PREPARE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Now that it's officially August and all of the new academic planners have started (!!!) it's time to start thinking about back-to-school!

I don't know about you, but I am so ready to get back to school! My Summer break is 5 months long, and personally I think that is just such a long time to be on break! I am totally ready to get back into a routine, see my friends, and have a great semester!

Today I wanted to share some ways to prepare and get organized for the upcoming year ahead! This year will be my 4th year in college (for reference I started off at community college and then transferred to a 4-year university last year!) and these tips will help no matter if you're an incoming freshman, transfer student, junior, or even in high school! 

1. CLEAN YOUR INBOX:

-Go through your school email and delete any unimportant messages from last semester so you can start off fresh in the fall!

-Make sure to save the important emails from professors, emails that have important dates, or important financial aid information on them!

-respond to messages that need attention!

-unsubscribe from emails that clutter your inbox!

2. CLEAN YOUR DESKTOP:

-delete old files from your computer that you don't need anymore!

-create folders for all of your classes and save every assignment!

-create folders for your upcoming fall semester classes!

3. GET A PLANNER:

-write down all important dates for the semester! meetings, student organization events, football games, breaks, tuition due dates, homecoming, career fairs, etc.

4. GET YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES:

-notebooks

-binders

-lined paper

-pens, pencils, and highlighters

-scantrons (trust me, get these before you need them!)

5. PRINT OUT YOUR SYLLABUS FOR EACH CLASS:

-print out your syllabus before class starts, most teachers don't print them for you!

-take time to write down all of your homework assignments, projects, test, and quiz dates in your planner before class starts.

-actually read the syllabus before class!

6. KNOW WHERE YOUR CLASSES ARE:

-before class starts walk around campus and find the buildings and rooms where your classes are so you're not scrambling on the first day!

Those are my tips to start your semester off on the right foot! Let me know if you have any other tips to get organized for back to school!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO,

Angela