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Bryanna
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How to be successful as a college freshman?
What are some tips for a college freshmen?
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Molly Hollingsworth
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Hey Bryanna,
This is a great question! For an incoming freshman, I have 3 recommendations: Find a close group of friends, continuously reach out to your counselor for scheduling classes, and utilize a planner.
For the first recommendation, especially coming from a personal experience, make a close-knit group of friends. This helped me tremendously when going through college, especially with the fact that I knew absolutely NO ONE when going into school. I was basically starting new, and I was 5 hours from my family. Therefore, I needed to reach out and make some friends. Fortunately, I am still friends with these individuals to this day, and know that because of them college was easier and less stressful.
The second recommendation: Reach out to your counselor with scheduling problems, questions, etc. In college, I had an AMAZING counselor who helped me with classes, professors, etc. She made a chart of which classes I needed to take per semester, as well with which professors to take these courses with. I can't tell you how much this helped during semesters, as well as the stress that it relieved when planning for the future. Additionally, your counselor can be a great recommendation when looking further for careers after college. From personal experience, my counselor was one of my recommendations when job applying and it helped incredibly.
Third and finally, make sure you have and always use a planner. This came in clutch when I was trying organize my courses based on upcoming quizzes, tests, and assignments. I color-coded among these events and organized by upcoming date. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS use a planner as it diminishes your stress for the week, as well as leaves you more free time to do extracurricular activities.
I hope these recommendations help, and I hope you have an amazing college experience!
Thank you,
Molly H.
This is a great question! For an incoming freshman, I have 3 recommendations: Find a close group of friends, continuously reach out to your counselor for scheduling classes, and utilize a planner.
For the first recommendation, especially coming from a personal experience, make a close-knit group of friends. This helped me tremendously when going through college, especially with the fact that I knew absolutely NO ONE when going into school. I was basically starting new, and I was 5 hours from my family. Therefore, I needed to reach out and make some friends. Fortunately, I am still friends with these individuals to this day, and know that because of them college was easier and less stressful.
The second recommendation: Reach out to your counselor with scheduling problems, questions, etc. In college, I had an AMAZING counselor who helped me with classes, professors, etc. She made a chart of which classes I needed to take per semester, as well with which professors to take these courses with. I can't tell you how much this helped during semesters, as well as the stress that it relieved when planning for the future. Additionally, your counselor can be a great recommendation when looking further for careers after college. From personal experience, my counselor was one of my recommendations when job applying and it helped incredibly.
Third and finally, make sure you have and always use a planner. This came in clutch when I was trying organize my courses based on upcoming quizzes, tests, and assignments. I color-coded among these events and organized by upcoming date. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS use a planner as it diminishes your stress for the week, as well as leaves you more free time to do extracurricular activities.
I hope these recommendations help, and I hope you have an amazing college experience!
Thank you,
Molly H.
Angella chepchirchir
SEO, MARKETING, ANALYST , psychologist
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Angella’s Answer
Starting the college journey as a freshman can be very interesting and overwhelming. Here are some of the tips to increase your success in the varsity.
Set achievable goals: this will help you know what is required of you at the end of college and work towards achieving them. Such as I want to score a first class! this are achievable goals.
Attend orientation: This helps you know about the college and give you a smooth running of your daily activities.
Manage your time effectively: College has different time schedule as that from highschool and balancing from family, job, vacation, leisure and academics might be very difficult. Thus, set your time at the start and avoid future regrets.
Builf a good relationship with peers, proffesors and advisors; This is your first family in academic field and thus, closeness will increase your success.
Prioritize self-care; Colleges can be demanding and atimes life risky due to freedoms and strains. Always work towards bettering yourself.
Understand your course; Find out what is entailed in your career course and work towards it, or make changes earlier if there is need to change.
Work towards personal growth and networking; This will improve your future career life as well as your college stay.
In summary, everyone has a different experience in college as a freshman. Therefore, work in understanding yourself and gain the necessary skills to grow.
Success as you join your college as a freshman.
