ASAP! By the time college rolls around if you don’t have any life goals it is time to set them. When I entered college I didn’t have many life goals. I didn’t know what I wanted out of school until the end of the first week of freshman year. Thankfully, I made a few wise decisions early on in my college career that helped me land exactly where I wanted to end up. My advice regarding college may not be too unique but it comes from experience and I want to share my advice as a student. 🙂 I always found it easier to accept school advice from students rather than a person who has been out of college for 10+ years.

First and foremost, college gives everyone a clean slate and as lame as it may sound: everyone has a lot of control over their destiny. In college I became interested in developing myself to my full potential, although it took me a little bit to realize this is a life long pursuit. Anyways, I made short term goals to make sure I would pursue my ideal path. Now that I finished my undergraduate career I can proudly say that I’m well on my way to accomplishing the handful of goals I planned out my freshman year.

Goals & Date Accomplished

• Graduate with a BS degree in computer science, May 2011
• Graduate with honors, May 2011
• Land my dream job, August 2011
• Pay off all college debt, expected May 2012, Nov. 2011
• Graduate with a Master’s in CS, May 2012