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Now, more than ever, college is accessible to people. Anyone can walk onto a community college campus and begin his or her educational career regardless of gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and previous education. Although it can be simple to begin college, not all students understand the demands of a formal college education. What does it take to be a successful college student?
In an essay of three pages, explain what it takes to be a successful college student.
Keep in mind that this assignment asks you to examine success in college, not failure. I must warn you against dwelling on how students derail their academic progress; instead, you should focus on positive attitudes, behaviors, habits, etc. and discuss how those contribute to student success.
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How To Be a Successful College Student.
“ Nobody is better than you. Keep moving, and do not give up.” Says my father to me. Such advice makes me feel nothing is impossible, and it also gives me a strong motivation that makes me prepared when I start going to college. Successful college students have habits, beliefs that lead them to be successful students in their education, and even their life. For instance, the habits that students have are something that they do regularly or usually, often without thinking about it because they have done with it so many times before. Also, they have belief that the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exist which is if they work hard with anything they have to do without giving up, so they can reach their goals. Successful college students have many ways that make them successful such as pay attention during class, prepare, determine, and manage their time.
The first habit that successful college students have is to be attentive during class. For instance, successful students in classrooms always participate with their professors, and answer the questions that the professors ask even if they are not sure if their answers are incorrect, so they could learn from their mistakes. In fact, successful students have an essential rule, which is taking notes with what the professors wrote, and take notes for the important points, and organize their notes with colorful pens. Also, successful students are always focusing in the classrooms, and get rid of distraction, which is surfing the Internet or talking with classmates. I believe that when I pay attention during class help me to get the significant information that I have to learn, and take notes, so that it can help to understand the subject, and review it when I finish the class. Paying attention through class is the first road for successful students that follow it.
The second habit that successful college students have is to be prepared before and after class. For example, for successful students while they are studying in college they have rules that follow it which create a schedule and set up study habits that will allow them to reach their goals or education. For instance, develop their working relationships with their professors and other adults who are important in their life. Successful college students use their strengths, and know how to avoid their weakness. If they use their strengths they can be creative and capable which how to avoid difficulties, and achieve their success in college. Being ready in college is the second path that successful college students use in their daily life.
The third habit that successful college students have is to be determined. Successful students have strong desire to do something, so that they will not let anyone stop them. For example, the students know and believe that the efforts to succeed will be worthwhile and affect the completion of their educational goals, so they have the inclination of learning and studying, and they do not let the distraction overcome them like family problems, lack of money, or changing of their life. On my own experience, I have been studying in United State for two years, so this is make me determined because I came from my home country to study in United State, and I’m far away from my family, so that to achieve my objective that I came to. Indeed, successful college students have intrinsic motivation that make their education as an inherently interesting or enjoyable. Successful college students are intent, which they already made a crucial decision that are going to follow it.
The last habit that successful college students use is manage their time during study at college. Successful students regulate their time by identifying the time for studying and fun. For example, in each college and university, the student should make schedule for assignments that should be done before the class, or reviewing the subject that is coming in class, so that they have already knew the subject or the topic before class begin. On the other hand, setting time for fun is coming after finishing all the assignments that students have done with, so that they can feel better that all the homework is finished. Time management helps the students to be ready, and feel confortable for knowing what is the subject about.
In the end, there are several paths that successful students follow like paying attention during class such getting the important information from the instructors, willing in class or before class, determining which is set the goals, and time management for setting time between studying and other things that is out of education. Success in college is very important for each student that can draw his/her future by determining his/her appropriate function that he/she tends to. Indeed, it is important to follow these roads because these roads lead us to succeed in college even in our life. In addition, we should suggest the students who have lack of education and reinforce them to achieve their objectives because most of the students have lack of motivation, learning, or studying, so they immediately give up.