College Knowledge: 101 Tips Book

1	Believe in yourself	1
2	Learn to be a college student : you're not in high school anymore	3
3	Get to know faculty	6
4	Get involved and be engaged	11
5	Expand your comfort zone	13
6	Develop good study habits	16
7	Ask for help	18
8	Discover the value of challenging ideas (including your own)	23
9	Live a balanced life	25
10	Remember that tomorrow will be even better than today	26
11	Decide who you are - it's your life now	28
12	Discover your values	29
13	Determine what you like (and dislike) in life	31
14	Find your voice and take a stand	35
15	Learn to enjoy yourself, learning, and the college experience	37
16	Take (safe) risks	38
17	Make quality friendships	41
18	Rediscover your place in your family	44
19	Get comfortable being alone	45
20	Fall in love	47
21	Make yourself a part of the scholarly community	49
22	Think critically	51
23	Ask questions	53
24	Find yourself a mentor	57
25	Be both a thinker and an activist	59
26	Pay attention at orientation	61
27	Return to the three Rs - reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic	62
28	Manage your time effectively	67
29	Participate in learning communities and other special academic programs	69
30	Visit your academic advisor often	71
31	Choose good teachers over good class topics	73
32	Pursue your intellectual passions	75
33	Make intellectual connections among courses	76
34	Go to office hours and get to know your instructors	80
35	Become skilled at different ways of knowing	82
36	Take small classes and seminars	83
37	Participate in undergraduate research programs	85
38	Take a course pass/fail	87
39	Consider an independent study course	88
40	Go to class on time (and other rules of the classroom)	90
41	Read the reading assignments	92
42	Don't fall behind : learn to be both the tortoise and the hare	94
43	Think sensibly and strategically about grades	98
44	Don't freak out over finals	100
45	Be intellectually honest : don't cheat	102
46	Take responsibility for the world around you	104
47	Withhold assumptions about people	106
48	Participate in intergroup dialogue	108
49	Examine your social identity	112
50	Do community service	113
51	Participate in alternative spring break	115
52	Collaborate with your peers	117
53	Learn a second (or third) language	119
54	Study abroad	120
55	Take democracy seriously : participate actively in civic life	125
56	Think about social justice	127
57	Be a boundary-crosser	128
58	Learn outside the classroom	131
59	Get along with your roommate	133
60	Enjoy life in the residence hall	135
61	Join campus organizations and participate in campus activities	139
62	Go to lectures, museums, workshops, talks, and concerts	140
63	Stay involved in campus life as a commuter student	142
64	Take full advantage of learning opportunities as a commuter student	144
65	Develop leadership skills	146
66	Explore religion, spirituality, and a life of commitment	150
67	Consider whether fraternities and sororities are for you	152
68	Get around town without a car	154
69	Live a well-rounded life	157
70	Take care of your soul	158
71	Get away from campus during the semester	160
72	Go to sleep if you're tired	163
73	Exercise and play sports	166
74	Limit your all-nighters	167
75	Be safe in sex	168
76	Control your alcohol use and don't use drugs	171
77	Lock your door and don't walk home alone at night	173
78	Know how to get out of dangerous situations	177
79	Get help in case of emergencies	179
80	Visit the counseling and health centers	181
81	Write home : ask for care packages	183
82	Make your first visit home a good experience	185
83	Keep your high school friends but invest in new college friendships	187
84	Make friends with staff in the financial aid office	190
85	Be careful using credit cards	192
86	Balance your checkbook	194
87	Get a job	196
88	Pick up after yourself : do your own laundry	198
89	Show up to class	202
90	Use a planner	203
91	Love your laptop	205
92	Identify faculty who will write recommendation letters for you	207
93	Explore possible majors	209
94	Avoid the sophomore slump	211
95	Spend your summers productively	215
96	Investigate internships	217
97	Graduate in four years or as quickly thereafter as possible	219
98	If necessary, look into transferring to another college	221
99	Take a summer vacation	225
100	Investigate possible career choices	226
101	Remember your college accomplishments	228