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My first semester of college has flown by and has left me with several valuable lessons that I will be able to implement in my future years of a college student. Most of the lessons that I have learned have come from AAA. These lessons will help me though out college not only in the classroom but in real life as well. The five most beneficial lessons that I learned in AAA this semester have been creating a budget, time management, how to study efficiently, how to overcome test anxiety, and how to take great notes. One of the most important things that I learned this semester was how to create a budget. The first step in creating a budget is gathering all your income information. You can do this by taking all incoming money and writing out …show more content…

In college time management helps to ensure that students are keeping up with school work and staying on top of everything going on in their life. Time management is being able to get work done in a timely manner without distractions, procrastination or overexerting yourself. For me the hardest one of these to overcome has been distractions. In this day and age social media and electronic distractions are everywhere around me and this semesters lesson in time management has taught me ways to overcome distractions. I believe that time management is essential for a good college career because it helps students maintain good grades through staying on top of their assignments and helping them prioritize what needs to be …show more content…

I have always freaked out before during and even after test but never realized that test anxiety is not real. This semester I learned that test anxiety is not real and that it forms by bad experiences with previous tests. The best way to overcome test anxiety is to properly prepare. That means that proper studying and note taking will help to slowly get rid of test anxiety. I believe this is huge for my college career because if I do not get so stressed out for tests I will have less stress in my life and I will also have less space out moments due to loads of stress before

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