College courses are definitely harder than high school classes, but if you have the right study strategies, you can succeed. Get in the college academic mindset while still in high school, and the transition will be a lot easier.
Learn how to study with distractions
In college, you’re around people all the time. So you need to learn how to study when everyone is talking, laughing, and socializing. Train yourself now or you probably won’t get anything done… Speaking from experience here…
Don’t be afraid to get help
Getting help from your professor in a class of hundreds of students is intimidating. But you’re more likely to do it if you’re used to meeting with teachers in high school. Make the habit of scheduling a meeting whenever you need a clarification. And of course, meet before big tests and essays.
No procrastination
Do things as soon as they’re assigned. If you leave everything to pile up, that’s when you’ll be pulling all-nighters. So get out of the habit of procrastination while still in high school, and you’ll thrive in college.
Prioritize
Learn to figure out which homework is most important. Since you’ll be super busy in college, you won’t have time to do everything. Some work will be more influential than other work, so you have to learn to identify which is which.
You also need to learn to prioritize when you’re making a choice between a social activity and doing homework. Like I said, there are a lot of distractions in college, but don’t allow them to make you fall behind.
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