Brad Grogan, Class of 2003 Take a foreign language in high school. Many colleges and universities require high school foreign language as part of the admission requirements. Foreign language requirements are also a common degree requirement at the college level. As the world shrinks, the need to understand different cultures becomes even more critical to your future success. Dr. Judy Schaneman, Director of Off-Campus Programs Learn how to study.
College is like a full-time job.
For every hour you are in class, you should plan on spending at least two hours outside of class studying. Reviewing materials the night before the test just isn t feasible in college. Elisa Donnelly, Class of 2003 Work on your communication skills both written and oral. Communication skills are critically important. As a college student, you will be required to write in almost every class you take and speaking skills will be just as important.