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In a college interview, knowing what to wear and what questions to answer are equally important also in knowing the proper manners during the college interview. Your behavior, your actions, gestures, and the way you answer the questions are very important aspects when you are having a college interview. You must give good impression to the college admission officer during the entire process so that it won’t be hard on him or her to accept you.

The college interview is not just a simple portion of your college admission requirements because this could help you present yourself to the college admission staff. Through the college interview, you will be able to impress the ones responsible in accepting and rejecting college applicants and be able to make it to the college admissions. So how are you supposed to act during the college interview?

As what I have said, first impressions do count. Thus, you must remember to dress decently and neatly when going to a college interview. Don’t let the way you dress up get in the way of connecting with your interviewer. You really don’t have to get into extreme fashion to get the attention of the interviewer. All you need to wear are decent clothes and remember not to over dress.

Be on the venue on time and greet your interview upon entering the door. Do not be too loud and boisterous when answering questions, modulate your voice and do not appear as if you are too shy to answer. Sit erect and place your hands on your lap. Avoid unnecessary gestures. Lastly, do not forget to send a thank you letter to your interviewer. 

You are probably wondering why there are college admission counselors and what their duties are for the incoming college applicants during the college admission process. Well, I tell you that the duties of the college admission counselors are really important and helpful for the students. They play an important role in helping the high school students make their way through the college admission process of particular colleges and universities.

When they are making partnerships with senior high school students, the college admission counselors must have a wide range of knowledge about the precise educational, vocational and certificate programs that might as well provide interest to the students after they graduate from high school. They should have knowledge and deeper understanding about the college applications and they should also be capable of assisting the students in getting the needed documentation that are needed for the college application process.

Aside from that, it is also the duty of the admission counselors to spend some time with the students during the entire duration of the college admission process and must help the students choose the high school courses they should take that will meet their college admission requirements. The college admission counselors are also the ones helping the students decide what programs are best suited for their career goals. They are also expected to conduct career guidance programs to promote their schools to the senior high school students and to their parents. They are the ones providing information about their college or university and convinces the students why they should choose their school for their college education. 

The college interview is the foundation of your future career because this is where your college admission relies. If you want to get into the right college or the college of your first choice, then you must be prepared and pass your college interview. And in order for you to do that, you must know if what are the questions being asked in a college interview so that you can answer it with confidence and with poise. This will give the interviewer the impression that you are a good potential to their college and believe me, they will immediately include you in their list of accepted college applicants. So what are the most common asked college interview questions? Below are some.

While preparing for the college admission process, the main worry that an upcoming college student usually experiences is focused on picking the right major. Sometimes, a college student does not want to fail their own self or their parents and the other people surrounding them so as much as possible, they wanted to get right on picking their college major. But our first choice of college major does not really become our last in some cases and in some reasons.

Example, you wanted to become a doctor when you were still 10 years old, but there is no need to declare a major before your parents drive away! Unpack your boxes, why don’t you try out a few courses and stay awhile and see if the course that you chose is the right one for you. it is unlikely that you will have to pick a major during your freshman year, so work hard on your basic core classes and enjoy your college experience.

You don’t have to worry if you think you did not choose the right college major in the first place because it is not yet too late to try another one. There is no rule that once you fail in a college major, you can no longer move on and choose another one. There is no limitation on how many courses you will take and graduate from, but you must also try to keep in mind that time runs fast and it never stops so you must set a goal before choosing the right college major.

Choosing the wrong college can have the possibility to end up in college failure. Once you are not happy with the college of your choice, then you have no encouragement and motivation to move on in the second level of your college education, and this is not a good thing.

When you were still in high school, you were already dreaming about the college or university you wanted to get into so as early as junior high school, you are already preparing for the college admission requirements of the particular college you are dreaming to get admitted at. But what if once you are already attending classes on the college of your first choice and realized in the middle of the school year that you went wrong in the college of your choice, what will you do?

