your first year of college

8/9/2019 Your First Year of College

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YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE:

25 TIPS TO HELP YOU SURVIVE

AND THRIVE YOUR

FRESHMAN YEAR AND BEYOND

Group III


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GO TO ALL ORIENTATIONS!

Do you

really need to

go on yet

another

campus tour?


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GET ORGANIZED

Keep your things

organized.

Schedule things

to do.

a!e due dates.


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FIND IDEAL PLACETO STUDY

"i#rary

$our o%n roo&

A peace'ul placethat you can go andstudy.

A(oid place %ith&any distractions.


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GO TO )"ASS

A(oid te&ptations o'

not going to class.

*esides learning and

you %ill !no% the (ital

in'or&ation+ %hat to

e,pect on e,a&s+ studystyle + rule and

regulations and

re-uire&ents.


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*E)OE AN E/ERT ON)O0RSE RE10IREENTS AND

D0E DATES

/ast the

pro2ects#e'ore itsdue dates.a!e

school2ournal.


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To !no% his

attitude

To %hat he or she

li!es and disli!es

on a student.

To help you #oost

your con3dence.

EET 4IT5 $O0R /RO6ESSOR

Pretend your teacher isMateo Do


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GET TO KNO4 $O0R A)ADEI)AD7ISER

5elp you %ith course

con8ict + adding or

dropping courses+ class

schedule and deciding

on &a2ors and &inors.

Guidance counselling


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SEEK ABALANCE

9 Study hard so

you could /layhard:

)ollege li'e is a&i,ture o' social andacade&ic happenings


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eet ne% 'riends

"earn ne% s!ill

6eel &ore

connected to your

school

GET IN7O"7ED ON )A/0S

Are you feeli!"o#e$i%&' Or o()ui(e *elo!i!'

+oior!,i-,(io

%lu* ,/ $0or($

(e,#$


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STRIVE FOR GOOD GRADES

Good grades could ha(e co&enaturally to you in high school+

ha(e to earn the& in college


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TAKE AD1ANTAGE STUDYRESOURCES ON CAMPUS

Tutors

"i#raryGroup study

)o&puterla#oratory


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AKE TIE 6OR $O0


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D O N 'T FEEL P R ESSUR ED T O M AK E A

HAST Y D EC IS IO N ABO UT YO UR CAR EER

Pressured !!!!

Ta!e ris! and %hen

'ailure co&es+ that

'ailure %ill gi(es you

lesson.

6ailures &a!es you a

#etter person.


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TAKERESPONSIBILITY

FOR YOUR ACTIONS

Don;t #la&e

others 'or your&ista!es.

*e &atured

/oint your sel'3rst #e'ore others


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AKE )ONNE)TION 4IT5ST0DENTS IN E7ER$

)"ASS

E,pand your

net%or! o''riends.

$ou can getin'or&ation a#out

the lesson 'ro& your'riends i' you &iss a

class.


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6IND T5E )AREER

SER7I)ES O66I)E

)ollege career o


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DON3T

PROCRASTINATE

In high school days %edo last &inutesu#&ission and still ha(ea good grade+ in collegethat stu< %ill not %or!.

Gi(e your sel' deadlinesand STICK TO THEM4


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STAY HEALTHY5EATRIGHT

Get enoughsleep.

Ta!e (ita&ins.

Eat right.


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LEARN TO COPEWITHHOMESICKNESS4

Naturally you %ill&iss you 6riends+

6a&ily and "o(er.Try (o #,&e6

)alls

7ideo )on'erence

"etter

E&ails


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The &ore ti&e you spend

school %ill &a!e you 3ll

&ore co&'orta#le. 6elling

School is your second

ho&e

Ta!e ad(antage o' all the

cultural and social e(ents

that happen on ca&pus.

STAY ON CAMPUS AS MUCH

AS POSSIBLE.

Po7er S%"ool Of Te%"olo!y


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$ou don;t ha(e to 'ace

these issues #y yoursel'@@@

Tal! to you ad(iser or

guidance councilor 'orso&e personal ad(ise

PROFESSIONAL HELP WHEN

YOU NEED IT

Are you sic! or'eeling

isolated ordepressed


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KEEP TRACK OFYOUR MONEY.

Rich people ha(e s&allT7s and #ig li#raries+and poor people ha(e

s&all li#raries and #igT7s.

Sa(e &oney 'or you'uture.

a!e a 6i, *udget.

Kno% %hat i&portant

to #e spent.

Kno% you li&it.


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DON3T CUTCORNERS.)ollege is all a#out

learning. I' you

procrastinate andcra&+ you &ay stilldo%ell on tests+ #ut

you;ll learn (ery little.E(en %orse+ don;t

cheat on ter& papers

or tests.


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E,pect to ha(e&o&ents %here it

see&s a #it too &uch.*e prepared to 'eel

co&pletelyunprepared.

"o(e #eing

pressured.

BE PREPARED TO FEELO1ERWHELMED


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EN+OY COLLEGE

LIFE44@

This is the Turning /oint

o' &y "i'e. There noturning #ac! thin! #e'ore

&a!ing decisions+ #e

responsi#le+ #e aggressi(eand #e yoursel' and #e

con3dent.Do8( For!e( (o S#ile. 69


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