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How To Be Successful In College

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You may think that because you are in college now you do not have to always go to class, which is not necessarily wrong. However, to be successful you should attend all classes. If you go to every class you will not be behind on any work or assignments which will lower stress and allow you to do other things. When choosing your classes do not pick classes and times that will overlap with other activities in your day, such as work. Trust me, I know you are going to feel like you have so much freedom in college but, you are not going to be able to succeed by not going to class.
I can admit to buying a planner and trying to fill it out every day to keep organized and it usually only lasts about a week. But, in college you are going to need to

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