College Survival: Home

• Introduce yourself to your professor
• Make use of available resources
• Don’t forget self-care
• Manage your time
• Attend your classes
• Read your syllabus
• Take every opportunity to learn
• Try something new
• Ask questions!

• Take notes during class
• Find a good place to study. Silence may not be right for you. Try out a soundscape through the E-Library of Things (https://usclancaster.libguides.com/c.php?g=1060134&p=7706717)
• Figure out what time of day you study best
• Switch up your study area when it no longer works for you. Try having multiple places that you can switch between
• Try intensive study sessions. Study for 45 minutes at a time
• Take breaks
• During your study sessions limit distractions
• Manage your time
• Make use of the Academic Success Center tutors as needed

This video was created by High School to College (HS2C) in collaboration with the network of Western New York high school and college librarians.