Reformation College is not about the content in the course it is about the tasks at hand from the course. Everyone who goes to college has struggled with the early classes the late-night paper cramming and the finals horror week. College is a tremendous amount of effort and work. According to the article Top Eleven Reasons Why College Students Drop Out: Don’t let it happen to you states that “Attributing to their overall stress, students who graduate high school and go straight into college find that the workload is more than they expected.” (Pivik 1) It’s difficult to go into a university or just any college level classes prepared and ready for all the outrageous tasks. College is not just a walk in the park, it takes self-determination, …show more content…
In the article, Hard work Is the Key to Success it gives a quote “To succeed in life one must endure the challenges life presents and work to overcome these challenges to be the best possible person that one can be.” (Inman 1) This is relevant to needing hard work to succeed because college will throw challenges that are needed to overcome to succeed and the only way to get through it is hard work. In the novel, The Achievement Habit a quote that is relevant to college students “Sometimes things come in a flash. But most of the time the flash is preceded by a lot of hard work and frustration.” I think one of Roth’s morals is to have hard work. As a college professor, he can tell who gives there one-hundred percent effort and who doesn’t. To be in college and to improve yourself hard work is …show more content…
To be able to have self-improvement and reform your habits and the things college students struggle with will benefit in the long run. To reform there is three crucial improvements that are helpful to thrive, self-determination, hard work and focus. In the book The Achievement Habit Roth bring to the surface for college students how to flourish and self-improve. By being self-determined a student will reform the root of an issue. By having hard work a student will overcome challenges and do better in their studies. Then by focusing a student will benefit more so by not wasting time. “The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.” (David Lee Roth
A child's main focus in life has always been being successful in school in order to achieve many riches in adulthood. Many people have supported these children to reach this goal by preparing them for about two decades. In return, their family members expect them that these clueless kids return the favor by going to college. Some have put their immense effort beyond their reach, but unfortunately there is a vast majority of students that do not have what it takes both academically and emotionally to earn a college degree or to even meet their own personal standards. Although they received all the help they could get, their parents forget to even consider that what matters the most for these young adults to go to college is their own willingness
College opens up many different doors that can help you to your career path. There are many things that I would like to achieve while being in college. One thing I would like to achieve while in college is to become more independent. This is important to me because I won’t have the need to depend on anyone but myself and it will also help me mature. Some ways that could help me be independent is to believe in myself, have better decision making skills, and have a better self-esteem. Another thing that I would like to achieve is to be successful, I know that it will be hard and a lot of work but with determination I will be able to do my best. Several ways that I could be successful in college is to have better studying skills, good notes, and
College Success: Chapter 1 is a great recourse for every student whether they are experienced or not. Specifically, descriptions about the best possible choices made to get the most out of your experience are plentiful, and self-assessments are included to evaluate a starting point. If one were to follow the step-by-step advice given, such as overcoming obstacles and enriching your learning experience, it would be close to impossible not to have a great experience at college. The author wasn’t afraid to delve deep into the fact that college is difficult and requires a lot of commitment to follow through. The information given is easily suitable for a wide range of students, including anything from discovering resources many colleges offer,
If you want to be successful as a college student you need to understand these three strategies.
The article “Secrets of the Most Successful College Students” by Annie Murphy Paul provides advice as well as experiences of wise students that can be implemented into the academic careers of any determined learner. This article is relevant to my life since I am a student planning to go to college. Many of the advice that was stated is already applied to the way in which I learn now. Becoming aware of the success that could follow from putting this well-advised information into effect is inspiring.
There is a certain criteria which a college must meet in order for me to feel that a truly beneficial education can be gained from it, and with the costs that go into college it is highly important that this criteria be met. My first choice school would have definitely met my personal requirements, but in the event that admission to this college was not granted to me my previously used checklist would be applied to my three options in order to determine the best school for me.
