Today is the start of a new semester. It’s time you started your semester off right. There are many ways to start a semester right.
1. Go to Class!
So many new freshman simply ignore this rule, and wonder why they fail out. Please do attend class, if at least just to be there. Many classes do take attendance, and you don’t want to lose points your very first day do ya?
2. Get books and school supplies.
This was a rule I broke, trying to keep everything in 1 folder or binder is not a good idea. With many deadlines going on at once, you will most likely forget something is due and end up not doing it, hurting grade. If you want your grade to suffer, have it suffer because the work you did was bad, don’t let it be because you forgot you had to do the work. If that’s the case, you deserve the A+, but you threw the grade away because of disorganization, as opposed to not understanding the material, I don’t recommend it.
3. Get a planner of some sort.
With a planner, or calendar, you can keep track of EVERYTHING, and I really mean everything. I personally love musicals, so I will keep all of Wharton Centers events in my calendar. Why? Because if I don’t, I’ll probably forget amidst all my studies and forget to see a great musical, (Like Phantom, or A Chorus Line) Just because school gets hectic doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice seeing your favorite rock band, orchestra, drama, or musical. Plan ahead, and the world is your oyster.
and MY most Important tip, that you’ll never guess!
4. ACT AS IF, you’ve already done everything in semester awesomely!
Right now, the semester has begun, and your struggling, so much homework, so much reading, so much to do, it can get so crazy, so here’s the secret. I want you to imagine how great it will feel 3 months from now, when you’ve aced everything, getting that amazing grade, and realizing all that stress was a complete waste, and prevented you from getting stuff done because you indulged in it. Remember how great it feels to get stuff done, and on time, and how little, if anything, has EVER been accomplished by putting anything off. Remember that. By remembering how great it feels to get stuff done in the future, you are more likely to do it in the present. How hard can something be, if you’ve already done it? Eh? Now that’s a jedi mind trick you can play on yourself to do anything, anytime. Act as if you already had! How did it feel?
Hope that was helpful. Some of it was common sense, but that last tip is definitely a “whoa!” Let me know what you think by leaving a comment! I promise I’ll read’em. Remember, act AS IF, you’ve remembered how it felt to have done everything already. By tricking your brain in to having that feeling NOW, it will drive yourself to creating that feeling in your reality, in your future. So start imagining. Tell me what you think? It’s worth a try.
