08/10/2010
5 Things You Should Do Before School
Posted by Kendall Ryan | One commentFor most students, college begins within the next two weeks. As sad as it is to say, and as much as no one wants to be reminded, summer is coming to a close. Therefore, there are a few last minute things to do to prepare for school.
- Visit Amazon.com. Go online and look up your class schedule and textbooks needed and purchase them on Amazon. This way you will make an economically efficient decision buy buying fast and paying less than University Book Store prices.
- Purchase a subscription to the Wall Street Journal. It is a small investment for the year, but a worthwhile one, especially if you are a business major. It will keep you up-to-date on the latest business news and allow you to hold your own in an intelligent conversation. I would also recommened making this your homepage on your laptop as opposed to facebook.
- If you haven’t purchased the 15 minute planner I have been speaking about all summer..there is no time like the present!
- Speaking of planners…plan out a way you are going to relax during the week. For me, once a week, I would look forward and plan to watch my only television show, LOST. Now that it is over, I have nothing to look forward to as a reward once a weeknight. So, now I am on the hunt for a new one! Any suggestions?
- Start packing now. Figure out what you need and how you are going to get it before it is too late. You will be a lot less stressed if you plan ahead. Make sure you are overly prepared and ready to jump right into school when you get there! Go to school in school mode…do not wait until you get there to remember that’s where you are!
I was very sad when LOST finished too.
Since then, I have been dulling the pain with True Blood and Dexter.
On another note, the advice about making sure to take breaks and relax (so that you can be productive when you need to) is solid. I would add that you don’t have to be a slave to a tv’s schedule if you go online and watch shows there. This way you won’t miss studying for a test or completing an assignment on time simply because “your show is on.”
Also, I made it through school without a 15-minute planner, but I did use my daily planner all the time. I would go through my syllabus for each course at the beginning of each semester and write in all the due dates. Then I would look at the coming week on Friday afternoon (I tried to avoid doing any homework on weekends) and planned when I would do each assignment, writing it in on the planner with check-boxes next to each item.
Comment by Johnny Saber — 08/10/2010 @ 7:05 am