College Survival Tips

Here are a few tips that will help you get started:

• Attend Orientation
• Ask for help when you need it
• Know that it is normal to feel lonely, isolated and homesick – it will get better
• Develop a good support system
  
  • Family
  • Make new friends
  • Keep old friends
  • Learn about all the services available to you on campus
• Get Involved! Take part in all the activities you can
• Go to class and be on time – this will have a positive affect on your grades
• Keep the lines of communication open with your professors, classmates, and roommates
• Stay healthy – you will need your energy levels to be running at optimum
  
  • Get enough sleep
  • Eat a well balanced diet – fast food will not give you the nutrition you need
  • Moderate your alcohol and caffeine consumption
  • Visit the on-campus health centre to get information on nutrition and other health related issues
  • Exercise regularly