Organization is perhaps one the greatest challenges when you reach college. Suddenly, your schedule has much less structure, and no one will be telling you where or when to study. The best thing to do is make a schedule.
Living in the dorms means that there will always be people around to talk to and hang out with, and if you don’t budget your time, you won’t end up getting the work done. What worked for me was never working in my room and only working in the library. Therefore, I only work in the library because I know that when I go home, I will not get any work done. That way, I don’t get caught having to do work at home with the possibility of getting sidetracked by socializing.
Cassie Robertson is a Junior at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.