Succeeding at ASU

If there is one thing we all want while we are here at Arizona State University, it is success. This can be accomplished as long as we remember to manage our time, go to class and be responsible for our own success. This isn't high school anymore and I'm sure that many of us are realizing that along the way. We have no one to tell us what to do or to go to class, no one to tell us to do our homework and no one to tell us how to manage our time. This is our responsibility now and it is up to us to accomplish what we set ourselves to do while here at ASU.

In the presentation Afsaneh Nahavandi stated, "You need to learn to manage your time on your own." This statement is very blunt and straightforward. If we don't learn how to do this, how will we ever get anything done? Most of us have breaks during our classes but it's hard for us to get anything done because we'd rather hang out with our friends. I'm speaking from experience because this has happened to me before and by the end of the day, I'm very stressed trying to get my work done. This can easily be avoided as long as we leave time for our schoolwork.

Of course the most important thing we can do is go to class! This seems like common sense but there are still students who would rather sleep in or take an extra hour for lunch. As stated, "There is a lot of learning that takes place in class, but it is your decision, and it is up to you." This is true because I get a lot of reading from my lecture classes that covers the class for that day, but I still learn new stuff when my instructor goes over it. You can never learn too much and it definitely won't hurt to go to class. If this doesn't convince anyone then the fact that we are paying for those classes should. An education isn't cheap and we need to learn to be responsible.