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<\/a>Being organized will encourage you to be more prepared, more productive, and less stressed!<\/p><\/div>\n
The most essential piece of advice that I can give to incoming freshmen is to be organized.<\/p>\n
I know it sounds generic and you\u2019ve never really needed to be organized in the past, but in college you actually do. I recommend getting a planner of some kind and writing homework assignments with due dates so you don\u2019t forget anything.<\/p>\n
It piles up… trust me! I ended up turning in low quality work at times in RWS 200 and\u00a0would forget to\u00a0do small\u00a0assignments which almost\u00a0led to me failing (I passed with a 2% margin). I ended up doing much of my work at the last minute too, which almost led me to failing as well.<\/p>\n
If I\u2019d failed, I would have likely lost financial aid and would have had to drop out because I wouldn\u2019t be able to afford going here without it. It would have been really shameful for me to have to do that and I would definitely be disappointed in myself.<\/p>\n
I know you take pride in your own success, so I recommend you get organized right away and take it seriously from day one. Organization makes a big difference.<\/p>\n
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