Everything that tastes good has necessary ingredients. The ingredients for a good freshman year that leads to a good college career are pretty simple.
1. Intentional Priorities - Decide what is important to you. Make those things the center of your activities at the start of school. If your faith matters to you, make that a priority. Many, without intending to do so, stop practicing their faith in college simply because they did not make it a priority in the beginning. Priorities help someone decide what to do and not do when there are lots of choices.
2. Friends - Everybody wants and needs friends. Your friends have a big influence in where you go and what you do. Make friends by your priorities. If your friends have similar priorities to yours, you are more likely to continue to practice and live by those priorities. Connecting with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry on campus will open up the possibility of lots of great friendships. Some wise person has said, "We become like those we hang out with the most."
3. Schedule - One thing that goes a long way in determining she success of your college career is having a workable schedule that involves sleep, eating well, and studying. Be intentional in planning and living by a weekly schedule that has time for sleep, study, and fun. The more you function on a regular schedule, the more likely you are to be able to function at your best.
Adapted from Arliss Dickerson's book, Tips for College Freshmen: 124 Tips for Fun, Faith & Good Grades, which is available at Amazon.com/dp/B09QFB9DJ9.
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