As an upcoming junior, I've had some time to reflect back on what my first year of college taught me. You definitely learn a lot of things during your freshman year, but here are the 9 most important things that I learned!
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Tips for college freshman!
Talk to your teachers.
Seriously. As the daughter of two college professors, I had this tip drilled into my head before I started freshman year. I can't emphasize enough how important it is to develop a relationship with your professors. Ask questions, go to office hours, talk after class...whatever it takes to show your professors that you care. Extra effort is definitely noticed.
(Bonus tip: Get to know your teachers before classes start with sites like Rate My Professors.)
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That 90's theme party can wait (no matter how good that 90's throwback music may be!) if you have a big paper to write. Know what you can handle and turn down what you can't; your GPA will thank you later.
Related: How to Balance Your Time During Exam Season
Speaking of GPA, it isn't everything.
I'm not saying you can slack off and let your grades slip, but it's okay if your grades aren't as perfect as they were in high school. And it's understandable: you're in a completely new learning environment, living away from family, pushed into a new social scene, and learning how to handle everything that's thrown your way. Cut yourself some slack, take a deep breath, and do the best you can.
Sleep.
Treat your body well by getting a full night's sleep as much as possible and it will treat you well right back. You might think the opposite, but we really can't function without consistent rest! The all-nighter won't be worth it when you're a zombie the next day. Set a bed time everyday and wake up each morning at the same time. Wind down before bed with a good book, writing in your journal, or sweet music. Avoid watching TV in your bed or doing homework there so your brain won't associate your sleeping space with space to work
First and foremost, you did it! You survived all crammed hallways, the cliques, and all the times you thought your parents were controlling you way too much. As this new chapter opens you will soon realize that your parents were always right and you really do need to not procrastinate and should balance your school and social life. College truly is the best four years of your life, but there are a few things you must always keep in the back of your mind.
Many are rich many are poor many have money many don’t. Have you ever had a moment where you did something selfish for desperation of money and karma hit you right back with a right hook?. And felt regret towards yourself. In the short story “Why, You Reckon” the author uses irony and dialogue, to show the audience that money can't buy happiness.
The first thing that I learned in college is building my concentration. I had to focus all my attention in classes, and keep physically as well as mentally active. Also, I had to plan frequent break to stay awake, while I am doing my homework, and delay entertainment until after I have finished studying. As a result, I had to create a schedule, and write down all the
There are a lot of things to learn in D.A.R.E. From avoiding situations, to communication styles, to how to report bullying. So yeah, there’s a lot to learn. Here’s what I’ve learned during D.A.R.E.
Most people see teachers and professors in the same light. They perform similar tasks. They teach. However, they are separated by a fine line of distinction. High school teachers help a student build a foundation of knowledge, and train the student to focus on learning. College professors help to shape and define a student’s foundation of knowledge, and challenge the student to cultivate the mind. High school teachers and college professors have similar goals and guidelines, but they take a differing approach to achieving the end result. The way the class is conducted, academic expectations, and view of student responsibility are a few of the contrasts between high school teachers and college professors.
Your First Year of College written by Randall S. Hansen contains twenty-five tips that may benefit freshman for their first year of college. The tips Randall addresses in this article may be quite useful for first year college students. Tip number three states that being organized is a major factor while attending a college, a big wall calendar may aid students with remembering due dates. Furthermore, tip number four declares that finding a place to study without distractions is crucial. Also, tip number nine acknowledges that having a balance between social life and school work is vital in college due to the quicker pace that may result in stress levels rising however having a fantastic social life may lower stress levels by a tremendous amount.
