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PREPARATION IS HALF THE THE THE BATTLE — NOW FOR THE THE THE OTHER HALF Now that you’ve you’ve survived high school school and and the college application process take a a a a a a a a a a a a a moment to to congratulate yourself Applying to to schools is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a big project and and you’ve you’ve likely learned a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot along the way that will help you you become successful college student No matter where you you you you decide to to to to go to to to to school you you you you will will encounter problems Challenges will will arise that seem to to to to to thwart you you you you and and which can become roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks in your path to to to to to education and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a better life It’s easier to to to get over those those those roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks around those those those roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks or possibly even through those those those roadblocks roadblocks roadblocks if if you you have done the the proper research and college selection That’s what this process is is all about: to help you you make the the best choice possible SUCCESS IN COLLEGE
Once you you you you have have have been accepted to to to to to attend a a a a a a a a a a a college college that you you you you have have have worked hard to to to to to get into what do do you you you you do do to to to to to succeed there? We have have have created eight points to to to to to help you you you prepare for student life in in in college college 1 Get to know the campus You will learn to to navigate your your new surroundings by attending all of your your orientation meetings tours outings and and events The same goes for the dorm where you you you you you you are living: make sure you you you you you you attend all all all your your your hall hall meetings and and and read up on on on what what is is is is going on on on in in in in in fin in in your your your hall hall This is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great way to to make new new friends and and and find out what what is is is is is happening in in in fin in in your your your new new community Stay on on on on campus as as much as as you you you you you are able and and and and resist the temptation to go home at at at at at every opportunity The more time you you you you you you you spend with your your your new friends at at at at at your your your dorm and and and participate in in clubs sports and and and activities that interest you you you you you you you the more you you you you you you you will feel like college is is your your your your home Also: go go to class class This may may seem obvious but with so so so many things going on in in in in in in your your your life sometimes attending class class class may may slip down your your list of priorities If you you you you do not not attend attend class class you you you you will not not succeed in in in in in college 2 Find clubs and activities to get involved with during your first week of school There is no guarantee that you you you you you and and your your roommate will will get along The The sooner you you you you you put yourself out there there to to to meet new people and and and and explore a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a common interest the the the the more opportunities you you you you you will will will have have to to to make make friends and and and avoid feeling homesick You have have to to to get out there there and and and make make the the the the effort It will will be well worth it!
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