It's a whole new world on Planet College.

If you are new this term on Planet College you have probably observed by now that there are basically very few rules. You can, if you like, get up and go to class or skip it and sleep in. You can eat or not eat. Study or party. Play nine ball till the campus center closes and ,well, just rock on. This is your choice. You, like many, many student's before are discovering what is called autonomy. Basically beyond the minimums no one is watching and no one else really cares whether you go to class or not. This is exhilarating and scary. Your future is now in your hands. What you do is simply up to you. Some students handle this well and others not so well. You may recall what seems like eons ago when you first stepped on to your high school campus. It was a much bigger world than you had experienced. Now, look out the window during one of your afternoon classes. What do you see? A much, much bigger world than you had previously known. You don't have to be The Little Mermaid to burst out singing, "It's A Whole New World." Don't. But consider. You are here now in a large and significant place. Your choices now will affect you potentially for the rest of your life. Planet College is a whole new world. Persist and do well.

This term: Do what the instructor says.

A few weeks back on Planet College you've probably settled in to the typical routine. What ever your typical routine has been. This term try something new. Ready? Do what the instructor says. This is going to require paying some attention. This itself may be new. In order to do what the instructor says you will have to listen, ask and even read. And. Actually follow the directions given. If the instructor has said, " This paper is due next Thursday". Turn the paper in next Thursday. Stuff like that. It requires application. It requires persistence. This is college, remember? In college, in order to get out you have to get through. And in order to get through-this term- do what the instructor says.