{"id":4462,"date":"2017-01-10T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/?p=4462"},"modified":"2017-01-01T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T20:04:59","slug":"prepare-for-a-successful-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/2017\/01\/10\/prepare-for-a-successful-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for a Successful Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The start of the new semester is right around the corner! \u00a0Even though I am a senior, I still get nervous about the start of a new semester, but there are some tips and tricks that I use to help ease myself when entering a new chapter of the year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write down your goals. \u00a0There is something to be said about putting pen to paper and having that list hold you accountable.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase a planner and write down all of the relevant dates seen on FIT&#8217;s academic calendar. \u00a0Having a planner allows you to stay organized and focused on the days to come and not overbook or overwork yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Visualize yourself in class to put you at ease. \u00a0You already have at least one semester under your belt, so you know how your classes will typically operate.<\/li>\n<li>Email your professors over break. \u00a0While you may not get a 24 hour response time, it is a good idea to check in with them to see if you will need to purchase the textbook in advance, that you&#8217;re looking forward to their class, and if there are any additional supplies or materials.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule something fun with your friends at the end of the first week of classes. \u00a0Having an event to look forward to can help keep your mood and outlook positive!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best of luck with the start of the new semester!<\/p>\n<p>Ashley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of the new semester is right around the corner! \u00a0Even though I am a senior, I still get nervous about the start of a new semester, but there are some tips and tricks that I use to help ease myself when entering a new chapter of the year. Write down your goals. \u00a0There &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/2017\/01\/10\/prepare-for-a-successful-semester\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Prepare for a Successful Semester&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":404,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8688,31188,15398],"tags":[208,41202,42,32064,85,31483],"class_list":["post-4462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restaurants","category-ashley","category-first-week","tag-advice","tag-ashley","tag-fit","tag-growth","tag-tips","tag-tips-and-tricks","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3StnM-19Y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}