Your first year in college is simultaneously amazing, terrifying, and empowering. For probably the first time in your life, you don’t have to answer to anyone but yourself. Well, maybe your professors, but for the most part, it’s all on you. While that freedom can be exhilarating, it’s also a lot of pressure.
For many teenagers high school is an amazing transition where childhood is gradually left behind step by step as the individual walks towards the independence of adulthood. Therein lies the major issue; being an adult is ridiculously hard and practicing your adult skills isn’t a whole lot better. Juggling home life with work and more social recreation on top of managing academics can throw even the most dedicated student for a loop.
Mistake 3: Cramming in the End
You cannot prepare for USMLE Step 1 exam just by cramming up everything in the days leading to the exam. Cramming will only increase your stress levels and last minute studying will crowd your short-term memory, thus interfering with long-term memory and affecting your decision-making skills. The better idea would be to start preparing a couple of months early.
Going to college can be an exciting yet scary experience – least of all when you’re about to move into a room with somebody who has, up until now, been a complete stranger. Whilst many college students describe the years that they’ve spent studying as the best time of their life with some of the best people, everybody has to break the ice when they first arrive.
POD #247: Daniel and David report on their research about the nature of our business and creating time for meaningful work.
