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College Textbooks are a simple fact of college life that cannot really be avoided. How are you supposed to learn
without books to guide you and help make sense of your professors’ words? Textbooks play important roles in
a student's college life.
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College Student - Being on Your Own for the First Time
By J. Vadney
Being a college student for the first time sure gives you jitters. You become anxious and nervous at
times when you think of the life ahead and what is in store for you. Too much apprehension can’t do
you any good. Oftentimes, it could lead to intimidation. You tend to think of things in the wrong
proportion, with other people bigger than you and you are just a tiny speck compared to them. It could
blow your mind away.
A college student’s enemies during his first year are: homesickness, intimidation, and anxiety. These
“enemies” aren’t that hard to fight. In fact, if you just find the courage to resist negative thoughts, you
can easily get rid of these three.
Homesickness is common with students who study far from home. It is a normal reaction for anyone
who is not accustomed to dealing with strangers or being on their own for some period of time. Don’t
worry if you start missing your mom’s cooking and you feel the tears fall every now and then. To lessen
this, try communicating with your family once in a while. In a few weeks or so, you should feel all right
on your own.
Anxiety is a familiar feeling for everyone. We typically feel anxious every time we try something new.
This is ok as long as it doesn’t start consuming you. On your first few weeks as a college student, try to
loosen up a bit by taking a few deep breaths every time you feel nervousness crawling under your skin.
Intimidation could be a “by product” of anxiety. Onc