College Tip #3

*Why does it matter, to me?*

(RELEVANT TO ALL FUTURE TIPS) Understand the reason(s) why you are going to school. Find your own reasons and apply those answers to the classes you will take so you feel that those classes are not a waste of time. 

And when deducing the importance of a class think from the perspective of "how does it relate to my career plans" not "how will it help me right now."

Personal Experience

*It'll expand my mind*

After my first session with a new class I make it mandatory, for myself, to write on the first page of the notebook for the same class, "what makes this class worth taking." And I answer by either relating the class material to my future career or my life in general.

An example would be: Why is Chemistry 2 important: "Chemistry does not simply show the reactions that occur in the science labs but in the world around me, and in the world inside me (the human body). 

As someone that wants to be a Neurosurgeon; understanding the concepts of chemical reactions relating to how anesthesia (don't just leave it to the anesthesiologist) or other drugs will affect the patient's tissues and blood vessels during surgery will open my mind to understanding possible ways of avoiding any issues during and post surgery."

And never consider the answer "it will expand my mind" to be inadequate  that's always the first answer in my mind.