<p>I recently read that studies have proven that having solid time management practices is a higher determiner of a college student’s grades than even their SAT scores!</p>
<p>Here’s a free whitepaper I wrote for Day-Timer with helpful tips on student time management (no sign-up required):
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<p>i think these all are the kind of academic challenges…but i considering the important one is financial problem…however, presently have a lot of scholarship programs and other grands for the students…so every students can check their availability of scholarships and apply for them if they are eligible…important one is try to apply as early as much you can…it will increase your chance of getting the scholarships…!!!</p>
<p>I think the toughest part of going away to college straight out of high school is that kids in H.S. aren’t usually shown how to be adults. When they go away to such a new world, they’re lost. For me, there was an immense difference between going to college at 18 and going back now at 27. My major hasn’t changed much (physics/astronomy->engineering), but my psychological and emotional outlook has changed dramatically in the last nine years. I was too introverted back then, and that greatly hurt my chances of succeeding. Working a miserable dead-end job for the last nine years sure has taught me a lot; I wish I had back then the outlook on life that I have attained over the last few years. I sure am glad to be back in school, to say the least. I’m ready for it now (I would have been ready years ago, but had to pay back loans before I could get financial aid again - not easy to do on low wages).</p>
<p>In short, nothing was harder than simply living up to the term “adult”.</p>
<p>You merely have to look through the forums to see that most people have a problem putting themselves out there and meeting new people. Seems like too many people expect to form a group of best friends right away. I don’t know how it was for anyone else in high school, but for me it was just a “It happens when it happens” kind of thing. </p>
<p>There was no set up involved. The first group of close friends I really formed got together in my junior year. I’d met my best friend in sophmore year and we basically chilled together a lot with a few others every now and then. Come Junior year we meet 2 other guys in the library and see them again the next day and we started hanging out. Things went on from there.</p>
<p>I think college movies have given people extremely high expectations on what to expect those first few weeks of college to be like and I think its mostly unrealistic. People don’t ever realize how hard it can be to meet people and that you yourself have to get out there and make it happen.</p>
<p>I think the most difficult in these is to adjust in a very different social world. This statement is especially true for a international student who’ve never been to any other country yet. </p>
<p>If you love to study, academics won’t be a (incredibly) heavy load.</p>
<p>Being away from my home/family…</p>
<p>Family is always family for me…</p>
<p>Of course being away from home/family. Especially if you are a international student.</p>
<p>No more cooked meals,clean clothes,junk food in the fridge…and so on. I’m not saying that thats what family is for,but we are all used to having everything handed out without doing almost anything.</p>
<p>I’m terrified about the increase in workload I’ll be facing. I’ve always been a bit of a slacker in high school but now that I’m planning on majoring in pharmacy, I have to force myself to work harder. As for the parentals, I’m fine with leaving them because I need to learn how to survive on my own anyway. I’m probably gonna miss them when I’m actually in college though, lol.</p>
<p>I think being away from home and family most affects you</p>
<p>I am going to a college very close to home, so staying in touch with my family won’t be a problem. I think the hardest part is going to be getting to know a completely new group of people, and finding where I belong in that group. Also, all my high school friends are going to be going to different colleges across the country, so it’s going to take me a while to get over the fact that I can’t see them as often as I used to. I’m kind of afraid that I might actually never see some of them ever again, and it’s depressing. But hopefully that isn’t the case. Unfortunately it took me almost 11 years in school to realize this, but better now than never.</p>
<p>I chose academic. I will be majoring in Architecture, so I will be very busy :)</p>
<p>I chose financial, because my number one challenge wasn’t listed.</p>
<p>The weather! I went from the tropics to the frigid tundra of northern Indiana. Definitely the most difficult thing to adapt to.</p>
<p>to fit in in a college full of jerks and nerds</p>
<p>DEFINATELY financial. It kinda sucks when you’re OOS and happen to fall in love University of Michigan. Oops. Oh well, maybe I can attend my state flagship for cheap and transfer later.</p>
<p>They are all challenging, but the one thing that will dictate all of these is Time Management. I read that one hour of study during the day is equivilent 1.5 to 2 hours at night.</p>
<p>Everything except being away from my home/family (I hate them all), being away from a significant other (don’t have one at the moment), and adjusting to a very different social world (I like meeting people and making connections).</p>
<p>The rest is going to be a bit of a challenge.</p>
<p>Right now since I haven’t stepped foot on campus as of yet, having to room with someone other than family is daunting. Privacy is important to me and soon I won’t have too much of that luxury. I’ll get adjusted.
Following right behind is being away from home and family. I can already feel the homesickness calling my name.
Not following too far behind that would be the social aspect. I’m somewhat of a wallflower? I do plan on immersing myself in the college environment and getting into various activities hopefully. I’m anxious to begin.
Oh yeah, one more thing…money. I pray to be financially set. Have to go digging for some scholarships…and soon.</p>
<p>I haven’t been to college nor will I go soon (i’m a junior) But imo:
adjusting to academic should’t be to hard. Just increase your study time and down your tv/game time.
adjusting to a different social world would be very difficult but it won’t seems like it once you adjusted.
I pick living with a roommate(s). Your privacy is basically halves (or thirds/quarters) with this. You also might have to give with been locked out helping someone get in, decide what to do with the room, lights, airs, favors, etc etc.
Being away from home might be it. But with the technology we got now it easy to stay connected and you still can go home on breaks and all.
Being away from your high school social like (friends and gf/bf) is difficult but it was gonna end one way or another. Leave some good memories of them in your mind.
The financial challenges should be handle by your parent, just get a part-time job and don’t use the credit cards.</p>
<p>The biggest challenge for new college students is the big change going from home life to dorm life.</p>
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<p>Social and financial stuff is hardest for me. I wish we could pick two…</p>