What I Learned In My First Semester of College I am proud to say that I have officially completed my first semester of college. In this post I will be discussing what I have learned ranging from academic to personal. I will also be including some tips and tricks at the end of the post. Schedule, Schedule, Schedule When it comes to getting everything you need to get done done, creating a schedule is the best way to do this. Whether that means having set study hours for each class or knowing what days of the week you have club meetings or workouts; scheduling is so incredibly helpful. Either using a paper planner (some schools hand them out at registration), using the reminders app on the iPhone, iCal or just a notes app, anything and everything is helpful. Dinning Hall Portion control is the greatest advice I can give for avoiding gaining weight during your first semester of college. Not drinking soda or pop at every meal and switching to water is a choice that will less...