NEW BEGINNINGS

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SECTION 1 NEW BEGINNINGS
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THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE

• Increased freedom and responsibility
• Increased options and choices
• Increased opportunity to find yourself

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KEY SKILLS AND ATTITUDES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS

• HOW TO SUCCEED?
• Time management
• Long-term planning
• Learn to deal with procrastination
• Attitude

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TIME MANAGEMENT
THE KEY IS TO PLAN

• List the things you need to do.
• Determine how important and
• urgent everything is.
• Number items on your list.
• Schedule.
• Get to it.

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LONG-TERM PLANNING

• Use your monthly planning pages to record your
  goals.
• Break down your goals into small, intermediate
  tasks, and work toward them one step at a time.
• Assign a timeline to each step.
• Schedule individual tasks associated with each
  step on the monthly and weekly pages of your
  planner.

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DEAL WITH PROCRASTINATION

• Keep a to-do list close.
• Schedule breaks.
• Work in the right environment.
• Just start.

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ATTITUDE
REMEMBER

• Professors assign grades
• vs.
• Students earn grades

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FROM ATTITUDE TO ACTION

• Students choose their

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attitude and take action

• based on that attitude.

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WONDERING HOW TO SUCCEED?

• Accept responsibility.
• Use proactive language.
• Set goals.