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Article #254: Goal Setting Tips For College Students

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College life is completely new for will complete college in four years.
students as compared to the protected one It has been seen that people who have set
they are used to in school. It involves goals, committed to in writing, and being
freedom, and a chance to see the world worked upon, are much more likely to
from close quarters. But the students are achieve, than those who only have a
no longer shielded by a protective notion about it. This is the power of
covering of school and parents, and the goal setting- it makes us achieve what we
freedom brings a lot of responsibility want to, and thus makes us endeavor for
with it. Students learn, often in a harsh it till it is finally achieved. This is
way, that things do not necessarily go as because while the human brain is very
they might have planed. good at processing huge amount of
According to a study by W. Haley (cited information, it needs direction so as to
in Upcraft and Kramer, 1995), students give importance and priorities to the
decide on their majors even before their various choices that are available to a
classes begin and 12% expect to change it person. This is what keeps a person from
at some point of time. But 65%-85% straying to do unnecessary things.
actually change their plans for majoring. However, still people find that they do
While 8% of undergrads expect to spend many things that are not required, at
more than 4 years to complete their least at the moment, or which can wait.
degrees, 60% end up taking more time. To keep the mind focused on a particular
Further, while 2% expect to fail a achievement that is desired, it is
course, 16% actually do; and while only important to have goals that will always
1% of students expect to drop out, 40% ensure that the brain gives first
actually do drop out! priority to the actions resulting towards
This trend clearly shows the lack of goal the fulfillment of those goals.
setting by college students. If you want It is desirable to break down the goal
to succeed in your college life and also into smaller sub-goals, which can be
after that, the direction your life achieved one at a time. This will keep a
takes, and the way you go about it should person from being overwhelmed, especially
be clearly defined by your goals. While by large goals that takes a longer period
all of us have notions, of what we want of time to achieve. This also keeps a
to do, and where we want to be in life, person from straying away from the goal
these are clearly different from goals. due to the goal seeming unattainable. A
Notions are only a rough idea about the series of short-term goals ensure that
way we feel. Goals are more specific and the person remains on the track of
concise than notions. They clearly define achieving the long-term goal. Small, but
what we want, in an accurate manner, so continuous success with a series of
that we have a perfect vision and a short-term goals also acts as a
direction. Thus, while every student has motivation factor, which keeps a person
a notion that he/she wont drop out of going.
college, a goal would be more like; I






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