Students making the transition from high school to college are expected to face several changes; there are essential skills they must develop to make it easier to succeed. The primary goal for a college freshman is to make it into their sophomore year with a competitive grade point average. Orientation offers plenty of guidance for time management, workload and personal responsibility specifically preparing freshman for the transitions they may encounter. The introduction to the skills necessary to manage a successful student’s life style are developed over time and is essentially a process of getting to know themselves in each of these specific areas. Achieving success can develop the first signs of competency for most students; however,
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For example, reflecting upon my adaption to routines concerning past trade schools, grade school and even kindergarten there were always required scheduled school days. All were primarily fixed and structured based on a portion of time during the day that remains the same. A college schedule has not always offered this sort of convenience or familiarity and may have gaps of time which must be used effectively. This can be an area which I believe I have under control where really I don’t and am not always capable of choosing the best priorities. Good time management skills will reflect the first possibility of applying further order to my busy schedule and contribute to determining the best outcomes possible to …show more content…
When growing up, it was easy to place blame on my parents, teachers, or siblings in order to psychologically make myself feel better about my own mistakes. Normally, both failure and success should be attributed to each person individually. In college, personal responsibility requires a sense of urgency; no one will be there to make sure I make it to my classes. The professor is under no obligation to continue to remind me or inform me of information which has already been presented. Professors’ expect everyone to pay strict attention to the syllabus deadlines and turn in each paper on time. Understanding my personal responsibility in college is both accepting the significance of standards that the college establishes for specific behavior and to make strenuous personal efforts to live by those standards to
For example, reflecting upon my adaption to routines concerning past trade schools, grade school and even kindergarten there were always required scheduled school days. All were primarily fixed and structured based on a portion of time during the day that remains the same. A college schedule has not always offered this sort of convenience or familiarity and may have gaps of time which must be used effectively. This can be an area which I believe I have under control where really I don’t and am not always capable of choosing the best priorities. Good time management skills will reflect the first possibility of applying further order to my busy schedule and contribute to determining the best outcomes possible to …show more content…
When growing up, it was easy to place blame on my parents, teachers, or siblings in order to psychologically make myself feel better about my own mistakes. Normally, both failure and success should be attributed to each person individually. In college, personal responsibility requires a sense of urgency; no one will be there to make sure I make it to my classes. The professor is under no obligation to continue to remind me or inform me of information which has already been presented. Professors’ expect everyone to pay strict attention to the syllabus deadlines and turn in each paper on time. Understanding my personal responsibility in college is both accepting the significance of standards that the college establishes for specific behavior and to make strenuous personal efforts to live by those standards to