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The Three Things You Can Do To Be Successful In College This Year
August is the month where students wrap up their summer vacation and begin their college year. Even though we are still in a pandemic, the rituals of a new year are still around us. People are buying new laptops, books, and clothes. The scramble for affordable apartments and student housing is underway. People are spending their last days with family members and hometown friends. This is a time of hope — even if we are masking up again because of the Delta Variant.
Here are three tips for new and returning students looking to get off to a good start.
These tips are also for parents. Parents play a big role in the success of their children going off to college because they help set expectations of success and can be there to console and encourage during difficult times.
Get Your Professors to Get to Know You
Some courses are more challenging than others. Some courses are more important within your major. Some professors teach several courses within the major you are taking. In those types of situations, you want to get the professor to get to know you.
The initiative must come from the student as professors can have well over 100 students per semester. If the student is more introverted, they can introduce themselves before or after…
