More Advice to Prospective College Students: Finding Balance
Finding Balance: How to Juggle Academic Responsibilities with a Healthy Social Life in College For millions of American high school juniors and seniors, going to an institution of higher learning is the first big step forward in their post-graduation future. After all, not only is a college degree necessary to start a career in many professions, but going to a college or university – often an out-of-state one – is a cultural and emotional transition from the dependency of adolescence to independent adulthood. If you are a high school upperclassman this year and plan to attend a post-secondary academic institution, perhaps you are looking forward to the freedom (and challenges) of living away from home for the first time. Perhaps you are anticipating the new opportunities to make new friends and enjoy the college party scene. Some of you may also be worried about how tough your professors may be or how to juggle your class schedule with off-campus responsibilitie...