Regardless of what year you’re entering there are new choices and goals awaiting you. Everyone loves a new, clean slate to start off with at the start of each semester.
This semester is a chance to plunge in with set goals, a chance to redeem yourself if you’ve done poorly in the past semesters. Start small, work your way up.
Make it a challenge to yourself to have at least three small goals done by the end of September. For instance, if you’ve always strived to have a job, join that club, apply for an internship or even network with your professors; now is the time to do it. Students who make it an effort to accomplish small goals like these by a certain date tend to achieve the long terms ones. Also, setting small goals rather than large lifelong goals early on can put you in a better position for success.
If you really think about it, in college you’re competing against everyone you see in your classes, major and around campus for that one job you desire. It’s better to do something in college to make you stand out from others who are in your job market. Students who are involved with student organizations and clubs for their majors are in a better position to build their resumes throughout college.
Therefore, taking advantage of new semesters and clean slates will keep you motivated to pursue your ideal goals throughout college. Taking on a job, club, or internship can build your skills and prepare you for your dream job. Right now, this is the real world giving you the advantage to take the opportunities that are in front of you. Make this your semester to truly succeed and DO the goals you set for yourself.