I'll start:
Treat college as an 8 to 5 job... when you've got an hour between classes, use it to get ahead on homework, research, etc. Don't just sit around watching Geraldo. You'll find that you end up with a lot more free time during the evenings.
Friday and Saturday nights were made for parties. Pick one. Mon-Thur night parties result in a lower GPA.
You can procrastinate about getting that paper done and pull an all nighter on Sunday night before its due with the rest of the kids in class. Or, you can follow my first tip above, get the paper done 2 weeks early, and the best part: many college profs are so stunned that a freshman is that far ahead that they're glad to review it for you and recommend changes. Two positive outcomes from this: the prof gets to know you as a serious student, and your grade ends up higher on the paper.
Related to the previous tip: There's nothing wrong with brown-nosing. That 89 average you earned may end up being an A. If your prof believes in only A,B,C,D, and F, the difference between an 89 and a 90 is HUGE. It's the same as the difference between an 80 and a 100. It's best to be in a position to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Sit in the front row. Sociological studies show that the students with higher averages tend to sit closer to the front of the room, while students with the lowest averages tend to sit near the back of the room. Profs often stereotype students according to this pattern. You don't want to be stereotyped as a slacker when you have that 89.5 average.
Greasy food is tough to get past your mouth, but it does help the nauseous feeling of a hangover. If you drank a lot of alcohol, be sure to drink a lot of water before you go to bed; it helps keep some of those hangovers caused by dehydration away. Never take tylenol while drunk, anticipating it to preemptively deal with the possibility of a hangover. (Unless you don't love your liver.)
Treat college as an 8 to 5 job... when you've got an hour between classes, use it to get ahead on homework, research, etc. Don't just sit around watching Geraldo. You'll find that you end up with a lot more free time during the evenings.
Friday and Saturday nights were made for parties. Pick one. Mon-Thur night parties result in a lower GPA.
You can procrastinate about getting that paper done and pull an all nighter on Sunday night before its due with the rest of the kids in class. Or, you can follow my first tip above, get the paper done 2 weeks early, and the best part: many college profs are so stunned that a freshman is that far ahead that they're glad to review it for you and recommend changes. Two positive outcomes from this: the prof gets to know you as a serious student, and your grade ends up higher on the paper.
Related to the previous tip: There's nothing wrong with brown-nosing. That 89 average you earned may end up being an A. If your prof believes in only A,B,C,D, and F, the difference between an 89 and a 90 is HUGE. It's the same as the difference between an 80 and a 100. It's best to be in a position to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Sit in the front row. Sociological studies show that the students with higher averages tend to sit closer to the front of the room, while students with the lowest averages tend to sit near the back of the room. Profs often stereotype students according to this pattern. You don't want to be stereotyped as a slacker when you have that 89.5 average.
Greasy food is tough to get past your mouth, but it does help the nauseous feeling of a hangover. If you drank a lot of alcohol, be sure to drink a lot of water before you go to bed; it helps keep some of those hangovers caused by dehydration away. Never take tylenol while drunk, anticipating it to preemptively deal with the possibility of a hangover. (Unless you don't love your liver.)