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Mapping Out College Life After you finish cramming for the collegeentrance exams, maybe you feel it`s time to sit back and relax a while. Butwait a moment. Pull yourself together and try making some plans for collegefirst! Freshman year: Take a look at yourself It is the prefect time to do a quickevaluation before you really do anything. So it is better to list your strongand weak points and think of areas you want to work on or improve. Forinstance, you can get a real picture of your leadership, communication, andindependent thinking skills. Set goals that you really want. “They don`thave to be so specific, like entering a certain company, because your ideas maychange over time. Just give yourself some direction,” is the advice of SuHuiying, director of recruitment and resourcing at KPMG China, an accountingfirm. According to Su, one major thing is to formgood habits in your study and in handling things. “It`s important to learn tobe a careful, trustworthy person,” she points out. Also, freshman year is the time to get toknow classmates,professors and advisors. Try to build up and strenghten tieswith them in the beginning. Believe it or not, they can have a big influence onthe future. Finally, join student clubs andorganizations that give you the opportunity to practice teamwork. Findinteresting elective courses. Sophomore year: Consider a minor Always keep your grades up, because theywill be the focus of teachers or employers. Consider adding a minor now. Join extracurricular activities on campusas much as you can, or do some community work. Look for part-time or summerjobs in your field of interst. If you like journalism, it`s the perfect time totry working for a local paper or TV station. More important: try to get a leadershipposition in a college club or organization. English skills have to be formed early. Especiallyif you have plans to go abroad or to continue on to grad school, try takingEnglish tests such as TOEFL, or CET 6, as early as possible. Junior year: Think about specializing Continue to expand your interests, andthink about the true area you want to engage in, in the future. Go on to do aninternship and seek a leadership position in your clubs in your spare time. For job seekers, pay a visit to youruniversity`s career counceling center for advice on your future. It`s not tooearly to make a first draft of a resume. Attend job fairs to get a first feel forthem. Start developing interview skills. Start thinking about an interviewwardrobe. For study abroad, you need to think aboutreferences and recommendation letters. Try to find influential or respectedpeople who will speak highly of you. That early networking pays off now. Also,start working on your applications and required papers. But if you`re going to grad school, it`s theright time to select universities and prepare for tests. Chen Dasheng, a seniorat Sun Yat-sen University, kindly advises students not to delay all the heavyworkload until the last year. “In fact, I wish I`d started preparing a yearago, because there are too many distractions now. And your competitors arealready getting ahead.” Senion year: Polish your resume It`s time to develop a good thesis to wrapup your academic achievements. This matters a great deal. According to Sun Mei, jobseekers need topolish that resume by this time. They need to finalize interview preparations. Thinkof clever response to difficult questions and practice your fluency. Find somegood personal stories or anecdotes to impress the interviewer. List all the companies, even dozens ofthem, that you`d like to work for. Get information from their websites orthrough friends or teachers. Taake part in campus interviews. Fan Qiaoyi, 22, who works for Deloitte, oneof the world`s top four accounting firms, did all of this. “All your hard workand efforts go to just a crucial few minutes,” she says. “You need to outshineeveryone else.” For study abroad, you need to send yourmaterials to the ideal grad school on time, then wait patiently for a response.Even good news may come late. There`s no shortcut to academic oremployment success. Plan diligently for the four years and you`ll be rewarded. Andyou`ll enjoy school. By Sincy