strategy of college

     A lot can change in the years enrolled in Chabot and thinking you're going to come out the same person just isn't realistic. You're lucky if you go through here without one incident in your life that causes you to miss couple of days of class but, there are many factors that have to be taken into consideration when a student stops showing up. Life happens, life can be so inconvenient for your plans, you may be on the right track but, then a parent my get fired, forcing you to drop out and get a job. You might knock somebody up you barely know and have to flee the state, or sometimes it's something more complicated than that. The way I've kept myself from dropping out is to not overwhelm myself, I've made the mistake of taking 5 classes while also working 30+ hours a week, it was not fun at all. Find a place without distractions, your room might be a quite place for you to be but, it's full of distractions like TV, radio, phone calls, text messages and  internet, which when you have work to do, becomes the most interesting thing on earth. Places like the library, public parks, hospital parking garages are quite and no distractions.
      I have found many ways of managing my time with set sleeping schedule, knowing what the bare minimum of sleep I need to be functional,when I will and will not be able to study or do homework throughout the week. I have deadlines written down on a white board along with other important dates and reminders but, at any moment anything can happen to change all this and throw of the whole system out of whack. Things out of my control like a loved one passing away, my house burning down or I could become sick and bedridden but, until that happens i'll still be here til i'm done with what I came here to do. When students first arrive here at Chabot they come with this idea that it's going to be the same as high school but, then they realize that it's not. No one is going to stay on top of you to finish the work, if you fail its all on you. It's very easy to lose track of what's important, college life is one giant distraction after another. When students aren't in class there are massive parties being thrown. Alcohol and college campuses have been associated with one another since anyone can remember but, there are also many hidden dangers that people don't really care to talk about as often. It seems like it's getting fairly common for students to die from alcohol poisoning and drug overdose each year. The only real advice is to avoid it all if you can but if you must then please use in moderation and stay where people can see you because all of these deaths can be avoided if you see medical attention soon enough.