FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Diego Top Questions

What should every freshman at your school know before they start?

COURTNEY

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I FOUND OUT ABOUT GROWING UPAND TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE THAT I DIDNT THINK WOULD BE TRUE AND ACTUALLY ARE. WHEN A TEACHER EXPRESSES THAT YOU NEED TO DEVELOP GREAT STUDYING SKILLS, BELIEVE ME YOU DO. I FOUND THAT OUT MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE WHEN I GOT A DEVASTATING GRADE BACK ON AN ASSIGNMENT. IT REALLY MADE ME REALIZE THAT I HAD TO STUDY FOR TESTS, QUIZZES, FINALS,ETC AND THAT IT WAS NO JOKE. EVER SINCE I HAVE DEVELOPED GREAT STUDYING HABITS I ALMOST ALWAYS RECEIVE AN A. ALSO, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MISS CLASS, YOU ARE SUDDENLY THROWN OFF TRACK AND BECOME STRESSED OUT VERY FAST. I KNOW NOW THAT YOU MUST KEEP ON TOP OF ALL OF YOUR CLASSES AND DO NOT SLACK. ONCE YOU START OUT BEHIND, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND.