How To Adjust To College Life

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How To Adjust To College Life
By Elizabeth Saas
College Tidbits

Prepare For The Adjustment Before You Leave

Even the most prepared college freshmen go through periods of adjustment when they arrive on campus, but there are some things you can do for yourself to make the transition easier.

Spend some time during the summer reading about your new school and the city or town it's located in. Surely, the admissions materials you received give you some indication about how students spend their time and live their lives at school, so that's a good place to start. You can also go online and do some research into your new "hometown" for the next four years. Even if you're a little scared, be positive. Picture yourself doing some of the cool things you read about in the school's materials and online.

If you know people from your high school who will be attending the same college in the fall, you might think about getting together with them before you arrive on campus. Also, some schools send out your roommate information during the summer. If your school does this for you, drop your roommate a line via email or even pick up the phone and start planning what you think your room should be like, who will bring what, etc.

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