If you’re flying the nest for the first time to go to college, you probably think you’re very mature and ready for anything. And you may be exactly those things. But you may not be ready for a few home truths that could leave your head spinning if you’re not prepared. Some things you simply can’t prepare for. Take, for example, a particular situation in my experience where a girl from London, England, had her father sleeping on her floor in the dorm rooms because she was too scared to go off to university alone. That was a strange queue for the bathroom each morning. Some things you just have to deal with as and when they occur. But other things can be easily sorted out in anticipation of the percentages and averages that dictate these are things every student should know.
The right way to write
No, we’re not talking about holding a pen and delivering your best effort at joined-up cursive or neat copper plate. We mean essay writing and citations. Depending on your course, you will be tackling either relatively fewer essays or a mountain of paperwork. What you may not have realised or been told is that you can’t turn in a single word of college work without referencing the source. Seriously. Your lecturers need to know where you’re finding your answers. To the point at which it gets super annoying. But thankfully, there is help online. Check out this APA citation tool. learning to cite your sources early-on in your higher education career will stand you in good stead for producing the standard of work required throughout your course.
Don’t make friends (with absolutely everyone)
This is so true. In fact, I can remember a leaflet posted under my dorm room door that showed two students having a
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