College Advice from Steve Miller
What students should do to make college count:
1. My freshman year in college I asked a lot of seniors, “If you were to start over again, what would you do differently or do the same to get the most out of your college experience?” I got lots of good advice. You might do the same.
2. Connect with good people – professors, students, staff, etc. Don’t just leave college with knowledge and a degree, leave it with some relationships intact. Connect with them on LinkedIn and Facebook; otherwise, you may never find them again. Your edge in getting great jobs will often come from who you know. With LinkedIn you’ll stay connected with people working at hundreds of places who might put in a good word for you when you send in an application.
3. Visit lots of Christian groups on campus. Even if your church group back home didn’t wow you, it can be very different in college; more real, more life-changing, since students attend because they want to go rather than “because mamma makes me go.”
4. Visit lots of churches in the campus community. When some people reject church, they’re really rejecting a certain form of church that they didn’t like – too high class, too shallow, too stiff, too whatever. By visiting many different churches, you see the many cool forms that worship can take on.
5. Get to know people in the career center and counseling department. After all, a big part of why you’re in college is to get a great job once you get out. But interestingly, college doesn’t tend to teach you how to get a job. Learn from these folks and ask them, “what can I do during these college years to be more likely to get a good job after I leave?”
J. Steve Miller is the President of Legacy Educational Resources and author of Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It (“The money book for people who hate money books”). Read an interview with Steve Miller about his book: “College and Crippling Debt: The Growing Need for Financial Wisdom“
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