There is a wide range of institutions and academic standards. Students may find themselves at a college for which they are unprepared. Sometimes, the campus climate or the size may not be personally suitable. The right match of student and college is an important ingredient of college success and satisfaction and if you are already not happy with your choice, then there is a tendency that you will just end up failing out of college.

The College interview is just one of the needed requirements in a college admission process. If you really don’t have that good grades and if you only had average score in the college admission test, then the college interview is one important factor for you to be accepted in the college or university you wanted to enroll at. It is just simple though. All you need to do is to become prepared for your college interview so that you could easily get into the college of your choice.

One thing that you should prepare before you go to your college interview is to dress properly. You don’t need to buy expensive clothes just to look presentable and professional. All you need to have are some formal clothes inside your closet to help you look more presentable in front of your interviewers. Jeans and shirts are a big No-No! Also, do not wear vulgar clothes like tube, miniskirts, clothes with plunging necklines, spaghetti straps, and halter backs. Do not wear also too fit or too-tight clothes as well as the loose ones. Most importantly, wear the clothes that are appropriate and at the same time, makes you feel comfortable while wearing it. How can you concentrate on your college interview when you are not comfortable with your clothes, right? Lastly, if you are in doubt on what you should wear, just be conservative. 

On the last year in high school, the anxiety level and pressures of senior college students increase as the college admission process and college application process already gets nearer and nearer. But in order for them to combat all the stress and pressures haunting them regarding the college admission process, there is only one thing they could do to make it easy on the process, and that is to find out what college admission requirements do schools require.

Although college fairs can seem to be very overwhelming, they still vary in terms of their unique opportunity for you to evaluate a large number of schools and universities in one place. Though there are some similarities in the list of college admission requirements provided by the colleges and universities, still, there are some discrepancies in them and you need to pay importance on each of the added requirements.

Think of the entire process as if it is like a one-stop shopping. And remember, the schools are shopping too because they are also looking for the best college students to be admitted in their school. They wanted to find the students that are most motivated to fill their undergraduate programs. If you are not familiar with the other requirements included on the list, do not hesitate to ask questions from the college admission counselors. They will be surely glad to help you. If you wanted to have an idea on where a particular college or university stands in terms of its academic programs, average class size, athletics, or financial aid opportunities, then you have this chance to ask at this very moment. Now is the time to ask. 

Fresh high school graduates can’t do away with all the tensions brought about by the college admission process, and that includes ways on how to skin the college admission tests. It is definitely hard for a typical high school student to think about how to get high scores for their college admission tests because it only adds pressure to their preparation for the college admission process. They become very worried to the point they start to pressure themselves and begin to study almost everything. This results to information overload and this is not helpful. What a student must learn in terms of preparing for the college admission test is to only focus on the subjects that you think you are poor at.

Another helpful tip is to spend at least two-three hours of study everyday – you can do it on whatever part of the day that you think you can study best either in the morning, in the late afternoon, in the evening or late midnight. Aside from preparing your mental capacity, you also need to prepare your physical body. Take some time to eat nutritious foods because these can help your brain function well. Have some time to sleep and relax and most of all, seek some support system coming from your family, your friends, and most of all, from God. 

You have probably noticed that the college admission process gets more and more intense as time goes by. It becomes really stressful to the part of high school students especially when they already reach the point of their senior year where they need to think of the college admission process and how to win it. It really becomes challenging especially when they have no idea on how to make it work.  Thus, college students must learn how to get rid of the stress they experience which is brought about by the college admission process. But how?

The high school students must already prepare early for the college admission process, and when I say early, they should already start as early as junior high school or even as early as their senior year. On the first quarter of the senior year, some of the seniors are already writing their college applications, finalizing college lists, retaking standardized tests, and generally worrying about whether and where they’ll get in for college. What these students must think when choosing a college that best suits them is to conduct research first about the schools and universities that you are planning to attend to. Learn about their achievements, the credentials of their faculty, the college majors they offer and the standards of their school. Have a list also of their college admission requirements so that you can prepare and submit them early before their required deadline.

By simply doing a research about the college or university you wanted to attend to, you can somehow get rid of the stress you are feeling regarding the college admission process. Good luck! 

Once a high school student steps in the last phase of her high school life and that is through graduation, the first thing that comes into their mind is the college admission process. Some students are excited to start processing their college admission, but most students find it very stressful and anxiety-driven. “What if I won’t be able to be accepted in the college of my first choice?” “What am I gonna do to pass the college interview and the college admission tests?” “How am I going to write a good college application essay?”

These are the most common questions being asked by the upcoming freshmen college students and it is already anticipated, but their anxiety level is still increasing as their college graduation gets near. Probably the beginning of the process of selecting a college or university and your college admission process starts around the time around the time you have already taken your SATs and concludes by April of your senior year in high school when you are notified of your status, whether you are accepted or rejected at the college of your first choice.

It is definitely undeniable that the college admission process is very unpredictable. Each college and university has their own standards or processes when it comes to college admissions so your experience in applying to a particular college or university will definitely differ from the other. Thus, if you are applying in a certain college, you have to think about the future. Just try to check from time to time you status of whether you are accepted or not so that you can go to another college if you are not accepted in on. With thousands of students applying on one college alone, your chances of being accepted is just small, especially when you are not really sure if you are highly qualified on their standards. So it is a must that you become responsible in checking your status from time to time. 

Another school year is about to start and new faces will surely run along the college hallways and classrooms for their college admission process. Each newly grad high school students must undergo the college admission process if they really wanted to be enrolled the college or university that they are planning to enroll at. It is very stressful but more of exciting for some because this will determine if they are really eager to be accepted in a particular college. The college admission staff is just right there to assist them in case they needed help and guidance in terms of their college admission process and college admission requirements.

It is expected that most freshmen students admitted in a certain college or university will feel isolated, aloft and all alone in one corner especially when he or she really don’t have any familiar face to see among his or her new classmates. But this is part of the challenge in the first few days of your freshman year in college. You must break that chain of inferiorities and try to make new friends. Your first year in college is the most crucial year of all so it is definitely important for you to excel in all aspects during the freshman year. Try to get out of your shell and explore new things. If you were not that active in extracurricular activities when you were in high school, then this is your time to shine. Try to join some clubs and orgs for a change. Engage in school activities more often for you to enjoy your college experience.

If you can’t deal or cope with stress that easy, then you will definitely face a lot of consequences with it when the time comes. Almost each person experiences different kinds of stress in life, with the exemptions to infants and babies, of course, because they do not know yet what the meaning of stress is. But just to cut the discussion short, let us focus more on the stress being experienced by most college students. Just as everyone deals with stress in their unique and special ways, college students also experience a wide range of consequences ranging from mild to severe. So what do these college students get from stress?

Usually, the most common effects of stress results to the college students to try out different kinds of stuff that others say could help them forget about their problems that easy. An example of this is alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking and other forms of unhealthy habits. It’s just not helpful at all my dear students.

Another inevitable effect of stress is on weight issues. It is either you lose weight or you gain some when you are stressed. Usually because of depression during the first year of college, the students tend to gain about 10-20 pounds after the school year while there are also those who lose unintentionally while other struggle with eating disorders.

Also, the other consequence brought about by stress is dropping in college. You have probably heard of college students not graduation from college because of dropping out. Usually, the main reason why they drop out from school is because of the pressures and all types of stress they can hardly cope. Aside from the mentioned impacts of stress, there are still many more to mention, and probably the worst result that could happen is to commit suicide. That is the worst thing to happen. And we should not let it end in that way. 

Every College definitely prepares a college admission test for all their applicants as part of their college admission requirements. It serves a big percentage for a student to get into the college of their choice. However, some students do not really know how to prepare for the college admissions test and they treat the test as a very hard kind of exam. One of the things that you must really work hard for you to work your way and be accepted on a particular college is to pass the college admissions test. And since the colleges vary in the types of exams that they give, you just have one thing to keep in mind, and that is to PREPARE!

