It is hard but it is normal to move from your old place that you have already accustomed to a new place that you have never experienced before . Making a step into collage is one step in your life that you have to do and try it even though it is hard . On the other hand you must get ready and prepare yourself very well to face new challenges and new problems that will come to you . Do not push yourself to hard because you might be fall since you have no more energy left. And here are 10 tips that will help you to survive as a collage student.
- Get information It is important to visit your collage. You have to prepare for everything . In your free time you should go to visit collages which you want to study , collect every piece of information about your major subjects . You can ask your friends who are collage students or on the other hand , you should call or visit collage’s office to get clear detail of everything.
- Make yourself home People say that school is your second house, so since you are a collage student, you can consider you collage as your house . Normally, it always feel awkward , scare , panic for the first day at school . Remember there are many people including your family , your friends who always support and give advices . Believe in yourself and be confident .
- Be active That is an important thing that help you survive everywhere not only collage. Try to make up your mind , be active , participate well with your classmates , and one more thing you should be friendly to everyone and make friends so you wont feel awkward or shy when you have to work together . Imagine that you have no friends , no one to ask or talk to , How do you feel if you are facing this problem ? I don’t think you can survive even the first week . so don’t forget to be active and make some friends.
- Manage your time Being a collage student is different from being a high school student because you are more mature. collage is more serious than high school . Many things that you have to learn . So make sure that you can manage your time well . Do not stress yourself just take your paper and pen to start your own schedule . Make the exactly time when do you have to study this subject and when do you have to study that subjects . Make it clear and remember not to mix it together . Do not forget to take sometime to have fun. Your future success depends on the way you manage your time.
- Don’t afraid to ask It is very important to ask when you don’t understand. Don’t be afraid to ask your professors or friends for help . Remember that they are willing to help you all the time and all you have to do is ask . Ask more and talk more are better die in silent.
- Do more research Researching and reading will help you to broaden your knowledge and help you to get along well with every subject. Some time you have to learn more than your major subjects . It is called challenge yourself. But also you have to focus on you major subjects. Your best resource are libraries, e-book , Google and so on .
- Look for opportunities Every respected collage has a range of student programs, competition , part-time campus job . Plus you can get acquainted with people who will help you start a successful career.
- Attend in your campus organizations Try something new and exciting. By involved in campus organization you can be able to try new thing and discover yourself . It is also a chance for you to meet friends with similar interests . You need to make friends and get involve in different student communities.
- Stay healthy Study is important but your health is more important. Eat well and check everything before you eat so it wont effect you health . Eat good food including vegetables, fruit and many good things that provide you enough energy and vitamin . If you are not healthy no matter how hard you try , you wont be able to reach your goal easily . It is just like a car , no matter how luxurious it is , if it has no gasoline it can not be used.
- Enjoy yourself Your collage life can be tough but it is fun as well. During these four years , you can learn new things , develop yourself and make new friends. Don’t stress yourself , try to enjoy everything that you have been given . Work hard play hard.