Here is a handy acronym, LAST, that highlight the four primary obstcles to overcoming
the traumas of freshman year:
1) LONELINESS AND ISOLATION - Get out of your comfort zone and take an interest
in campus activities.
2) ALCOHOL ABUSE - If you must drink, set you limits low.'
3) STUDYING - The time that a student puts into studying should be TRIPLE the amount
spent studying during their senior year of High School
4) TIME MANAGEMENT - Plot out calendar assignments to create time bound
assignments and a sense of time urgency. Students realize that their time is
limited and must be optimized.
Sheila McKinney