You can try these few tips for you to make sure that you will become successful in taking your college admission tests. First, you must think that all exams are hard. You must expect in advance that there is no easy exam. You should also know the most common questions being asked in college admission exams so that you can prepare on what to review on. You must also allot a few hours every day for studying. Spend your time more on reviewing on the subjects you think you are poor at because this might affect your test results. Focus yourself on the exam and avoid going into parties and other activities a few days before the test day. A day before the exam, get some good night’s rest and eat healthy foods so that you can have a physically fit body when taking the exam. Know ahead of time the location of your test center so that you won’t be late on the day of the test schedule because you had a hard time looking for the test center. Relax and just enjoy answering your exams. 

After graduating from high school, probably the first thing that comes into your mind is to choose the best college or university that you think can help you reach your dreams and find a good job after college graduation. It is just normal, my friend. Almost all professionals underwent through this very stressful stage wherein they must find a college that suits them best and a college that has great standard and quality of education as well.

But you might have forgotten something. You forgot that it is not you who mainly chooses the college that you can attend to, but the college you apply with will decide if they will choose you. There are certain colleges and universities that really screen all their college admission applicants because they are looking for only top students who can be potential achievers and become assets of the school. Thus, what you need to do is to sell yourself but before that, you must see to it that you have good credentials and highly recommended status based on your college admission requirements. I know that it’s hard and it is just like a competition in applying for a job, but you must really work hard for it.

You must already prepare for college before graduating from high school. You must make good grades, engage in many extracurricular activities that you can join, and cooperate in all the activities of you school. Just try to build yourself as easily as high school because just like what an old saying says. “the early bird catches the early worm”. 

When asked to write an essay, the most common reaction of every student is to panic and cram on what to write. They tend to be bothered especially on how to start writing a college essay. Do not worry, just relax! Check out on these useful tips that you may use in writing a good college admissions essay.

You can write a good and effective college essay by keeping your focus narrow and personal. A great application essay must present a vivid, personal, and compelling view of you to the college admissions counselors. Your essay must prove your point at the very start or in the introduction of your college essay and do not add unnecessary discussions. You must see to it that the one who will read your essay must be able to find the main idea and follow it from the beginning to end.

You must be honest and sincere on the things that you say on your essay. Develop your main idea with vivid and specific facts, events, quotations, examples and reasons. Avoid putting unnecessary words in your essay. Do not state the obvious. Try to be creative in some way but do not be out of the topic. Don’t write a resume. Meaning, you must not write anything that is already stated in your application.

College application essay is just one of the many college admission requirements that you need to submit so make the most out of it for you to be included on the list of accepted applications in a certain college admission. To help you effectively write a college essay, then you must follow the few useful steps I have mentioned above. 

I know most of you students only wanted to pass the exam and do not really aim to top it. But mind you, when you top an exam, you will easily get good grades because it comprises a huge percentage of the grade of your particular subject. Also, it can only mean that you are studying your lessons well and you are prepared to any exam that you will take.

College life is not only submitting your college admission requirements and passing the interview. You also need to consider the college written examinations because these are more important compared to those two. But I am not saying that you should already neglect them because they are equally important.

Now, going back to college exams, you need to really push your way to Top the college major exams. Why? Because when you aim high, you will really work hard for it. If you will just aim to pass the exam, then it is either you really pass it or fail it. But if you aim to top the exam, then you either Top it or simply pass it. So if you were to be asked, which one will you chose?

Another important thing about aiming to TOP the college exam is the idea that once you are on the top of the list or when you are the first one on the rank, the colleges or universities will be hesitant to reject your college admission. Regardless of whether you did not do well on your college application essay or you were not that impressive in your college interview, you will still have an edge compared to other college applicants if you topped the college admission exam. 

