Keep your life in order 7. Keep your life in order . Believe it or not, being busier helps you plan your day, your week, and your whole semester more efficiently. Knowing that you have responsibilities and must be somewhere at a specific time, forces you to organize your life. If you know that you are going to go into the city to visit museums that weekend with people you met through the Art Club, then you also know you have to make the time to write the paper that's due on Monday morning before you leave for the weekend.
Employers look for involved students.
Competitive employers and graduate schools are looking for the well-rounded individual, not the person with straight A's who remained in the library all through college. The skills you learn in clubs and organizations today can make you far more marketable as a graduate. If you're an economics major, think about getting involved in the accounting societies, but also investigate such related possibilities as running for treasurer of a campus group. If you want to go to law school, look into volunteer work with the court system through your school's office or community service programs. A great way to develop a mentoring relationship with the advisor .