College Classes

College is an exciting time- you get to meet new people and live on your own for the first time. It may also be tempting to blow off your classes or half blow off your classes. What do I mean by half blow off your classes? I mean you are still putting in an appearance in class and do your homework (yes, there’s still homework after high school), but you don’t put the effort in to your homework.

You and your family are paying for college and paying for you to take this particular class- you want to make the most of it and do your best. You may want to go to that movie with your friends, but if you need to read 100 pages for English that’s due the next day, you may need to hold off on the movie.

With your homework, there’s a difference if you’re not doing well on it because you don’t understand it. If you don’t understand something in class, it is best to ask the professor afterward. They have office hours for a reason- they want you to succeed! Your college may also have resources to help you find a tutor or they may even have a tutoring center. Don’t hesitate to use those resources! You are paying for that class you are having trouble in- don’t waste your money by not doing your best in it!

In high school, your teachers may give you consistent reminders of when a major project is due or personally come to you and ask you for late work. I’m sorry that I’m here to warn you that in college, that’s not the case. It’s also not a bad thing, either. It just means that you have to take extra steps to help yourself succeed and that extra step is a small one- an agenda/planner is a great resource that will help you get that work in on time and it just takes two seconds to use that resource and write down your assignment and when it is due. Trust me- when you’re taking 5 or 6 courses and sometimes multiple classes of the same subject with possibly the same professor, at the end of the semester that agenda/planner will be your best friend!