Learn to Fail:
-take harder classes
-although you want to take the classes you can ace with no problem, challenge yourself
-perfection does not exist
-college admin. doesnt want to see perfection, they want to see real
-admin. is a lil skeptical when it comes to "the perfect kid"
-students try to hide imperfections, dont hide it! flaunt it!
-learn to let go of shame, dont be ashamed of your work, fail or pass, show it all
Hidden Intellectualism:
"Sports after all are full of challenging arguements, debates, problems for analysis, and intricate statistics that you could care about, as school conspicuously was not."
-colleges take "street smarts" and can channel them into academic work
-not being book smart isnt a bad thing, they look for diversity
-street smarts can relate to intellectual life more than people think, or want to think
-relating life to school is the best and easiest way to learn
-as long as you can see "through academic eyes," relating anything you enjoy to school and/or academics will make you understand things more
10 Rules For Going to College When Nobody Expected You To:
10. Be a total student: even if you are not enrolled in school full-time, act as if you are. Work as if you are
9. Resist temptation: you dont need to buy the most expensive things, even though you are on your own, you dont need to buy everything
8. Always put college first: dont excuse yourself from college things, dont leave for anything
7. Go to the best school for you: dont worry about the price, or how long it will take, go for what you want to do. Everything is worth the student loans
6. Study harder in college: professors dont care about what you were doing the night before, they want to see results when they ask
5. You will become homesick: it will pass, it will get better, be prepare for you to miss your family
4. Get to know the students: know the students with different racial, ethnic, an social backgrounds
3. Ignore career confussion: it is okay to change your major, its okay to not know what you are doing
2. Study what you love: your much more than your career title, dont let the title be who you are
1. Remember: remember where you came from, and who got you to where you are now
Not Going to College is a Viable Option:
-if you are not 100% sure this is what you want to do, you dont have to
-college is a ton of debt, loans and agony that isnt necessary if its not the right path for you
-many can make it 6 months to a year, and then drop out, with many of bills to pay, and no degree
-you are not a failure if you choose not to go to college
-a huge choice people make is going to the military
-there are no better alternatives for college then serving our country
-just because you dont go to college, does not mean your life is over
Why Go to College:
-average four-year cost of tuition at a public college is $19,434, less than a new car
-annual income of a college graduate is more than double the average income of a high school graduate
-you will get more mileage out of college than that new car
-college can expand your interest and intellectual thinking
-college can start a new chapter in your life
-colege can payback more than any loan
-you will get farther from a college degree, than years of A's in high school
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