Somesaycollegeiswastedontheyoung.Somanyofuslookbackatourowncollegeyearsandrealizewhatwecouldhavedonedifferentlytomakethemostofthem.Whilewecan’tgobackwecertainlycanofferoursonsanddaughtersourbestadvicetohelpthemmaketherightchoicesincollege.Hopefullytheywillhavefewerregretsthanwedo.Followingarefiveguidelinesparentscansharewiththeircollege-boundkidstoputthewholeexperienceinperspective.

EDUCATIONISYOURFIRSTPRIORITY

Assoonasyouarriveoncampustherewillbecompetinginterests.Feelfreetocheckthemoutbutalwaysrememberthatyouaretherefirstandforemostforyoureducation.Gotoclasspreparedandontime.Beengagedduringclass.Makesureyourprofessorknowsyouandrealizesthatyoucare.

BERESPONSIBLE

Therearemanylayersofresponsibility.Dowhatyousayyouwilldoandifyoucan’tconfessitearlyandcommunicateclearly.Butbeingresponsibleisn’tjustaboutmeetingyourcommitments;itisalsoabouttakingcareofyouyourbodyandyourfriends.Forexamplemorethan1800collegestudentsdieannuallyfromalcohol-relatedinjuries.Lookoutforyourselfandotherpeople.Makemoderatesensibledecisionssoyouaren’treelingfrom(受…影响)theconsequenceslater.

TAKETHEOPPORTUNITY

Incredibleopportunitieswillpresentthemselves:studyingabroadinterningatauniqueplacetryingnewthings.Don’tletfearpreventyoufromtakingadvantageofthem.Theremayneverbesomuchtimeorasmanyresourcesdevotedtoyourbettermentagaininyourlife.Sayyestoopportunitiesthatwillhelpyougrow.

FINDANDBEAMENTOR

Someofthebestlessonsavailabletouscancomeoutsideoftheclassroomintheformofamentor(良师益友).Oneofthemostpowerfulgrowthopportunitiesisbeingamentor.Earlyonfindsomeoneoncampuswhoyoufeelcanhelpyougrowanddeveloparelationshipwithhimorher.Alsofindsomeoneforyoutomentor.Youwillreinforceandenrichyourownlearningexperiencebyteachingsomeoneelse.

GETTHEJOBDONE

Itisnaturaltooccasionallyfeelyouwanttoquitwhenitmakesmoresensetoyoutogofindafull-timejob.Resistthaturge.AsJocelynNegron-Riosamotheroftwowhoiscurrentlycompletingherdegreeadvises“Nomatter