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Improving Your Attitude Toward School

1. Focus on what you can learn rather than the degree you will earn.

2. Write down your reasons for attending college and for earning a college degree.

3. Think about your reasons for attending GW.? What do you want to accomplish while at GW?

4. Make your college experience, both classes and extracurricular activities, fit your interests and personality.

5. Define your career goals by carefully researching your options and your interests.

6. Make a commitment to following through with achieving your goals.

7. Take responsibility for your future.?

8. Attribute academic successes to your efforts.? Focus on the positives of your college experience.? Let go of negativity.?

9. Introduce yourself to your professors.? It is easier to learn from someone you know and like.

10. Look to develop friendships with people who have similar interests and who have a positive attitude about life (and school).

 

 

 

 

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