Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Welcome to Springfield College! This place truly is something special. No other schools integrate you into the community like we do here. Between Pre-Camp and NSO you’re going to meet so many people. Do your best to interact with as many of them as possible. It’s okay to be nervous, but know that this is your chance to make new friends. Everyone is in the same situation, new place, new faces, and so many new things to learn. Put yourself out there, it’s okay to come out of your comfort zone and let loose. You’re going to have to learn how to make friends all over again. However, there is a simple way to go about this. Leave your door open! Whenever you’re in your room leave the door open. It is the easiest and most fun way to meet people. For the first few weeks of school my entire floor would just sit in the hallway every night and talk. The most important piece of advice I can give you is to enjoy every moment. Live in every single second and embrace each opportunity you are presented with.  You will truly love it here if you focus on being where your feet are. 

Now, in terms of classes. This is not high school. Get your shit together and stay focused because there are no second chances. Professors will not let you make up assignments or turn them in late. College writing is a general education requirement so you may be thinking that it doesn’t even apply to you. Well, it does. If you put all of your effort into the class it will help you with essays and assignments in other classes. Forget everything you learned in high school. Every essay does not need to be a five paragraph essay. Structure the assignments however you would like. Focus on writing to fulfill to prompt, not the page requirement. Utilize the resources Springfield College provides. The Babson Library website is helpful to find both proper scholarly sources and general articles for you to use. Whether you enjoy writing or not, use your resources and work hard to complete the best possible paper. Most importantly, try to avoid procrastination as much as possible. Waiting until the night before to finish an essay is not the way to do well in the class.