Social Survival Skills: Surviving College 101

Social Survival Skills: Surviving College 101: Sir Arthur Lewis community college St Lucia A basic College survival guide It's truly a challenge starting up college.  Going to an...

Surviving College 101

Sir Arthur Lewis community college St Lucia

A basic College survival guide

It's truly a challenge starting up college.  Going to any school for that fact for the first time can be a real scary, unsettling and perturb situation; not knowing what to expect is especially one that remains an emphasizing thought.  But don't you fear, old Jonathan is here to cheer you up. I'm here to tell you that it is not as bad as you're imagining. you know what the saying; life is what you make it.

why, i remember my first day of college. I'm smiling right now just reminiscing. thinking back at all the ridiculous things we did. Here are a few tips you can use to ease the situation.

Here are a few steps I took

• look out for familiar faces

Many students from your previous high school may have enrolled in the the same program that you're enrolled in. Since you're most likely a familiar face to them as well, it wont be difficult approaching and starting a conversation with that person.

• Plan your first semester schedule 

I cannot stress enough about the scheduling subject. college is NOT like high school. The courses are not just handed out to you on a timetable. You need to make your own timetable with the available courses. Now, be very careful what courses you choose since there a introductory courses and upperclassmen courses(or as i like to call them, part two courses). My primary mistake was not knowing this when i started, this meant that i had two classes per day; Monday to Thursday with a huge time margin. I had one course at 8:50am and my next class would be at 5pm-7pm. (my home was about an hour away, not to mention waiting for the bus to fill up) meaning no time for myself when i got home.

• Credits? Credits!

I studied business studies and business administration and I had 25 courses to complete in total with each courses carrying 3 credits with the exception of elective courses, carrying 4 credits. You need to start with all your introductory courses because they are the prerequisites to the part two courses.(Micro economics prerequisites to Macro economics). Start  with introductory courses. For your first semester select the introductory courses you believe to be EASY in your opinion, that way you successfully accumulate the necessary credits.

• Join a club

You need to be a part of something buddy. If you don't want to be the dude/dudet sitting all alone in a corner procrastinating, wasting valuable time; then you should GET INVOLVED. Colleges are usually filled with clubs, therefore you should Join a club that corresponds with your hobbies.

Be Involved

Don't be afraid to stand out in class. If you know the answer, then answer. this will get you known for your brilliance and quick witted abilities. It will also offer the opportunity to make friends with the same interests as you.

• Be careful who tries to befriend you

I have learned from my own experience that people will try anything to keep you at the bottom. You need to operate on a low key but still be noticed for what's important. Certain students will try to influence you, just make sure that you get influenced by good things. at the end of the day, your qualifications and money is on the line. So choose wisely.

At the end of it all you'll realize that it's not as bad as you thought it would be. you would have achieved a goal and meet great people in the process.

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