讓大學生活不後悔的10個建議

1. Answer thequestion, "Why am I going to college?"

回答問題：“我爲什麼要上大學？”

Many college students really don't have a clearreason for being there other than the fact that they don't knowwhat else to do yet. They inherit goals fromfamily and peers which aren't truly their own. What are you thereto Learn? What do you want to experience?

很多大學生對於上大學都沒有明確的原因，除了一個事實——不知道還有其它的事可以做。他們的目標不是出於內心而是根植於家庭以及同伴。你在這裏學什麼？你想要經歷體驗什麼？

2. imagine yourideal college experience。

想象你的大學生活

Once you know why you're going to university,imagine your ideal outcome. Whether you'vealready started university or not, stop and simply write down someattributes of your ideal experience. Describe it in as much detailas you can. Real life will of course turn out differently than youvisualize. The point of visualization is to giveyou more clarity for making decisions right now。

一旦明確了上大學的目的，就想象一下最完美的結局。無論你是否已經開始了你的大學生活，停會兒，把你的一些完美暢想的特點都簡單地寫下來。儘可能地描述詳細。真實的生活當然會不同於你的想象。但想象的關鍵在於可以幫助你現在更好地做決定。

3. Take at leastone extra class each semester。

每學期至少要報一門選修課

The real benefit to a dense schedule isn't thatyou'll graduate sooner. The real benefit is thatyou'll enjoy a richer experience. This sort ofthing sure looks great on a resume。

緊湊的學習計劃的真正好處不是你能很快畢業。真正的好處是你可以享受一個更豐富的經歷。而且這也會給你的簡歷錦上添花。

4. Set clear goalsfor each class。

每個課程都確立目標

Decide what you want out of each specific times you'll achieve your goals; sometimes youwon't. Even if you do your best, you may stillfall short. You'll have to pick your battles.

Some are worth fighting; others are best ignored。

考慮決定好你想從每個課程裏得到什麼。有時你會達到你的目標，有時不會。儘管你盡力了，但你有可能仍然失敗。你要選擇你的戰場。有些值得戰鬥，有些完全可以忽略。

5. Triageruthlessly。

有所取捨

You don't need to put an equal amount of effortinto every class. Inject extra effort when it'simportant to you, but feel free to back off a little from classesthat are a low priority based on your specific goals。

你無須對每一個課程都付出同樣的努力。重要的課程可以多加把勁，但對於那些對你的目標無足輕重的課程可以鬆懈一點。6. Get an earlystart to each day。

一天之計在於晨

Getting an early start each day helped you get alot more done, not just in the morning but throughout the day。

每天早起對你益處很多，不僅僅是早晨而是一整天。

7. Reclaim wastedtime during your classes。

充分利用課堂時間

Not every class is going to require your utmostconcentration. Sometimes teachers babble.

Sometimes they reiterate what you already know. If a class isreally challenging, sit in the front and soak up everyword. But if a class isn't challenging you, thensit in the back, do homework for other classes, and pop your headup every once in a while to see if there's anything worth jottingdown。

不是每一節課都需要你全神貫注。有時老師只是在東扯西拉，有時只是在重複你已經知道的東西。如果這節課很有意思，那麼坐在前面，仔細聽每一個字。如果很無聊，那麼坐在後面完成其它學科的家庭作業吧。當然，每隔一會要擡頭聽聽是不是有什麼值得記下來。

8. Learn materialthe very first time it's presented。

拒絕重複學習

One of the biggest time wasters in school ishaving to relearn something you didn't learn properly the firsttime. When students say they're studying, most ofthe time they're making up for a previous failure to learn thematerial。

學校裏最大的一個時間浪費就是不斷重新學習你在第一次沒有完全掌握的東西。學生們說他們在學校時大部分的時間都是在重複以前的錯誤。

9. Master advancedmemory techniques。

科學記憶

One of the keys to learning material the firsttime is to train yourself in advanced memory techniques. I don'trecommend memorizing by repetition because it's way too slow。

學習的關鍵之一就是掌握科學的記憶方法。不推薦重複記憶，因爲太沒有效率了。

10. Have someserious fun!

享受生活

Challenge yourself academically, but giveyourself plenty of time for fun as well. Don'tsquander your leisure time hanging around doing nothing。

學業上要努力，但也要給自己充足的娛樂時間。別在業餘時間無所事事。