| College life is not so easy as it may seem at first | | | | morning. Also, there is no use ungluing your eyes at 6 |
| glance. High school graduates may be deluded by | | | | a.m., if your brain refuses to work at such an early |
| popular movies about student life that present it as a | | | | hour. |
| constant flow of parties, alcohol, and uncontrolled fun. In | | | | • Make your studying hours sacred and let your |
| fact, it is a kind of romantic vision of student life. Those | | | | friends know about that. Explain that you do not want |
| students who choose the road of uncontrolled fun risk | | | | anybody to bother you during several hours when you |
| being expelled from a college. Is this possibility | | | | study. Do not be afraid that they will mock at your |
| permissible for you? Certainly, it is not. It is a bad idea | | | | attitude to studies; on the contrary, you may even set |
| to waste your parents' money, your time and many | | | | a good example for them. |
| other things if you are expelled. This is why, when you | | | | • Find a suitable place where you can study. It can |
| are accepted to a college, establish the main rule of | | | | hardly be a dorm you live in as they are rather noisy |
| college life: to combine your studies and fun. To | | | | unless you live on a "quiet floor". Search for a place |
| achieve this, you should develop your study habits | | | | that will be relatively quiet. It can be a classroom, a |
| from the outset. | | | | college library, or even a car. |
| How to develop study habits | | | | • Find some time to relax as it is impossible to study |
| • Learn more about your biorhythm, find the time | | | | several hours without a break, it can be harmful for |
| when you think your studies will be the most effective | | | | your health. Remember that your eyes and brain need |
| and use it. There is no use falling asleep over your text | | | | some breaks, so develop a habit of resting several |
| books at midnight if you can do the task early in the | | | | minutes every hour of studies. |