by Erin Steeley

Created on: August 27, 2009   Last Updated: August 29, 2009

What are the most important things that you should take with you when you go to college? This is the question that everyone wonders and below there are suggestions offered for ten items that should be at the top of your list. Consider each and you will have an excellent start for getting off on the right foot on the first day of classes.

1. Common Sense

Now, this is obviously not an item you can see or touch, but is something that you should definitely have with you when you go on campus. If you are living away from home for the first time, there is going to be a release of many of the boundaries and limitations that your parents set on you for your own protection and to teach you how to have a responsible, successful life. Now it is your turn to set your own boundaries, budget your time and money, and to be responsible to complete the work assigned to you. It is also a time to make sure that you take care of yourself, your health and your mind. Common sense is something you will definitely need to have.

2. Responsibility

It is 7:30, you have an 8:00 class, but you don't really want to go. This is the time when your responsibility mode kicks in, you get out of bed, and get yourself to class on time. Part of college is fun, but a large part is for you to learn and grow as a human being beyond what you were in high school. This takes responsibility, and the maturity to do what needs to be done. Don't allow yourself to become a slacker and sleep away this time. Take advantage of it, and make the best of your learning opportunities.

3. Determination

This is a big one, and will get you through those times when you don't think you can make it. There might be a killer class, a homework assignment you think will never get done, or a teacher that you feel isn't getting what you are asking. This is when determination kicks in, and you get through things even when you think you won't. It is essential during finals, and on those nights when you feel you will collapse. Keep a good amount of this in your back pocket, and you will do just fine.

4. A Good Attitude

If there is one thing in your life that you have absolute control over, it is your attitude. When other people are whining and complaining about class, talking, not listening, or are generally negative - you can be the one who keeps positive. This is incredibly contagious, and will help you keep your stress level and worrying down. Also, with a good attitude, you will be more apt to find the good in things, making

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