5 new semester survival tips

Welcome back my lovelies....it's January and the new semester has started.  Here are 5 tips for making a good start of the semester impression.

1.  Show up - Every professor inevitably receives this phone call on the first day of class: "I didn't know I was registered for that class so I didn't know I needed to come today."  Hmmm....if you didn't register for classes, who did it for you?  And if someone did it for you, why have you not learned how to do that for yourself yet?  "Tales of your inadequacies bore me."  I don't really care that you weren't there, just don't ask me to reteach day 1 in my office tomorrow.

2.  Hide your tired-head - We know you've been out of school for a month, but did you not get the memo that school started today?  Believe me, we know you're a little rusty on the academic discussion thing.....but close your mouth and take that blank stare off your face!  Fake it till you make it!

3.  Get dressed - Yet again please get dressed for school.  No one will take you less seriously than if you roll out of bed and come straight to class.  I don't even really care if you wear sweats if they're clean, or 1992 stonewash jeans, but please leave your PJs at home.

4.  Put your phone away - Yes, you've had four weeks to stare unblinkingly at your phone, but welcome back to my class.  If you know me at all, you know I'm anti-technology.  Perhaps you also haven't put together that while you sit in your desk looking at me, I stand in the front of the room looking at you.  I can see you better than you can see me......which means I CAN SEE YOU TEXTING IN YOUR BAG!  Put your phone away!  Nothing can be more important than the wisdom I'm teaching you right now!

5.  Take notes - Even if you think it's not important, it is.  Why would we tell you these things if they didn't matter?  WRITE IT DOWN!  Or at least pretend.

Happy studying to all.