Thank you for choosing Career village as your career advisor. I was happy to answer your question. Feel free to ask more questions.
Regards
Angella Chepchirchir
Career village advisor.
Set achievable goals: this will help you know what is required of you at the end of college and work towards achieving them. Such as I want to score a first class! this are achievable goals.
Attend orientation: This helps you know about the college and give you a smooth running of your daily activities.
Manage your time effectively: College has different time schedule as that from highschool and balancing from family, job, vacation, leisure and academics might be very difficult. Thus, set your time at the start and avoid future regrets.
Builf a good relationship with peers, proffesors and advisors; This is your first family in academic field and thus, closeness will increase your success.
Prioritize self-care; Colleges can be demanding and atimes life risky due to freedoms and strains. Always work towards bettering yourself.
Understand your course; Find out what is entailed in your career course and work towards it, or make changes earlier if there is need to change.
Work towards personal growth and networking; This will improve your future career life as well as your college stay.
In summary, everyone has a different experience in college as a freshman. Therefore, work in understanding yourself and gain the necessary skills to grow.
Success as you join your college as a freshman.
Thank you for choosing Career village as your career advisor. I was happy to answer your question. Feel free to ask more questions.
Regards
Angella Chepchirchir
Career village advisor.
Rian Alam
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Rian’s Answer
Hi Bryanna,
It's so exciting that you're starting your freshman year of college! Some tips I can offer you is to find what works for you. Compared to high school, college has a lot less structure. You're expected to live on your own, study on your own, and approach school in a much different way than you have in the past. I would recommend spending your first semester of college figuring out what study method works best for you. Are you a visual learner? Or do you prefer using flashcards to memorize information? Just because something works for someone else, doesn't mean it'll work for you. Once you start getting in the groove of classes, you'll better understand your needs and how to approach them. I would just encourage you to have an open and reflective mind, and see adversity as an opportunity to improve, instead of giving up.
Best of luck!
It's so exciting that you're starting your freshman year of college! Some tips I can offer you is to find what works for you. Compared to high school, college has a lot less structure. You're expected to live on your own, study on your own, and approach school in a much different way than you have in the past. I would recommend spending your first semester of college figuring out what study method works best for you. Are you a visual learner? Or do you prefer using flashcards to memorize information? Just because something works for someone else, doesn't mean it'll work for you. Once you start getting in the groove of classes, you'll better understand your needs and how to approach them. I would just encourage you to have an open and reflective mind, and see adversity as an opportunity to improve, instead of giving up.
Best of luck!
Monica Waldau
Financial Services, Tech, Retail
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New York, New York
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Monica’s Answer
Aww, great question! Freshman year was a great time in college. I recommend getting very involved with student groups and clubs. For example, I lived in the dorms and joined a sorority my freshman year, which I think both fundamentally changed my worldview by exposing me to people with diverse life experiences. I also think moving out, however that takes shape, is a really formative time that usually occurs in the early college years. It really allows you to experience freedom for the first time. All this is to say, enjoy it! Take lots of pictures, be bold, go to sports games, and lean into new experiences. Go even if you're alone. Going alone to club events actually opened me up to meeting new people. You'll have lots of exposure to clubs, classes, and organizations you never even heard of, but if it's of interest, try it! Get involved and go "all in." Best of luck!
A. Michelle Hawkins
Make contributions and identify volunteer opportunities for employees
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New York, New York
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A. Michelle’s Answer
Bryanna - Your freshman year can set the tone for the rest of your undergraduate career, so it’s a great idea to get a head start on making it productive and enjoyable. First, learn as much about the school as possible - from the web site, as well as talking to current and recent students. For academics, be sure to start tackling required or prerequisite courses. If you are assigned an academic advisor, meet with them early on and go to the meeting prepared with questions. Take enough classes to stay on track, but don’t overextend yourself. Get to know your professors and check in with them periodically. Manage your time wisely, allowing time for self-care in addition to class work. Try to stick to a regular sleep schedule, be physically active and develop a network of people you can go to for conversation and support. Equally important, have fun!