How to be a real college student

Coming to college is the first step in your commitment to your future. You also understand that this is a job and that it does take some serious prioritizing to make it through college. Some student have to learn the hard way, but you can learn here from someone who was an RA in college and can tell you about some of the things many college students don't get until it's too late.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Put together a plan for the semester/quarter and organize your time between class and outside priorities. Read your class outlines to know what you need to do from the first class.
2. Put your plan into action and sticking to a daily routine and plan your study time. Checking your calendar daily also helps to keep you abreast of any upcoming tests and exams and shows you how much time you got for preparation.
3. Organize your social calendar so that it doesnt interfere with your school work and school related priorities. Write down when you have tests and exams and plan your social life around those so you can still have a life, but also keeping school a main priority.

Tips & Warnings

• Buy a dayplanner
• Invest in a PDA(personal data assistant)
• Students should NEVER procrastinate
• Students should not wait to start homework assignments
• Any and all projects and papers should be in the research phase the day it's assigned.
• Turning in homework and projects late can affect your grade for the assignment and the course.
• Students should not cheat on papers since many colleges and universities are investing a lot of money into anti-plagiarism software