What Not To Do At University

Hello and welcome back to my blog! There are mistakes that most post-secondary students make and I will be addressing the most common ones! I thought this would be a fun post to write, but also a good opportunity to give my personal advice to you. I hope you enjoy reading and find my advice helpful and useful.

DON'T TAKE 8:30AM CLASSES IF YOU'RE NOT A MORNING PERSON !

Most high school students are use to waking up around 7:00am and starting school around 8:30am, and because of this you many think that 8:30am classes at university will be easy because it starts at the same time. The sad truth is that it's harder, because university classes (no matter how early or late in the day) require you to be ready to listen, learn, work, and participate, and most teachers in high school used the continuous phrase "It's a Monday morning".

DON'T LEAVE PAPERS, PROJECTS, OR STUDYING FOR THE DAY BEFORE !

Course work in university, no matter what it is, is lengthy and requires at least a few hours to complete. However when it comes to studying this could take even longer than a few hours, so giving yourself a few days to a week to complete course work or study will help you not only finish your work but put in your best work and make changes if necessary!

DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF TO TAKING ONLY CERTAIN CLASSES

You may be set on your career path when you enter post-secondary, however, in most cases, you can choose whichever elective you want so take advantage of that! Don't be afraid to take courses that are not related to your program, if you find it interesting go for it! I didn't know I would love learning marketing before I took the class and now my career path has changed from journalism to marketing!

DON'T SPEND HUNDREDS OF $ ON TEXTBOOKS AT THE BOOKSTORE

You won't notice it until you are in post-secondary, but having the textbooks provided in high school is a blessing! A textbook in university can range from around $60-300, but keep in mind that you are taking more than just one class... so textbook money really adds up. I've seen the trend of the bookstores on university campuses selling books for a lot of money, however buying textbooks online can be a way to save hundreds of dollars. There would be other ways to buy textbooks too, my school has a TRU textbook trade/sell page where students can buy and trade textbooks for prices they set themselves!

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