College Tips 1 - Make sure to attend all of your orientations your freshman year. The orientations divulge a large amount of knowledge about the college and its procedures that you will find more than helpful as you get acclimated to college life. You will also sign-up for classes and roommates during orientation meetings.

College Tips 2 - Be sure to meet and greet your roommate, if you do not already know them. You are going to live with this person for at least a few months so make an effort to get to know them. Get to know their personality and even set-up some general guidelines regarding living together that will help respect your individual boundaries. These guidelines can include using the phone/paying the bill, noise, study time, having visitors, etc.

College Tips 3- Be organized when it comes to your classes. Know when all of your classes are and where they are. Some classes might be across campus from each other and only a few minutes apart. Buy some sort of organizer to keep track of all of your assignments and exams.

College Tips 4- Don't schedule too many classes your freshman year. Your first year is a period of adjustment and feeling overloaded with academic pressure can be disastrous. You need to allow your time to adjust to your new settings and living on your own. Burying yourself in too much work can hinder this process. College is about classes but it's also about the growing socially as well. Balance your classes with college clubs and activities.

College Tips 5 - Be ready to meet a variety of personalities and cultures. Colleges are most often a melting pot of young people that come from various backgrounds and have differing ideals. Learn to be tolerant and even accepting of other people's views even if they do not match your own. You will learn a great deal about life that can't be taught in any classroom by interacting with the wide array of people at your school.

College Tips 6 - Don't be afraid to talk to your professors. Most problems can be resolved by talking to them. If you feel you are falling behind, speak with them about ways that you can catch up to the material. Most understand that the adjustment to a college workload can be harder for some, so take a minute and discuss any issues with them.

College Tips 7 - Locate a great place to study on campus. If our dorm room is too distracting with TV, video games, roommate, or friends dropping by, then you may wish to find a new place to study. The library is always a good spot. Some schools have special study hall areas set-up for just this purpose. Be sure to study every day. Trying to cram at test time is a lot harder than you might think.

College Tips 8 - Learn to manage your money. You may already have experience in this area or you may be doing it for the first time. Be wary of credit cards as companies love to throw lines of credit at new college students. Being frivolous with credit cards can lead to many problems down the road. Create a budget and stick to it. When you get comfortable get a part time job, on campus if you can for extra spending money. Don't buy new text books. Buying used books will save you a lot of money. Get a meal plan. It's usually cheaper and a lot healthier than eating pizza and fast food.

College Tips 9 - Be safe. College can offer many temptations such as drinking, drugs, sex, etc. Don't ever feel pressured into doing something you don't want to just because other people are doing it. If you find yourself in such a situation, excuse yourself and go back to your dorm room.

College Tips 10 - Your college experience will be what you make of it. You will only get out of it what you put into it. Get involved in campus activities. Go to sports events; join a club; run for student government. Find something that suits your personality. This is a great tool in feeling like you belong and can cure any homesickness. You will make friends and form an attachment to the university. Appreciate your college experience.

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