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Top Five Things Every College Freshmen Needs to Know:
 Tips to saving time, money and your state of mind.

Peachtree City, GA (September 2, 2008) - A four-year degree seems to be a thing of the past. Less than 35 percent of students at four-year colleges actually get their degree in four years. According to a study done in 2006 by the National Center for Education Statistics, about 56 percent get their bachelor's degree in six years.

The average college education costs $7,500 - $17,800 according to the National Center for Education Statistics. “This produces great stress for both the college student and family,” states Amy Anderson, a life coach who helps college students identify what they want to do in life and in college.  “One of the simplest ways to make sure a college freshmen is successful is to give him or her the right tools,” states Anderson.

“Many freshmen start college not knowing much about themselves to determine what career is a good fit for them.  Making a change in your major in the sophomore, junior or even senior year is the biggest reason why college graduates take five or more to earn a degree,” states Anderson.

To help you or a college freshmen you know make it to graduation in five years or less, Anderson recommends these five tips. 
1) Know your natural strengths: Natural strengths are innate and hard wired into us by age fourteen.  A task completed in a natural, unforced way may signal a natural ability.  Having this awareness can enhance learning, increase productivity and allow for greater satisfaction in school, career and life!

2) Know your personality style:  Knowing whether you are an introvert or extrovert, generalist or specialist helps you know what study tactics and work environment are best suited for you. 

3) Know what you enjoy: Doing what you enjoy is a good way to guide you to a career and path of study that will result in a lasting career, which is tuition money well spent.  
Amy Anderson is the founder of Your True You, a company that empowers college age students to understand themselves better and make the most of their college experience.  She is licensed to administer The Highlands Battery, which is the tool she uses to help assess natural talents and personality. This is used as a guide for college students or anyone making a career transition.

4) Know your big picture:  A college education is just the first step to a bigger plan.  If you don’t have a sense of your bigger picture of what you want from life, you may not be utilizing everything college has to offer.
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5) Know your next step:  College courses are just one step to prepare you for a career.  Your next step is about seeking what you’re going to do to get you there, like internships and part-time jobs.

While there are many things that a freshmen is already thinking about before starting classes, helping to provide some clarity and focus before studying gets underway is a positive step in assuring the freshman is going to graduate sooner, rather than later. 

Amy Anderson is the founder of Your True You, a company that empowers college age students to understand themselves better and make the most of their college experience.  She is licensed to administer The Highlands Battery, which is the tool she uses to help assess natural talents and personality. This is used as a guide for college students or anyone making a career transition.

For more information about the Your True You program, please contact Amy Anderson at 404.502.7012 or by email at yourtrueyou@gmail.com.


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