As a lifelong learner who spent her career teaching students and (I hope) encouraging THEM to be lifelong learners, there are just a few requirements to complete college successfully:*learn HOW you learn while in middle and high school*learn how to ask for help when you need it*be curious, about everything*learn HOW to study, especially for topics that are outside your innate interests*choose a college that matches your style and budget, not necessarily the big name, the location, or the "prestige"*view college as expanding your mind beyond horizons you didn't know existed, not just learning a skill set - you will most likely have several jobs - Your job will teach you what you need for the job, not how to appreciate the arts, literature, philosophy...*have skin in the game, or at least part of it - paying for your own education means you'll take it seriously (beginning at community colleges for core subjects and then transferring is a huge $$ saver). DO understand the long-term financial implications of loans and what you will have to give up FOR YEARS before you sign that "free money" agreement - don't expect someone to bail you out.

As a lifelong learner who spent her career teaching students and (I hope) encouraging THEM to be lifelong learners, there are just a few requirements to complete college successfully:*learn HOW you learn while in middle and high school*learn how to ask for help when you need it*be curious, about everything*learn HOW to study, especially for topics that are outside your innate interests*choose a college that matches your style and budget, not necessarily the big name, the location, or the "prestige"*view college as expanding your mind beyond horizons you didn't know existed, not just learning a skill set - you will most likely have several jobs - Your job will teach you what you need for the job, not how to appreciate the arts, literature, philosophy...*have skin in the game, or at least part of it - paying for your own education means you'll take it seriously (beginning at community colleges for core subjects and then transferring is a huge $$ saver). DO understand the long-term financial implications of loans and what you will have to give up FOR YEARS before you sign that "free money" agreement - don't expect someone to bail you out.

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