Collegiate Times

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Reality sets in. You have tests in what seems to be every class including that pointless elective you thought would be easy. You really should start that five-page paper due next week. And you have meetings every day from all the awesome clubs you signed up for during Gobblerfest. I thought college was supposed to be fun?

We have a tough few weeks in front of us ladies and gentlemen. These are the days when social lives become practically non-existent, freak outs are more prevalent than meals, and engineers become business majors. I am here to tell you everything will be fine if you remain calm, cool and collected.

Whether you are a first semester freshman or an umpteenth year “senior,” the first big wave of tests and projects come as an unwanted and loathed phenomenon, causing almost all of us to want to curl up into the fetal position. The last few weeks have been great, from move in to syllabus week, with only a few homework assignments here and there. But now is the time when things start getting serious, and you realize you actually need to do work — unless you have found a major that requires no work, which I have been unable to find thus far in my academic career.

To succeed, you will need to find what type of study and work habits work best for you. Some of us can learn just by listening during a lecture, while others need to work extremely hard, and some are graced with the ability to succeed without effort. I know I am unfortunately not part of this last group — you should be very happy if you happen to be. It’s not important which category you actually belong to, as long as you are aware which one it is. Discovering which of these habits lead you to success will allow you to form a framework on how you work.

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A version of this article appeared in the Sep 9 issue of the Collegiate Times.