Momentum In College Life

College can be the most exciting time of your life, but remember if you don't maintain your grades; it will be over quicker than you think. There are several things a college student can do to set themselves up for success in the future. It may not seem like it now, but your current actions can affect your ability to get a job in the future. Be especially careful if you are an education major or plan on working for the government because one underage could force you to change majors. Your primary focus should be developing your college study skills and successfully completing college with at least decent grades.

Many college students really don’t have a clear reason for being there other than the fact that they don’t know what else to do yet.  They inherit goals from family and peers which aren't truly their own.  That was how I started college.  Is this you as well?

I wanted to be a programmer, and I wanted to earn my Computer Science degree.  But it was more than that.  I knew I was capable of a lot more, and I wanted to push myself.  I wanted to create the richest experience I could.  For me that meant a really dense schedule.

Your goals for college will likely be different than mine.  What are they?  Why are you there?  If you don’t know — and I mean really know it in your gut — then you have no focal point for your experience.  You may as well not even be there.  What is it about your experience that resonates as true for you?  What are you there to learn?  What do you want to experience?