2.  Stellar Grades  Excellent Attendance  Building Relationships  Making Informed Decisions  Gaining Job Experience  Being aware of various resources  Understanding your financial aid  Choosing a course of study that suits you  Be confident and responsible

3.  Determining your own personal purpose for attending college allows you to balance campus life in two ways……… ACADEMICALLY & SOCIALLY

4.  Know your Strengths and Weaknesses : The key with this tip is find a way to maximize your strengths while overcoming or minimizing your weaknesses.  Establish Academic Goals : Goals that are a bit of a stretch for you so that you can strive toward achieving them and then celebrate accomplishing then one the semester is over.  Develop a Time Management System : Whether you use an electronic gadget or an old-fashioned planner or calendar, you need a system to keep track of important dates and deadlines.

5.  Stay on Top of Your Assignments: You do not have teachers and parents on your back reminding you of assignments and tests. Professors have little leniency or empathy for students who attempt to hand in late assignments.  Establish a Study Routine: One of the best ways to improve your academic performance is to establish a study routine. A time everyday that you set aside to read your textbooks, review your notes, and work on homework assignments.  Get to Know Your Professors: You won’t get to know all of your professors, but try to get to know the ones in your majors and minors-they become mentors for you.

6.  Find a Study Partner in Each Class: Your goal should be to have a “study buddy” in each of your classes. These partners can help you and you help them. Including sharing class notes, conducting review sessions together, studying for tests and working as partners on homework assignments.  Take Advantage of Campus Resources: Every college has a plethora of resources to help students succeed. Since you’re paying for them with your tuition dollars, you should take advantage of which ones your need.  Schedule Studying & Study Breaks: By following a system of studying and taking short breaks, you’ll not only learn the material, but actually retain it much longer than cramming the day before a big test.

7.  College is all about many things-preparing your for a career, transitioning from teen to adult, and establishing a love for lifelong learning.  College is an opportunity for you to take charge of your direction in life. For the first time, you are in charge of the classes you take, how much you’ll study and what you’ll experience.

8.  Work Hard & Play Hard: College is certainly not just about going to classes, completing the work, and getting good grades. College is also about new life experiences and making the transition form teenager to adult. If you work hard without any kind of personal rewards, you risk burning yourself out; but if you play too hard without doing the work, you risk dropping our of being thrown out.