To be in a University is not as easy as you imagine

Welcome to College!

Congratulations on your decision to attend college! For the great majority of college students, it really was their decision, not just an automatic thing to do. If you happen to be one of the few who just sort of ended up in college

For want of anything better to do, the benefits of college will soon become obvious.


The reason for this book, and for almost all college courses, is that college requires commitment and effort.
Like everything else in life that leads to meaningful results, success in college is not automatic. But when you
apply yourself to your studies using the skills you’ll learn in this book, you’ll find you can succeed.


When asked, most students say they’re in college primarily for the job or career they expect to follow after college. And they are correct that college pays off enormously in terms of future earnings, job security and stability, and job satisfaction. Every statistic shows that people with a college education will make much more in their lifetime (much, much more than the cost of college itself) and be much happier with the work they do.


But job and career issues are only a part of the big picture. A college education results in many other personal benefits, and these also should be part of your motivation for doing well and continuing with your college plans.


Here are a few additional, less tangible benefits of a college education:
• You will have a fuller life and a better understanding of the world around you.
• You will gain decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• You will meet many interesting and diverse people and have a richer social life.


• You will gain self-confidence.
• You will gain learning skills that can continue for a lifetime.
• You will make wiser decisions about lifestyle issues and live healthier.
• You will make wiser economic decisions the rest of your life.
• You will be better equipped to deal with other people, organisations, governmental agencies, and all
the hassles of daily life.


• You will feel more fully a part of your community, the larger culture, and history

A college education is correlated with greater success in all those areas, even though most students are usually more concerned with making it through the next class or test than with the rest of their lives. But sometimes it helps to recall what a truly great step forward you are taking! Sadly, however, it’s important to recognise that some students do not succeed in college and drop out within the
first year. Sometimes it’s due to an unsolvable financial problem or a personal or family crisis, but most of the time, Students drop out because they’re having problems passing their courses. The two biggest causes of this problem are a lack of motivation and not having learned the skills needed to succeed in college.


A book like this one can help you stay motivated when things get tough, but it can’t necessarily give you
motivation to start with. That’s part of what you yourself have to bring to college. What we can promise you is that you can learn the skills for succeeding in college.


Special skills are needed because college isn’t the same as high school. Throughout this book, we’ll be looking at the many ways college is different from high school. To name just a few, college is different in the study skills needed, in personal skills related to being independent, in social skills for getting along with instructors and others on campus, in financial realities, in matters of personal health, and more.

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