Week 11
Seniors,
In high school you can get by with studying the night before for a test, but if you do that in college you can kiss your GPA goodbye. And believe it or not, you actually have to pay attention in your classes once you get to college, because in a blink of an eye you can be 10 slides behind and lost on what the professor's talking about. Hjortsho says "College work requires new kinds of motivation and self-discipline." Which is advice to truly live by. Another point that Hjortshoj makes in his book is that the variation between high school and college is most dramatic in the first year, and he is not wrong about this. Obviously your first year in college will be the most different. You won't have to get up at 7 AM every day for school, and some days you might not even have class. Another dramatic difference between your senior year of high school and your freshman year of college is the amount of studying you'll have to do. It's not a joke or a suggestion, you need to study. Think of all the money going to waste is you don't put in the time to study. I know that taking a nap or a Netflix binge session may sound great in the moment, but in the long run you will thank yourself if you don't.
However, there's a couple things that Hjortshoj didn't mention about your transition into college. Although the coursework is more difficult, and you really have to manage your time, you're not alone on this. There's plenty of people that are willing to help you with homework you don't understand. And another thing that may not seem important is managing your time and when you're going to sit down and do your work. A lot of first-year students skip over this step and end up missing assignments or stressing about due dates. Just a little tip, set a scheduled time to study, do homework, and catch up on the classes you're having trouble in. If you do these things, your first year will be a piece of cake.
Some people do not take these tips into consideration. For some reason, they think that these are just myths, when in reality they're not. If you believe that you can walk into college and keep the same studying procedures, you're lying to yourself. If you come in with this mindset you can end up hurting yourself in the long run, and no one wants that.
Sincerely,
First year survivor
In high school you can get by with studying the night before for a test, but if you do that in college you can kiss your GPA goodbye. And believe it or not, you actually have to pay attention in your classes once you get to college, because in a blink of an eye you can be 10 slides behind and lost on what the professor's talking about. Hjortsho says "College work requires new kinds of motivation and self-discipline." Which is advice to truly live by. Another point that Hjortshoj makes in his book is that the variation between high school and college is most dramatic in the first year, and he is not wrong about this. Obviously your first year in college will be the most different. You won't have to get up at 7 AM every day for school, and some days you might not even have class. Another dramatic difference between your senior year of high school and your freshman year of college is the amount of studying you'll have to do. It's not a joke or a suggestion, you need to study. Think of all the money going to waste is you don't put in the time to study. I know that taking a nap or a Netflix binge session may sound great in the moment, but in the long run you will thank yourself if you don't.
However, there's a couple things that Hjortshoj didn't mention about your transition into college. Although the coursework is more difficult, and you really have to manage your time, you're not alone on this. There's plenty of people that are willing to help you with homework you don't understand. And another thing that may not seem important is managing your time and when you're going to sit down and do your work. A lot of first-year students skip over this step and end up missing assignments or stressing about due dates. Just a little tip, set a scheduled time to study, do homework, and catch up on the classes you're having trouble in. If you do these things, your first year will be a piece of cake.
Some people do not take these tips into consideration. For some reason, they think that these are just myths, when in reality they're not. If you believe that you can walk into college and keep the same studying procedures, you're lying to yourself. If you come in with this mindset you can end up hurting yourself in the long run, and no one wants that.
Sincerely,
First year survivor
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