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" Starting your second semester in college is an exciting experience. You already know everything you learned the semester before and you get to start fresh with that knowledge. First classes and new professors aren&amp;#039;t quite as scary, and you feel more secure with your friend groups, and most of us even know who we are living with! But it&amp;#039;s easy to fall into a pattern of not going to class, or not acting like you care since you feel you basically have the hang of things. Here are a few tips for starting out your second semester on a great note. 1. Attend EVERY class, at least for the first week. If you don&amp;#039;t attend your first classes you could get kicked out to make room for kids on the wait-list.  2. Read all of your syllabuses before class, it&amp;#039;s good to get a feel for the class you are about to take. 3. Try to buy textbooks from friends who have already taken the class, or join your school&amp;#039;s Facebook group (tons of schools have them) for buying and selling books. Books are crazy expensive and this is a great way to save money!  4. Apply for jobs. Now that you can see how much money you are spending, it&amp;#039;s probably a good idea to try and get a job, especially if you are going to have to start buying food for yourself next year! 5. Start really thinking about your future. Now is the time to figure out what classes you need to take as prerequisites and what you want to major in, set up a meeting with your counselor for help. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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