How to Transit from High School to College

At the end of the high school begins a new phase of the journey towards adulthood where exciting new opportunities welcome the student along with some uniquely unfamiliar problems surface in the still-a-teenager’s life. One of the most common things that every student struggles with is writing of academic papers but nowadays it is not such a problem with ace homework. There is a lot of adjustment required by the newly established challenges of college life but does it really start with the first day at college or some time before it? Let’s start from the beginning.

The Most Appropriate Choice

The choice of college depends a lot more on your personality and interests than just your high school academic results. Of course letters of recommendation from former teachers and filling out above-average academic scores in the online applications do play an important part. But personal statement and self-aware choice of courses also chart the path for the most appropriate future career.

Getting Oriented

Once you have chosen the right college (and the college has chosen you!), you must attend any and all orientation sessions regarding the campus facilities, faculty meet-and-greet, course orientations, or freshman parties. You also need to sort out housing on campus at the earliest to avoid missing your slot in the dormitory.

Right Freshman Mindset

Becoming a freshman could make you feel like an independent adult free from all restrictions or seem scary as an overwhelming responsibility. The right mindset is somewhere in the middle where you do make your decisions independently but with rational thinking and sometimes advice from teachers and counselors. And nobody is going to ask you to skip the weekend party if you have done all your assignments and free before the deadline.

Punctuality Matters

The difference between an intelligent student and a successful student is how well both of them manage their time. If you are intelligent and understand the study material during the lecture and feel you don’t really need to go to the library for extra study and give in to procrastination, time management is clearly not one of your top priorities. A successful student is the one who is smart about prioritizing study material and managing deadlines. Most often than not, teachers also note how punctual and regular a student is in their classes and gives it due consideration when marking the final grades.

Financial Literacy

Not having parents or siblings around to dictate your decisions as a college freshman is a double-edged sword and you would miss having them around especially when planning your finances. Since financial literacy is nothing less than a ‘rite of passage’ to adulthood, acquainting yourself with your financial obligations in terms of tuition fees, student loan, personal expenses, and a careful portion saved up for unforeseen or emergency expenditure would serve you well in the long run.

Blooming Personality

Whether you are a social butterfly by nature or a wallflower, college is a time when your personality would go through immense changes and you need to be aware of the influences you accept in your personal life. Being aware of where you spend your time and with who would also help you prioritizing the productive interaction over something or someone who makes you feel insecure or unworthy. It would also affect your dynamics within the study group(s) you are part of or any other social gathering you choose to be a part of during college life. The friendships forged during this time have a lasting impact of one’s psyche all throughout life.

So in conclusion, transitioning from high school to college indeed could prove to be a daunting phase of life but one filled with exciting new opportunities to make new friends and seeing new possibilities for life. But being self-aware of your own limitations and strengths could help you become a happy, stable, and healthy participant in college life.