How to Put Yourself in the Best Position to Go Through Recruitment
Part 2
Welcome back to part 2 of Semester Success, where we will offer two more helpful tips towards having a great semester! In part one, we explored tips for time management and using academic resources to help you succeed. Now, in Part 2, we shift our focus to something equally as important but often over-looked: self-care and getting involved, but not too involved. Balancing your academic responsibilities with your personal well-being and social life can be a challenging task, but it is crucial for a fulfilling and successful college experience. In this blog post, we'll share self-care tips and strategies to help you make the most of your time outside the classroom and find your place in the CNU community. So, let's dive right in and discover how to nurture both your mind and your social life during your college experience!
Tip #1: Self Care
Taking time for yourself in college is not just a luxury but a vital aspect of maintaining overall well-being and academic success. The college experience can be both exciting and demanding, with academic pressures, social commitments, and newfound independence all vying for your attention. However, it's essential to remember that self-care is not selfish. Whether it's setting aside moments for relaxation, pursuing hobbies, practicing mindfulness, or simply enjoying some solitude, these moments of self-reflection and self-indulgence can help reduce stress, improve mental health, and enhance productivity. Balancing academic responsibilities with self-care ensures you are better equipped to navigate the challenges of college life, leading to a more fulfilling and successful educational journey.
Using Campus Resources
It’s okay not to be okay. But, it’s important to make sure you are taking care of yourself and getting help if you need it. The office of counseling services on campus offers a range of services to address any of your mental health needs. They can provide you with individual or group counseling, consultations, outreach programming or crisis response. Counseling services are found in Freeman and you make an appointment by calling, emailing, or stopping by the office in person. More information can be found here: https://cnu.edu/life/counseling/ (p.s. this is also FREE)
Tip #2: Get Involved, But Not Too Involved!
College is so much more than classes and assignments! Our campus is filled with exciting opportunities for personal growth and development, so it’s important to make the most of this experience by getting involved in various activities and organizations on campus! With that being said, maintaining a healthy balance between getting out there and staying in is crucial. You don’t want to burn out on your sixth week, and it’s okay to say no to things that would add too much to your plate!
Getting Involved
One of the best ways to get involved is by joining student clubs and organizations. CNU offers a wide range of clubs and organizations that might align with your interests, values and passions. If you check out the Compass, our hub for all things involvement at CNU, you’ll find over 200 organizations and activities where you can connect with like-minded individuals!
Building Relationships
The best way to build relationships is simply by discussing your college experience! Talk to the people sitting around you and ask them how the class is going for them! It is always a great idea to make one friend in each class that you can rely on for notes if you’re absent or if you need help with anything for that class! Establishing friendships in your classes is a great place to start, but you can also build relationships by joining an organization on campus. Becoming a member of an organization is a great way to foster close friendships and meet people you otherwise wouldn’t have gotten to know! When you join a Greek organization, you’re opening yourself up to a vast support system that includes the organization you join and the entire Greek community at CNU!
For Freshmen
College can be one of the best experiences of your life, but it can also be ridiculously stressful. I wish I had been told as a freshman that it’s okay to fail. There will be some classes that you don’t want to take but have to, professors that you don’t click with, and life can get in the way of assignments. All of that is okay! What matters is that you try. We learn much more from failing than succeeding at this stage in life; nothing we do will be perfect. On that same line, you know to push yourself harder after failing. So, my advice? When you fail, take time to grieve the grade, pick up a tub of ice cream from Harris Teeter, and move on. With a little bit of Ben and Jerry’s and some dedication, I promise you can pick yourself back up and get on track to a successful college career!
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