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