-You can test out of basic classes like math by going to your school's testing center and paying prob $5 dollars--I forget the name of the test, sorry.
-Even if you feel like napping after class, go to a study center if you have time.
Study centers are a gift from god. Days before a big test, hours before homework is due, or right after coming from class and not understanding a thing--they're so worth it!~
-Look at your notes again that night or later in the day! Do your homework and give yourself free time the rest of week, day, night, hours, etc.
-Don't sign up for credit cards ever! They have higher than average rates and students who wouldn't know anything about paying a real bill are gonna learn the hard way.
-SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS-you've never had to be a straight A student to get one! Gay? Eskimo? 2.0 GPA? You
CAN easily get a scholarship!
-Apply for scholarships throughout the year, you can start
before school starts.
-Do have some extracurriculars going on, join a club and become a secretary or something, it transfers really well!
-Find a place and time where you have downtime and feel like you can work--even if it's off campus.
-You can be social and be studious at the same time. Prioritize your work! I.e. if you have a quiz/ test the next day clearly don't go out that night.
-I can't believe it's true...it's actually true but full blown boyfriends/girlfriends don't really matter. You
can live w/ or w/out them in college.
-If you're rooming with others interview them! My parents actually set me up in hell as a freshman cause I didn't know how to drive!
They went to a church and heard that one of the preacher's assistant guys' daughter was looking for roommates-well turns out this gated neighbor church girl is a rude asshole who's lazy no-good ghetto boyfriend lived in the apartment constantly, her life long friend was responsible and nice and realized their friendship is dead, and our fourth roommate was a douche who made her parents pay $425 a month for a her room while she fucked around and lived with her friends in the dorms *****DRUMROLL****THE CHERRY ON TOP****the 4th douche roommate gave these friends we never met a key to her room which opens the door to
OUR apartment and living space (tv, vcr/dvd player, cable box, furniture, etc.) and if we happen to use the shared bathrooms we'd have to leave our rooms unlocked. Hmmmmmm.....sounds STUPID AND RUDE TO DO!
SHE DIDN'T EVEN RUN IT BY US!
-Find out the statistics for crime on campus-robbery, burglary, assault, and RAPE especially.
You never know what kind of people are enrolled on campus or lurking off campus. And here's a shocker:
colleges and universities are actually quite negligent to really punish offenders and get victims help.
NPR did a whole 4 part series on rape on campus, it's incredibly enlightening and brave.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=124052847
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=124111931
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=124272157
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=124148857
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=124001493