This semester has flew by a lot faster than I anticipated. The akron experience has taught me quite a bit that has helped me in many different areas. Being successful in college to me means to organize and manage all the parts of your life so that you are content. College is alot to keep track of and managing this and the rest of your life is the main thing that will keep you going so you are able to take breaks. Without breaks you will get burned out and I learned this pretty fast. I would say I was successful this semester even if my grades weren't exactly where I wanted them I am getting the feel for the whole experience.
It seems in the society we live in today, having a college degree is a necessity. Years ago it was the norm for people to just go right into a full time job after high school, if they even finished high school; they did this to support their families. In today’s society a person has a difficult time getting a decent job without a college degree. During an adults working life, bachelor degree graduates will earn about $2.1 million and a high school graduate can expect to earn an average of $1.2 million (Day and Newburger, 2002). This is quite a difference and it puts a college education in
Being successful in college is not as difficult as some people think it is. With the proper preparation and observation, the student can be well-organized weeks ahead of when their classes will be scheduled to start. Not everyone is considered a highly organized individual and sometimes unexpected things happen to us all. It is important to keep a positive attitude, research, and speak with your instructors and various other staff members when needed in order to solve a dilemma. It all boils down to what the problem you are facing is. For myself, my EOPS appointment had been four days before classes were supposed to start and after taking a one-hour bus ride to the college about thirty minutes before my appointment was scheduled my phone rang.
In order to be successful in college, I know I will need to overcome several challenges. The first challenge is financial issues. After I quit my job, my family depends on one income from my husband. We are struggling since we have many bills to pay as a house payment, car payment, living costs and others. For example, I started college, I have to live on a saving budget so I can save money for my school fee. Another challenge is the TV and the Internet distractions. I have a bad habit of turning the TV on when I am at home, even I do not watch or while I am cleaning my house. I cannot pay full attention to studying with the noise and distraction in the background. This distracts me all the time with what they are playing on the TV. For example,
College is a time unlike any other in our life, like high school, middle school, nor elementary school where students can just turn everything in by the end of the fourth quarter. College academics, especially in the first term, will be the most difficult because it is new material that students have never seen before. Plus, they’ll be facing much higher expectations for performance and the expectation that they are the one responsible for their own motivation and success. This means much more work than they are used to. As a college student one thing in our mind is to work hard, keep up all the good work, and succeed. “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”-Les Brown. The most important thing a student can do when they want to be successful in college is to plan ahead of the course or their schedule. There are several steps how to be successful in college, therefore, these three strategies to
Success has multiple meanings for some students in college. If you ask them what success means to them, most of the time you will get the “money” answer. Personally, I think being successful in college is when you are able to apply what you learn in school into your daily life. You also cannot just be successful; you have to work hard to get to the point you defined as successful.
Many people believe success in college is rocket science, but actually it’s the exact opposite. College is set up for students with the most basic high school knowledge to have a chance to excel. It’s the simple things that can make or break a student’s college career. Things such as going or not going to class. No brainer right? Sometimes sleep seems so much better than eight o’clock A.M. math, but a successful college student has to have the willpower to resist the temptation to not skip out on class. College is all about learning and not cutting corners, which only will hurt in the end. Everyday of missed class information will be lost, therefore the lack of understanding will show on a test or pop quiz. Attendance is a key to success. If I don’t go
In conclusion, it is clear that being a good college student is not an easy task. It required good study habit, class attendance, time management and self-discipline. It is not easy but it worth the hard work. Because, as Jerome R. Breitenbach wrote, “the education you receive in college, and the attitude you develop, will guide you for the rest of your life. Your grades will be especially important in landing your first job, or when applying to graduate
Academic success could never be fully measured by degrees alone, but it can include a person’s well-being as well as their mind and certain characteristics about a person that make them unique. This success can be achieved in different ways by these different people with different strengths, but there is the same ultimate goal in sight of each and every student enrolled in college at some point. However, this goal of being successful in not only school but in life, can sometimes turn out to be the opposite of how we plan. Of course, a student can achieve success by earning degrees and still fail in life. Academic success can also be a huge constituent to a students vocational calling in college as young students make a transition into adulthood.