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8 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Freshman Year of College

It’s August again, and in Utah that means that school will be starting up again soon. I’ve been at a retreat this week with college and university recruiters, and it’s got me thinking about my first year of college and some of the things I wish I knew back then…

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Real Life College Student Blog: Getting to Know Your College Professors

Throughout your life, creating and maintaining positive relationships will be a huge key to your success. And I don’t mean this in the sense that finding a sugar daddy/momma to support you financially is the only way to be successful (…though I’m not entirely ruling it out either). Instead, I simply mean that building bridges between yourself and a variety of people from all walks of life is going to make your life a lot easier.

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Real Life College Student Blog: Declaring War on Procrastination, Part 2

Last week, we declared war on an underlying commonality of students (and, quite frankly, a commonality that exists among us humans). It’s a horrible thing. It runs a mock in our lives. It’s not a lack of money, but procrastination. The oh-so-dangerous-and-easy-to-get-ensnared-in procrastination. Please, if you haven’t, read my last post about procrastination (you will enjoy it, I am sure!). Today, the war rages on and I have a few more tricks up my sleeve, some good advice to win the battle.

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Real Life College Student Blog: A Beginner’s Guide to College Study Skills

From my high school days I remember a lot of friends bragging about how they could pass any class without studying. These are usually the kids who more or less breezed through high school, taking only the classes that were required and not bothering attempting the more challenging pre-college courses. I have to give them credit: they did manage to get by with A’s and B’s with a minimal effort. They walked on graduation day like everyone else.

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