Preparing for the college admission process takes a lot of “what to do” and “what to prepare” reminders for a newly graduate high school student. It is definitely a very demanding task to do yet you need to comply with it because your future relies on the college major that you will take and the college or university that you will get into.

Aside from thinking of all the tasks you need to complete before the deadline of passing all the college admission requirements, you also have to choose the best college to get into, pass the college admission tests, and write a good college application essay. However, on top of it all, you also need to find grants and scholarships to help you pay for it all, especially the upcoming expenses that you need to pay when you already go to college. We cannot deny the fact that not all high school graduates can already proceed to college because of having financial problems. Given the fact that some of these students are even academically gifted or excels in sports, they can have the chance to still go to college through college admissions help or college admissions assistance. It could either be in a form of scholarships grants, family discounts, academic scholarships, sports scholarships, financial assistance, etc.

Thus, any student must not lose hope and mustn’t conclude that they could no longer get into the college that they want because of being poor. There are a lot of groups or organizations who aid these privileged college students financially and it is just up for you to reach out to them and pass in their requirements. 

The stressful college interview really gets into the nerve of every student because they consider this as one of their college admission requirements. Meaning, it contributes a lot for you to get into the college of your choice. You only have one chance to make a good impression to the college admission counselors or the college admission assistance so make the most out of it. So to help you easily get through the college interview, then you must remember the do’s and don’ts in a college interview.

The college admission process gets more tougher and tougher each year so do not be so sure that you can easily find a college that could accept you without second thought because you still need to pass their college admission requirements before you can attend to a particular college or university. By the end of every school year, you can already see the senior students panicking in writing their college application essay, preparing for their other college admission requirements and generally worrying about the entire college admission process especially when they are not really sure if they will be accepted or rejected.

When preparing your college admission requirements, I know you are probably stressed out because of the pressure of not committing any mistakes and simply getting it all perfect. It is more stressful than passing a major exam because this is where you begin to build your dreams. So in order for you to fight away the stress that you experience while preparing your college admission requirements, you must relax and stay focused on the things you need to do. You need to be in control. The college admissions process has the purpose of finding a college that fit you and where you will perform best so you must really do your best in order for you to get into the college of your first choice.

Also, the purpose of the college admission requirements is to showcase who you are so if your requirements speak of how good you are as a student, then it won’t be hard for you to pass the college admission process. You must also keep in mind that not everything in the college admission process is within your control because there are things that are already out of your control. Say for example the size of the talented applicant pool and the particular goals and constraints of each college. Those are actually now within your reach anymore because it belongs to the policy of the school. If you are not included in their standards, move on. There are still a lot of opportunities in other colleges.  

Entering a college or university is not as easy as paying your tuition and just sit on a class then make your grades and then graduate and get your diploma. At the very beginning of a college admission, you should really go through a major competition. With hundreds of college applicants going through the college application process all at the same time, can you now say to yourself that you are confident enough that you will be accepted to the particular college that you are applying to? Are you sure that based on your grades, your extracurricular activities, your college interview and the result of your college admission test can already help you get your way through the college admission process? You are not that sure, right? So here are some helpful tips for you to work your way through college admissions.

Be prepared. You have the whole four years in high school for you to make your grades good and build a good reputation. Join in some extracurricular activities. Make yourself busy in joining clubs, organizations, and any school groups where you think you fit and belong. Do not waste your time on gimmicks or partying. Also, you need to review for the college admission test because other colleges or universities are very particular with it and they really want to admit college students that are academically equipped. If you don’t have good grades, then making a good college essay can also help you present yourself in a way where you can be known by the college admission counselors as a student who is disciplined, active in extracurricular activities, and has a good attitude. By that way, one can easily work his or her way through any college admissions. 

All you need to do in preparation for your college admission process is to study hard while you are still in high school and establish the college major that you really wanted to take. Spend most of your vacant time in reading, writing, and studying if possible because this can really help you get better, especially when it comes to communication skills. Also, you must work hard and double your effort to get good grades because having a high general average can make you stand out among the rest of the college applicants.

