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1 ASSESSING YOURSELF2 REMINDING YOURSELF WHY YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE3 GRASPING THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME MANAGEMENTUsing Mindfulness for Perspective and Renewal -Prioritizing-Organizing Your Time-- Organizing Your Workspace -Mapping Out Your Daily Journey -Creating Some Daily Habits -Selecting Courses and Registering -Selecting Teachers -Planning the sequence of your courses -Developing a Strategic Plan for the Semester4 ESTABLISHING A WORKABLE ENVIRONMENTStaying Safe -Living in a Residence Hall -Living off-campus -Living at home -Educating yourself about weapons on campus -Having a car on campus -Deciding about pets5 PREVENTING HEALTH PITFALLSEating-Sleeping -Maintaining Physical Health6 AVOIDING FINANCIAL PITFALLSManaging money -Saving money -Minimizing Student Loan Expense -Working7 BELONGING TO THE COLLEGE COMMUNITYThinking about diversity -Reviewing basic manners-Socializing -Understanding Social Groups -Surviving Spring Break -Dealing with social media -Working with Systems8 CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE MINDSETSUnderstanding the Importance of Mindsets -Using a 'Cold Hard Realities' Mindset for Motivation -Using A Brain-centered Mindset i9 TWEAKING YOUR ACADEMIC SKILL-SETFinding Potential Helpers -Discovering Helpful Applications and Websites -Getting at the Mechanics -Buying Textbooks -The Classroom Experience -Reading 10 ENHANCING RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPSConsidering Family -Adjusting to Roommates -Analyzing Peer Relationships -Improving Dating Relationships -Memorizing a Mnemonic Device for Assessing Your Date-the Eight P's -Coping with Stalkers and Unwanted Attention -Getting Serious or Breaking Up?11 STRATEGIZING TO MEET CHALLENGES THAT ARISE AS THE YEARS UNFOLDEntering the Middle Phase-the 4 S's -Wandering in the Wisdom Wilderness -Reflecting on the End Phase12 RECOGNIZING WHAT HELPS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL ALSO HELP YOU13 IMPROVING YOUR WELL-BEINGLearning More about Mental Health -Identifying Specific Coping Techniques --Developing Healthy Mental and Physical Habits -Feeling Suicidal -Surviving a Loss by Suicide -Getting Help14 SUMMING IT UP WITH AN EQUATION AND FINAL MNEMONICAPPENDIX OF RESOURCESA-1 Resources to Help You Plan What to do for a Living -A-2 Resources Concerning Diversity -A-3 More General Resources for Wellness -A-4 Symptom-Targeted Resources A-5 Resources to Help you Size Up Impediments to Well-being and Success -A-6 Resources to Give You an Overview of Some Symptom Complexes -A-7 Affirmations After Break-Up A-8 Items for Your Safety Kit -A-9 Wilfred Bion's Theories about Groups -A-10 Resources to Help Nurture an Openness to Wonder