The thought of college can shoot shivering chills down just about any teens’ back. But fear not, for we have put together the four main points that we believe are essential to your success when taking college-level classes.

*scroll down and click on the links below to receive some great advice from current college students (aka us)*

When attending college classes, organization lies amongst one of the most essential factors to a successful education. Organizational skills should not only be practiced through your work but amongst your personal life as well!

*click the links below for some life tips on organizational skills for different aspects in your life *

School Work Organization

Life Organizational Skills

Stress Organizational Skills

Being in a team can be overwhelming with the amount of work given and having your teammates complete them in a certain amount of time. With feeling anxious about your teammates not completing the work on time, afraid your work is not good enough, and wanting to give up about everything, should all be avoided and working with a team should be fun. Working together makes everything seem easier, but the same amount of effort applied in a project, or anything else, needs to be shown easily.

On working on a project, communication plays a huge role in a team. Collaborating, getting feedback about each others ideas, and showing ways to improve them, will definitely lead your group to success. Make sure everyone knows what they are supposed to do in the project and knows how to do it properly. A lot of the times in a group, people struggle with doing their part because they do not know how to do it in the first place. Including how to make it look professional, colorful, and presentable to the audience. Considering this step in seeing how members in the group should do their part, is crucial in a group project. To better improve your team click here for great tips and better success.

Despite the problems that may arise in a group project, there are positive benefits that come along as well. Such as increasing creativity, blending strengths, building trust and more. To learn more about what benefits come along, click here (although it says “benefits of teamwork in workplace,” the same ones still exist no matter the group’s objective and environment).

It is required to balance the time between extracurricular, homework, and prioritizing your family. Stress accumulates when there’s lots to do in such a small amount of time.

You may consider clicking on these links for tips on keeping track of time.

Extracurricular

Homework

Priorities