Aside from the academics, another aspect that also needs to be considered is the involvement in extracurricular activities, community public services, etc. A student cannot get into college by grades alone. There are also other requirements like your abilities and other hobbies. Your extracurricular activities are also a big help because this can determine how motivated you are and how you manage your time and still manage to get good grades. You still have a lot of time to build your resume for you to get into college so start as early as possible in your high school. 

Just like most writers, it is really a dilemma at first before writing any article the topic that you will write about. It is also the same thing with your college application essays. The freshly grad high school students are certainly having hard time of choosing a topic for their college essay because it is one great factor for them to pass the college admission if they have a strong college essay.

The college admission process is very tough. Some students can easily pass it especially if they have good and high grades during high school or if they scored high in the college admission test. However, those who are borderline of either being accepted or rejected from the college or university they are applying to can still have hope of being included on the slot if they have strong and excellent college essay. But what are you going to write about?

When choosing a topic for your college essay, you should consider the things that the college counselors wanted to know about you aside from what is already reflected elsewhere in your application like your personal information, biographical data, etc. Maybe you could write an essay about the person who influenced you or an experience that reflects why you have that kind of personality right now. Another thing, probably you can write about a social, political, or religious issue happening in the society right now that really caught your attention. Or you can also write about a TV or movie character that really reflects how you behave or act in some way or another. These and a lot more interesting and definitely not dull topics can help you, somehow, be admitted in the college or university you wanted to attend to so good luck! 

Failing is never really an option. It is a choice! As long as you believe that you have done your best, failures will surely not come. But what if you are being tested and you are placed on the dilemma of either to pass or to fail? What will you do? Just say NO to College Failures and here is what you must do.

Failing is really avoidable if you will just work hard on your studies. You don’t need to be the class valedictorian in high school or an honor student in order for you to pass College. It still requires major effort and dedication to studying your lessons, being present always in class, paying attention to the discussion, and submitting all your requirements and assignments on time.

Always remember that failing a class can be considered a major problem is it is not handled right away. A failed class can create an impact and affect your academic record, and it can also be a reason for you not to graduate in College. It can also affect your self-esteem because you might be ashamed that you failed your class and your classmates passed.  

You must learn how to handle the situation and you must really consider the factors that might affect your performance in class. The most important thing is, in everything that you do, you must keep in mind to put all efforts and hard work to it in order for you to succeed. 

When you first entered the room where you are going to take your college admission test, you have probably said to yourself that “this is it! This is the fulfillment of my dreams and ambitions.” Seeing those faces of the persons in the room makes you think that you have the same thing in mind, and that is the hope for you to pass the exam. Indeed, this is the make or break college admission test and you need to pass it if you wanted to attend in that college and take the college degree that you’ve been dreaming to take. But how? How will you be able to pass the College Admission test? Here are a few tips that might help you.

First, make sure that you have a review or go to a group study, either which is effective for you, before you take the exam. It is better to be prepared in going to a battle than just go there and hope for positive results without working on anything. Being on a group study is a very good tool because this can help you understand and remember ideas, especially when you have a huge moral and emotional support from your friends. Having interactions with your classmates and friends can help you share ideas and better understand a topic or lesson.

Also, you can develop a study habit of your own. It is still helpful for you to find time to study on yr vacant times at home. Using Mnemonics is also an effective tool because this will help you memorize some stuff. Also, try to consider the subjects you are very poor at and focus on these subjects more. Try to relax and unwind sometimes for you to freshen up your mind. Do not take it too seriously that you almost forget to get a break for yourself. Just take it easy and good luck!

There is a famous saying that states that you cannot taste the sweetness of success if you have not tasted the bitterness of failure. Indeed, you will not learn something new if you have not committed a mistake. But I am not saying that learning only come from mistakes; rather, mistakes always make you learn new things. Success always comes from failure and nobody can claim that he or she has never ever experienced any failure at all.

