Set your expectations right
Only a genius or one who has a degree in daydreaming will say that college/university is a breeze! While some of the courses that you’ll be taking will be familiar to you, most won’t. Coupled with the challenge of being in a totally new environment with new people and faces, you will encounter difficult periods. There will be times where you’d be totally confused. You will have sleepless nights pondering how to go about a particularly difficult assignment. You will worry about a presentation which you have to make in front of 200 people. You will get lecturers from hell. When you have the right expectations of college or university, you’ll be better prepared to face the challenges that will come.
Eg. Allegra is expect to get a good timetable for avoiding waste of time. Wat 2 do in order 2 make my expectation bcome true?
Know where you are
Campuses can be huge – so getting a map from the students’ services department or the registrar’s office will help you get to class on time in the first few days of your semester. Take a walk around the campus and discover for yourself where important places are like the cafeteria, computer labs, bookstore, library, clinic, lecture halls, tutorial rooms etc. Get this over with and you’ll get down to enjoying campus life and the other activities that come with it. Soon you’ll be bombarded with invites to attend club and society meetings and other social gatherings.
Be disciplined (This is Allegra extremely doing right now!)
Keep an open mind
Especially if you’re overseas, you’ll encounter many new things and experiences, like it or not. Sometimes, you need to accept certain things especially if they are part of the culture or way of life for some people. You might even need to adopt certain practices which may be totally different from your own. If you’re in a foreign country, you’ll enjoy your experience of studying and living in a different culture if you keep an open mind.
Special: To juniors,if u do not kip an open mind… u might lose seniors..
Keep your values
Homeaway first-timers will find themselves with the freedom to do whatever they want. While keeping an open mind is important sometimes, know what’s right for you, what your values are and what your upbringing has taught you. You may need to make the effort to stay away from unhealthy influences whether or not they are a way of life for certain groups.
Special advice: Time management,so u r in balance life…
Get your gear ready
Whether they are important things like your textbooks and notebooks to write your notes, or even something trivial like an eraser, you need to get these ready before starting college or university. If you’re given a reading list, make sure you get the books and read them before you attend class. Be prepared both mentally and physically.
Allegra could edit notes b4 classes,n can even correct lecturer once in blue moon if got mistakes occur.
Be involved (This is Allegra most get involved.. I’m famous now? D’art club member… )
Between spectators and participants, the latter usually have the most fun. There are usually loads of activities that you can be involved in to develop communication, leadership, teamwork and other skills that are important for a well-rounded individual. Discover where your interests, strengths and weaknesses lie. Wherever possible, as long as it doesn’t interfere with your studies, take part in the myriad of activities that your college or university has to offer. Besides, you don’t want memories of your college or university days to be filled with things that you’ve seen but not experienced.
Allegra hope can help those feel college life sucks? U bcome the success of college student compare others… No matter how ur frenz treat u,juz noe u r changing after enter to college!
