6 Important Tips to Give Your Children Before They Leave for College
4. Don’t let anyone change who you are
If you thought your child managed to get through high school successfully wherein peer pressure didn’t get to them, don’t assume this about college life. There will be all sorts of different people from all over the country and all walks of life in there sharing their lives with your child. Advise your child strongly that no matter what, they should do what they feel is right and not change themselves for anyone. If high school was for blending in, college is for standing out and just a trial session of how real life would be like.
5. Exercise and study
Yes, this sounds like advice that will fall on deaf ears, but being in class is important to get up-to-date information on tests and keep on top of assignments, even if it is a class with hundreds of students and there isn’t an attendance sheet. Drill it in the mind of your ward that college is not a paid vacation for therein he or she has to make a life for themselves. To do so, they need to be in proper shape, physically as well as academically.
6. Talk to your professors
Advise your kids to always look up to their professors as their second parents and confide in them or ask doubts, may they be of academic or personal nature. Tell them to make an attempt to ask questions in class or go into a professor’s office hours. College professors are equipped to handle college students and are their campus guides so your children shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions in and out of class and use the instructors as a resource. Teachers and professors can also serve as good networking resources, so developing those relationships from the get-go can be really helpful.
