{"id":1407,"date":"2011-03-17T14:01:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spcbt.wordpress.com\/?p=113"},"modified":"2024-01-30T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:01:14","slug":"hoow-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-st-petersburg-college-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/hoow-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-st-petersburg-college-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the most out of your St. Petersburg College experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By KIMBERLY ROSS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As students leave the safe haven of high school and prepare for college, all sorts of questions flood through their minds: \u201cWhat will college be like?\u201d or \u201cWill I be able to handle the workload?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is no need to panic. Proper planning and good organization can put a student on the path to success. Good time management, taking interesting but relevant classes, developing critical thinking skills, networking, acquiring related work experience and having a balanced schedule are just some things that can make the transition from high school to college a little smoother.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Good organization and planning are essential to success. This will enable you to effectively prioritize daily activities, thus reducing stress.<\/p>\n<p>In selecting classes, it is important to choose carefully. Choosing classes that are interesting but not relevant to a student\u2019s course of study can prolong the time it takes to complete a degree.<\/p>\n<p>If choosing classes doesn\u2019t come easily to you, perhaps seeking the aid of an Academic Advisor\u00a0would help. The web site for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/Central\/ccit\/index.htm\">College of Computer &amp; Information Technology<\/a> provides students with information to plan and make good balanced decisions on scheduling, which will contribute to an enjoyable college experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Make the most of your college experience;\u00a0before you know it, it will be over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By KIMBERLY ROSS As students leave the safe haven of high school and prepare for college, all sorts of questions flood through their minds: \u201cWhat will college be like?\u201d or \u201cWill I be able to handle the workload?\u201d\u00a0 There is no need to panic. Proper planning and good organization can put a student on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/hoow-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-st-petersburg-college-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to get the most out of your St. Petersburg College experience<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[68],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ccit","tag-st-petersburg-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4740,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions\/4740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}