Good Student, but need to improve work ethic

YoFoSho
Fri, 06 May 2016 04:38:15 +0000

Hello CC!
I was just accepted to UCB from the waitlist. I am very excited to attend UCB, but with that excitement comes some nervous apprehension about my ability to do well in such a competitive environment. I would say I am an average student, not the top student in my senior class but also not too far from it (why I was on the waitlist). My issue is that I feel like my work ethic is lacking at the moment. I was wondering if any of you had tips for improving one’s ability to study at a place like Cal and acclimate to the kind of course load that I will be experiencing there. What are some things that some of you learned as freshmen that you wish you had known (study wise) going in?

PS. This isn’t a post saying i’m not willing to work my butt off. I’m looking for some genuine tips to being a more effective studier. Thank you!