Even when we were still in College, we have already experienced a lot of failures and some of us ended up being a failure until the end because of easily giving up. College life is filled with a lot of challenges and trials and if you were not able to surpass all of these at first, you will end up being a failure. So how can you avoid it? No one can really help you win this battle against failure but yourself, though you may still need the help of other people, but it basically starts from you. Do not just settle on what your heart or mind tell you; try to listen to other people also, especially those who are more experienced than you like your professors and seniors.

In about a hundred of endeavors that we take, the greater percentage ends in failure. We can’t really tell exactly why we can still succeed despite of the numerous failures. The fact is, there is a tangible line between success and failure. And each person, may it be the college student, to view the line based on his own perception. 

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When people are told that they are going to have an interview, their initial reaction is to get anxious as to what might be asked during the interview. Sometimes, this could even affect their personal views and opinion. An interview that most people could not escape is the college interview. You don’t have to underestimate the college interview for being just a requirement in the college admission because this is the first step that you must go through for you to be accepted in the college that you wanted to enroll at. So in order for you to have the confidence in answering those questions, you must know first what the common questions usually asked in a college interview are. So here are the most common questions being asked in a college interview. If you think you can easily answer these questions, then you will have better chance to get into the college you wanted to be enrolled to.

Commonly Asked Questions in a College Interview:

Tell us about yourself.

Tell us about your family.

Why do you want to go to this college or university?

What major do you want to be at and why?

What are your favorite subjects in high school?

What do you expect from this college/ university?

What do you want to do after you graduate?

What are your least favorite classes or subjects?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your expectations from college?

What are your hobbies and interests?

What extra-curricular activities are you in during high school?

What was your biggest achievement in school/life?

How can you be a role model to others?

What can you contribute to the world? 

It is being noticed that once high school students graduate and already step into College, they start to develop different kinds of problems and they have a hard time dealing with it. There is an increasing amount of attention being directed to the shift to an increased level of education being experienced by traditional-age and adult students. It is a movement that incorporates a great deal of stress and challenge. Even though there are those students who consider this shift of the level of education as a challenge to personal growth, other students, on the other hand, are overwhelmed by the changes that are happening and they even experience emotional maladjustment and depression when they can’t really handle the situation. 

Most of the common problems experienced in College start from the adjustment period they develop after graduating from high school. Education in High School is easier compared to the College level. It also depends on the school you are in on what kind of problems you are going to face. This is the real life, this is a new world from what you are used to, this is College! It’s a bigger and wider picture. You tend to face hectic schedules, challenging classes, and less time for gimmicks. There is no more time for sleepovers and hanging out in malls because once you are in College, most of your time will be focused on either studying or doing some paperworks provided by your professors. Sometimes, it’s really mind-aching when all you need to do is to study, study, and study. Grow up dude! This is already College so wake up!

Another common problem that a College student usually faces is being away from home for the first time and trying to get along with your roommates. In the first few days, you will be homesick and you will also feel depressed, especially when you are emotionally weak. Choosing the best major is also a common problem that a college student should consider. A year after, some college students realize that they are not happy anymore about their major and others shift from one to another more often.

There are still a lot of common problems to be mentioned that bothers a College student. These are just normal and they are experienced by many. You don’t have to be worried. All you need to do is to assure yourself that everything is under control. 

Whether you like it or not, you cannot really avoid experiencing stress in College but on the top of it, at the end of the day, you should cope or surpass all the stressful situations that happen to you in school. Many students know how to deal with stress, but there are those who take it seriously and cannot handle it pretty well.

There are a lot of causes of stress in College, and one of which is of course your “Academic Stress.” Your heavy workload is absolutely unbearable, especially when your schedule of classes is really uptight, and you also have other activities to thing plus the assignments or paperworks given to you by each of your professor in every subject. Noticeably, the workload of College is significantly more involved than the high school workload, given the fact that it also comes with less hand-holding from parents and teachers. You also have your more challenging classes, scheduling issues to deal with, very hard and mind-breaking exams, and other academic tests coming your way.

