What goals should I set for myself early in college?
It's very important for college students to set goals early in their college experience. That includes not only, "What are my plans for academic success?" but it also includes "What sort of electives do I want to take?" "What courses do I want to take for my minor?" There's also the whole other realm of "What sort of social goals do I have?" "How do I want to live my life as a college student?" College offers a great opportunity to reinvent yourself from high school. Your goals can be very important in achieving the kind the of life and person that you want to become. The people that you meet in college are really going to be your friends, potentially, for the rest of your life and employment contacts as well as social contacts, and possibly even a future marriage partner. This means that it is important to go into the college experience with thoughts such as "How many clubs or organizations do I want to join?" "When am I going to study and how?" "Will I get a job?" "How often will I go home or call my parents?" "What sort of things am I going to do to become a successful, well-rounded student?"
