Hello loves,
Today marks the start of my sophomore year of college. Do you know what that means?!? After today I am over halfway done with my associate’s degree, and I can start counting down the days until graduation! Although this is cause for celebration, I will still have to continue with college after graduation (but that is cause for even more celebration right?).
In the spirit of this exciting day, yes I am very excited to attend over 2 hours of mathematics in one day (please remind me months from now that I once was excited for this class), I will give you guys some last minute tips. They are not tips like I have done in the past, these are just sort of guidelines on how I have managed to survived college so far.
First you need go to online and find your schedule. Done? Good! Now look at it and get yourself a piece of paper, a pen (or pencil if you prefer), a ruler, and some highlighters (yes, they are important!) Now make a schedule, and assign a color for each class and color code your new schedule. Keep this in your agenda/folder/notebook wherever you will see it the most. The more you see it, the sooner you will memorize this.
I prefer making my own schedule over printing them out because I am too poor to afford printer ink, but also because the ones found online usually have much more info than needed on a daily basis, this keeps you schedule clean, simple, and actually useful (and pretty).
Today marks the start of my sophomore year of college. Do you know what that means?!? After today I am over halfway done with my associate’s degree, and I can start counting down the days until graduation! Although this is cause for celebration, I will still have to continue with college after graduation (but that is cause for even more celebration right?).
In the spirit of this exciting day, yes I am very excited to attend over 2 hours of mathematics in one day (please remind me months from now that I once was excited for this class), I will give you guys some last minute tips. They are not tips like I have done in the past, these are just sort of guidelines on how I have managed to survived college so far.
First you need go to online and find your schedule. Done? Good! Now look at it and get yourself a piece of paper, a pen (or pencil if you prefer), a ruler, and some highlighters (yes, they are important!) Now make a schedule, and assign a color for each class and color code your new schedule. Keep this in your agenda/folder/notebook wherever you will see it the most. The more you see it, the sooner you will memorize this.
I prefer making my own schedule over printing them out because I am too poor to afford printer ink, but also because the ones found online usually have much more info than needed on a daily basis, this keeps you schedule clean, simple, and actually useful (and pretty).
Now once you have done that grab your phone. Open up some kind of note taking app, or anything else that you can write in and that will be easy to access (you can even text yourself). Log the names of your classes, what room number (and building) they are in, and what time you are expected to be there. Save this and please, do not lose it. Now you can check to see when and where your classes are without pulling out your schedule and having everyone know that you have no idea what you’re doing.
If you are nervous and afraid that you will be able to find a classroom, go take a tour BEFORE you have class. You can walk around campus at a relaxed pace and find out everything your college has to offer. Learn the names of the buildings and how they are organized, this will make your life so much easier. While doing this keep track of the rooms or lecture halls you will have class in, if you find them while you take a relaxed tour, they will be easier to get to than finding them when you’re running to class, trying not to be late.
Lastly pay attention to clubs. They can be a lot of fun, and a great way to get to know others students and your professors. Do not be shy, and the clubs do not have to be related to your major. So find clubs that sound interesting and go to their meeting to see what they are all about. If you do not know how to find clubs, no problem! Professors will usually mention if they are club advisors, ask other students if they are in any clubs and if they enjoy those clubs, lastly check the bulletin boards. Not only do clubs hang up flyers about their events and activities, there is often also a bulletin board dedicated to list out all the clubs and a brief description (finding this bulletin board could be a bit of a challenge).
That is all I have for today. To anyone starting college today: Good luck! I hope you will enjoy this exciting experience.
XOXO A
If you are nervous and afraid that you will be able to find a classroom, go take a tour BEFORE you have class. You can walk around campus at a relaxed pace and find out everything your college has to offer. Learn the names of the buildings and how they are organized, this will make your life so much easier. While doing this keep track of the rooms or lecture halls you will have class in, if you find them while you take a relaxed tour, they will be easier to get to than finding them when you’re running to class, trying not to be late.
Lastly pay attention to clubs. They can be a lot of fun, and a great way to get to know others students and your professors. Do not be shy, and the clubs do not have to be related to your major. So find clubs that sound interesting and go to their meeting to see what they are all about. If you do not know how to find clubs, no problem! Professors will usually mention if they are club advisors, ask other students if they are in any clubs and if they enjoy those clubs, lastly check the bulletin boards. Not only do clubs hang up flyers about their events and activities, there is often also a bulletin board dedicated to list out all the clubs and a brief description (finding this bulletin board could be a bit of a challenge).
That is all I have for today. To anyone starting college today: Good luck! I hope you will enjoy this exciting experience.
XOXO A