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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Things To Do Before You Start Back at College

I start back at college on Monday. It is now nearing the end of our summer and I am about to take the leap into my second year. I am both excited and nervous. Although mainly excited because I can't wait to jump back in and work my way to the rest of my life.

 I always am over-thinking the things I need to do before I start anything and college is no exception. I decided I would create this post as a lead in to my new College Series. A series of posts of things that I found to work for me in terms of studying, note-taking, planning and just managing college life. So the first in this series is this post. Things To Do Before You Start Back at College.

First of all you want to make sure you have selected your classes, and made sure that they all fit in  your schedule. If there are clashes you need to follow your school's system for changing classes or by going to one, one week and the other the next.

Before your first day there are a few things that you should buy so that you have them for the first day. Such as pens. Pretty obvious I know, but there are always people asking for a pen on the first day when the professor starts to talk about the course. 

Another thing that you should buy before the first day is Post-it Notes. These are really handy when it comes to marking pages. I use the page markers to mark the set readings (I will get to this in a later post in this series). I keep mine on my desk in a little glass bowl.
Another thing that is important to buy before you start is some notebooks. I like to use one notebook for each class, therefore it keeps all the notes together and makes it easier for studying and referencing later.

The next thing I suggest buying is a planner, this one is from Kikki. K and is perfect for what I want it for however you should look for one that suits your needs.

The other thing that I suggest buying is a calendar, this one is one that I made and I hang it right in front of my desk so that I look at it and know what is happening that day, this week and this month. Therefore I stay on top of the things that I need to do. It is also color-coded which I will post about later on in this series.

What are things that you like to get out of the way before you start back at College? Is there anything that you would like me to cover in this series?

5 comments:

  1. That calendar you have is cute! Do you have it in a free printable? Great tips for getting organized for school!

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    1. Thanks, I am actually making it into a free printable. Should be later this week.

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    2. Awesome! Well I'm following you on twitter and Google+ so I'll look out for it. =)

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  2. I went back to school in my 40s and almost to my bachelors. Great and practicle ideas. Teri

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    1. Thanks Teri. It must have been strange going back, I always admire those who have the courage to do so.

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