Another type of stress that is part of your College life is the “Social Stress”. Peer pressure is more significant during this time compared to high school and the most challenging and probably the most stressful part is during the freshman year because it is where the student try to adjust in everything, especially when they face the most obvious social challenges that usually involve leaving one’s entire support structure behind (college friends and classmates, perhaps), creating a new social network, dealing with being away from home for the first time and facing less parental support. This is but normal to some who are used to be independent ever since they stepped in high school, but for those who are not used to it, this is already stressful.

Other possible stress that you might be facing in College is the time management. High school schedule is different from College because in College, you don’t have a fix schedule of your classes and you have so much work to do and so many things to study about. Aside from those, you also need to consider getting up early than the usual and stay up late to study, start to live independently, doing your laundry, preparing food for yourself, etc. These small things can also add to your stress. New students even deal with the struggle of being away from home for the first time and missing home in a few days of staying in the dormitory.

These are the common causes that we have identified that can cause stress in College. You must be prepared for these and must learn how to deal with it. 

Every day, we are being bombarded with choices; choices on what to eat, what clothes to wear, what to say, where to go and what to do. However, after each mind-boggling task, some of us still end up getting frustrated and seem to regret the things we have done while some take things positively to cope up with our wrong decisions in life.

Choosing a college degree is one of the major decisions in life that we cannot escape and we should not neglect. Once you choose a college degree, you should pursue it until the end of your College life because it will determine what kind of job you are qualified to be admitted in after college. I know it is hard to decide on what College degree you must go to, especially when you do not know yet what you want or what you want to be in the end. You need to choose perfectly so that you will not regret in the end and end up in a miserable college life.

If you are really having a hard time in making a decision, you can try to ask your parents what they can advise and maybe they can help you decide. You may also go through the list of “in-demand” jobs on the internet or in the Craigslist. Also, your interests or existing talents and skills might also help you identify which College major you must take. Another thing is for you to go through your grades and check on which subject you excel at. If you’re good in math, then you can choose a major that are business-related. If you’re into Science, then maybe you could prefer a medical course like Nursing, Medicine, etc. 

Your College life wouldn’t be perfect if you have not undergone and surpassed your Freshman year. This article intends to gather some opinions on how their Freshman year was and what impact did it bring into their college life. This will guide the upcoming freshmen students on what to expect when the time comes that they already enter College.

The first day of freshmen years mark the beginning of another chapter into a student’s life. This is the time when they gain new sets of friends, new line of classmates, stricter and more serious professors, and a whole new environment to complete the scenario. Being a freshman is not that easy. It is like wandering across a vast ocean without knowing where you are heading. The only thing that you hold on is a dream and a desire to be able to excel somehow in your chosen field to finish. A day of expectations to some, and a day of hope to many.

Here are some of the most common convictions and sentiments of the freshmen students as to what they feel being a freshman:

There you have it! Most of them are actually good and positive feedbacks so you don’t have to be afraid to enter your college. It’s just a matter of having fun and starting your college life right by making the most out of your freshman year. 

Ever since the world began, our perception of having good grades is through the result of working hard or studying hard rather. Do you really believe that a good study habit can make good grades? Of course, having a good study habit really pays, but a certain research study reveals that there are no relationship between the study habits of students and their academic performance.

Have you noticed? There are some students who have no study habits at all but still, they are able to have, if not high grades, average marks. These are the people who have the potential to excel if they will just exert more effort. In short, they are born intelligent so they will need less effort in burning their midnight candles. Y just listening to the lessons that their professor is discussing or simply being present during class hours, a person can already make good grades because of remembering and understanding thoroughly his or her lessons. But I am not saying that these people do not need to study anymore because admit it or not, it really helps when we try to recall al our lessons through reading our notes because not all that we have digested while listening to our lessons are a hundred percent retained in our brains. You still need to refresh your minds to prepare for the tests in school such as the written exams.