Mid-year tips to surviving your freshman year of college.
This paper gives tips for students in the freshman year of college to survive. First semester blues are common among college freshmen. The combination of newfound freedom mixed with a new world of parties, all-night movie marathons and new friends puts a serious hurting on the first semester grades of many a freshman. It also sparks a major second-semester freak-out for some, and a continuation of the out-of-control downward spiral for others. If you are one of these students, here are some tips for bringing your grades up without sacrificing your sanity.