十條建議讓大學(xué)生活不后悔

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

回答問題：“我為什么要上大學(xué)?”

Many college students really don't have a clear reason for being there other than the fact that they don't know what else to do yet. They inherit goals from family and peers which aren't truly their own. What are you there to learn? What do you want to experience?

很多大學(xué)生對于上大學(xué)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(biāo)不是出于內(nèi)心而是根植于家庭以及同伴。你在這里學(xué)什么?你想要經(jīng)歷體驗什么?

2. Imagine your ideal college experience。

想象你的大學(xué)生活

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

一旦明確了上大學(xué)的目的，就想象一下最完美的結(jié)局。無論你是否已經(jīng)開始了你的大學(xué)生活，停會兒，把你的一些完美暢想的特點都簡單地寫下來。盡可能地描述詳細。真實的生活當(dāng)然會不同于你的想象。但想象的關(guān)鍵在于可以幫助你現(xiàn)在更好地做決定。

3. Take at least one extra class each semester。

每學(xué)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(xué)習(xí)計劃的真正好處不是你能很快畢業(yè)。真正的好處是你可以享受一個更豐富的經(jīng)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(biāo)

Decide what you want out of each specific class.Sometimes 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里得到什么。有時你會達到你的目標(biāo)，有時不會。盡管你盡力了，但你有可能仍然失敗。你要選擇你的戰(zhàn)場。有些值得戰(zhàn)斗，有些完全可以忽略。

5. Triageruthlessly。

有所取舍

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，但對于那些對你的目標(biāo)無足輕重的課程可以松懈一點。

6. Get an early start to each day。

一天之計在于晨

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 wasted time 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(jié)課都需要你全神貫注。有時老師只是在東扯西拉，有時只是在重復(fù)你已經(jīng)知道的東西。如果這節(jié)課很有意思，那么坐在前面，仔細聽每一個字。如果很無聊，那么坐在后面完成其它學(xué)科的家庭作業(yè)吧。當(dāng)然，每隔一會要抬頭聽聽是不是有什么值得記下來。

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

拒絕重復(fù)學(xué)習(xí)

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(xué)校里最大的一個時間浪費就是不斷重新學(xué)習(xí)你在第一次沒有完全掌握的東西。學(xué)生們說他們在學(xué)校時大部分的時間都是在重復(fù)以前的錯誤。

9. Master advanced memory techniques。

科學(xué)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(xué)習(xí)的關(guān)鍵之一就是掌握科學(xué)的記憶方法。不推薦重復(fù)記憶，因為太沒有效率了。

10. Have some serious 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(xué)業(yè)上要努力，但也要給自己充足的娛樂時間。別在業(yè)余時間無所事事。