The most important thing I´ve learned so far is to not let your friends distract you and always try your very best. Semester 2 I want to do very good and stay very focus because I been slipping and not been focusing in my work lately. I want to actually try and be a good student like in the beginning of school year, in the beginning of school year I was doing really good I was really surprised because I had a 4.00 and that was my first time getting a high GPA cause the highest I´ve gotten is a 3.17 and I was really happy to see that I was actually starting off good but then I slipped and ended up with a low GPA and now I want to try my best to get it up to at least a 3.00. But one thing I really like about myself is that no matter what I always keep trying my best because I actually want to get somewhere in life and I don´t want to keep on slipping like I always do I just wanna stay on track and be a good student like my dad always wanted me to be. That´s why I try my best just for him because I wanna see him happy and I want him to be very proud of
Poetry during the Roman empire played a prevalent role in society along with what was being discussed and studied around the cities under their rule. However, what is less-known are the roles society and the people played, in what type of poetry, language, and tone were used. Latin poetry, through symbolism and humanity's ideology, represents the evolution of the Roman era and government. Latin literature leaves behind a lasting legacy of the culture of ancient Rome. Some of the earliest works are historical epics telling of the early military history of Rome, followed by comedies, histories and tragedies. The comedies were the earliest as the Roman empire was strong and they could have fun because there was nothing to worry about. The tragedies were written during the collapse of the Roman empire. This is an example of how the people and situations surrounding the poets
After my first semester of college, I felt like I was not doing all I could do to make my community a better place. In high school, I was always taking leadership positions to make changes. For example, I was Student-Body President and led community service events in our community. Now in college, I felt like I need to do more service for my university. I applied to be on the Executive Cabinet of the Student Body President of USC since freshman sign ups had passed. I was accepted as the only freshman out of the 25 member cabinet. As the Secretary of Disability Services, I learned about the student with speech problems that had been kicked off the university bus due to the driver thinking they were drunk. I learned about the student in the wheelchair
I am a freshman who has spent half a year at northview high school. With a half a year experiance as a freshman I am here to give some advice to upcoming freshman.To get through your freshman year you are going to want to put in a lot of Hard and vigorous work. I’m talking way more work than your 8th grade year. If you decide naww i'm good you're going to fail and have to take all those classes over again next year so try this year. Trust me that's going to suck because you are going to be surrounded by freshman and all your friends will be in other classes because they cared.I had an experience with this. When I came to for the first time I thought it was going to be easy and was going to be able to slack off and be able to do.So what i’m
Something that I learned in Knowledge: Search for the Truth that changed me is how we perceive things. I thought this was the most interesting thing we learned in the class. I like how we as a society want to perceive things that we as humans like to hear. We like to hear stories and rather hear a better one than a bad one. So now I examine what I see and hear on TV because they tell us what the society wants to hear. Another thing I liked what we learned is the valley in Washington that no one knows how the waves in the land is there. I learned you have to use the information you learned in a different subject and apply to all problems you face. Like with the waves in Washington he used other information he knew about it and applied it to why waves were there. So now I will use the ideas I learned in other classes to appeal to all my classes. Last thing we discussed in class that I liked about being the huge drug dealers used business ideas like those of Walmart, McDonalds, and other big businesses. I found this interesting that they are using a business idea to run their “companies’. They also act and take it very professional. I won’t use this in my everyday life I just thought that
As a young girl I did not know what i could do to help. My friend started cutting in the 6th grade and still goes on today in the 7th grade. Sometimes I felt miserable at school because of her cutting. At a time when my friend is putting herself in danger. When she shows me cuts on her wrist sometimes I feel like it's my fault that she feels likes that because i've known since the start( I thought it was ironic). I always check on her once in awhile to see how she's doing, but sometimes she comes to me if she feels the need to talk to me about something that happened at home or with her friends because she knows i'm here for her. I tell her she's worth everything because sometimes she says that her mom yells at her and gets mad enough saying she does not love her and she knows that her friends and I all love her very much.
My advice to a freshman is that do not waste your time because being as a senior I have seen many freshman students who don’t care about their classes because they think that they have a lots of time to recover it on their junior or senior year but the fact is that if the time never stop it is going on it circle so we never know that what is happening next with us. Never trust on time because as the clock is rounding it doesn’t on the moment that you want it is moving and moving but you have to catch it and spend it for a thing that gives you a benefit. I am a senior when I came to the school I was already senior but I didn’t waste my time with anything that I have to worry about it. I put all my effort and hard work in my classes and know
Those of us who are sophomores in college will never forget our first year at college. Some of us may want to overlook our first year, but overall it was a time full of eagerness, some nervousness, and terrific encounters.
Some basics can help you experience how a university works. When I was a freshman the first classes that I took were the basics. As the matter of fact, the advisor even encourages students to begin with the basics. The reason is being that a lot of graduates often chance their mind about their major. According, to both authors Amanda Hambrecht and Spencer Posson, taking the basics first it gives you more time to think of what you really want to do for your vocation. By showing how different professors are in their way of teaching or grading, how the homework would be and what they expect you to know. It can also affect the GPA of every undergraduate, the best thing you can do to keep your GPA up is being more careful about who your professor , by taking with friends or people that you know had have that professor and can