Starting college
Starting college
Starting college is a big milestone in anyone’s life. In some
families, starting college is almost like getting married – it’s
a big step, a giant move towards independence. Everything that
happens during college counts towards the future – that’s why
it’s so important for students to start college on the right
footing.
First of all, see if you have everything all pinned down before
you start college. If your college is going to be quite a
distance away from home, you’ll need to find a place to stay.
And if you’ve already found a place to stay, you’ll need to find
roommates who can share the rent with you. You’re only starting
college and finances are going to be tight – with someone
sharing the place with you, you can bring the expenses down.
The next thing that you have to decide on before starting
college is the mode of transportation. Your options are…college
car, a motorcycle or a bicycle. The mode of transportation
depends on how far you are going to be housed from the college.
If you’re within college campus, you can probably start with a
bicycle. If you’re located outside the college campus, you might
need a car to get you around.
Next, go shopping for college clothes. A whole new wardrobe is
necessary only if you are moving to a place where the weather is
very different from where you live, for example, your home is in
Maine and your college California. Otherwise, you can probably
live with what you already have in your wardrobe. If you don’t
know the kind of clothes you will need for college, why not
factor the cost of a new wardrobe into your starting college
funds. You can go do some shopping when you’ve started college.
Living on your own and starting college also means that you’ll
have to do some calculations on
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