Survival Guide

     I know that coming to college can be scary.  But to survive the first semester, you will need a good computer, your books, a loud alarm clock, and an open mind.  Adjusting to a new life away from home may be very hard for some people but as long as you try to be nice and friendly, you will make friends easily because everybody is in the same boat as you.  Go to class and do your homework.  They say the greatest way to tell how well a high school student will do in college is their attendance record.  It is easy to snooze or turn off the alarm because your parents aren't there to wake you up, but if you go to class chances are you will end up with a much better grade than if you skip a lot.  You will write a lot, and I mean tons, of papers for college.  So that is why you need a good computer.  Adjustment to a brand new place, without your family there with you to support you,  is hard I am not going to lie, but if you have a positive attitude and try hard, it will work out.