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If you're in the throes of  

Senioritis

 , you'll have to learn fast how to bounce back once you start College. Here's how:

1. Go out and buy a bookbag. You spent most of last year finding ways to avoid carrying anything even remotely academic. Once in college, you won't survive by trying to stuff everything into your pockets.

2. Relearn how to set an alarm clock. So what if you missed a few classes toward the end of high school -- you were already accepted to your dream college, right? Despite visions of wild independence, College professors do care whether or not you show up. As they say, "You snooze, you lose."

3. Stop bummin'. With the comfort of ruling your high school as a senior comes jogging pants and T-shirts. You may want to consider a fashion fix-up before hitting campus.

4. It's 'Doctor Stuck-Up Professor' to you! You may be able to get away with calling some of your high school teachers by their first names now that you're a graduate, but don't think you can do the same when you step into a college classroom.

5. Homework is not a joke. Remember wondering, "Is this teacher for real? Does she really expect me to do this stupid assignment when I have the prom to think about?" Well, in college, if a professor says to do something, there's probably a good reason for it (namely, your grades).

6. Post-it notes and eyeliner do not constitute pen and paper. Stock up on supplies that will keep you organized.

7. Hitting away at the handball courts won't fulfill your physical education requirements. Likewise, shooting pool cannot replace a physics lesson, playing cards won't school you on probability, and chatting on the Net is not a good substitute for your computer class. You get the point -- go to class.

8. It's back to the bottom of the totem pole. You may have ruled your school as a senior but now it's time to relive freshman year (i.e. getting lost on campus, having to make new friends, feeling like a dork, etc.).

9. Get a Job. Mommy and daddy probably aren't going to spot you a $20 for every pizza party -- after all, you're supposed to be on your own now and independent, even in Money matters!

10. Do some fantasizing. Take an introspective inventory... That means, do some big-time "you" thinking. Where is it you want to be in five years? What do you hope to accomplish? Just like you visualized rock-hard abs when exercising, visualize rock-hard academics!

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