must exclude the lavish expenses. The tuition bills, buying books and school supplies, purchasing food and necessities are all the essential items.

Job/ Money from home:

If you have a job, you need to assess the basic income and then decide to spend on certain things while overlooking the others. If your main source of income is the funds from home, you should be very cautious while spending them. You also need to make the budgeting so that your expenditure is never extravagant.