Carrington College-Tucson Top Questions

Amanda, Everyone has been saying it, but spend a lot of time applying for scholarships and grants. There’s so much money there for just high school students and you qualify for so many of them. Don’t drag your feet. There’s more than enough money out there for you to utilize if you are really searching. Go to a campus. Online school is do-able, but will be challenging for you. Take advantage of your grades and find out what kind of placement testing or testing you can take to attain credits. You’d be surprised what you would pass and test out of, and in light of that, assume nothing. Always ask the dumb questions. They’ll save you a good deal of time and money. Last two things: first, develop better study habits. Learn to work better when you’re NOT under the gun. It’s only going to get harder from here. Second, find ways to have fun and connect with your classmates. It will liven the experience and help you out. And rememeber, you're capable of so much more than you think! With Love, The one who knows you best!

Being a college student requires self discipline, motivation, and planning of long-term and short-term goals. In order to acheive success in college life, it is important to realize that social life is not the most important aspect in life. In order to be successful in college courses, social activities must sometimes be put on hold because of the planned time to study and complete course work. This takes self discipline and motivation in order to say no at times. It is important to include "you time" in your plans. Without some "you time" and free time, your brain can become overloaded, stressed, or possible even shut down at times. Long-term and short-term goals can also help give you motivation by giving you something to work towards. These goals can even include ensuring that course work and degree programs are completed in a timely manner and are successful. These goals can also include ensuring that your plan includes time for yourself and your family, being healthy, or even exercising in order for your mind to have down time and be able to relax when needed.