| 1 | Believe in yourself | 1 |
| 2 | Learn to be a college student : you're not in high school anymore | 3 |
| 3 | Get to know faculty | 6 |
| 4 | Get involved and be engaged | 11 |
| 5 | Expand your comfort zone | 13 |
| 6 | Develop good study habits | 16 |
| 7 | Ask for help | 18 |
| 8 | Discover the value of challenging ideas (including your own) | 23 |
| 9 | Live a balanced life | 25 |
| 10 | Remember that tomorrow will be even better than today | 26 |
| 11 | Decide who you are - it's your life now | 28 |
| 12 | Discover your values | 29 |
| 13 | Determine what you like (and dislike) in life | 31 |
| 14 | Find your voice and take a stand | 35 |
| 15 | Learn to enjoy yourself, learning, and the college experience | 37 |
| 16 | Take (safe) risks | 38 |
| 17 | Make quality friendships | 41 |
| 18 | Rediscover your place in your family | 44 |
| 19 | Get comfortable being alone | 45 |
| 20 | Fall in love | 47 |
| 21 | Make yourself a part of the scholarly community | 49 |
| 22 | Think critically | 51 |
| 23 | Ask questions | 53 |
| 24 | Find yourself a mentor | 57 |
| 25 | Be both a thinker and an activist | 59 |
| 26 | Pay attention at orientation | 61 |
| 27 | Return to the three Rs - reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic | 62 |
| 28 | Manage your time effectively | 67 |
| 29 | Participate in learning communities and other special academic programs | 69 |
| 30 | Visit your academic advisor often | 71 |
| 31 | Choose good teachers over good class topics | 73 |
| 32 | Pursue your intellectual passions | 75 |
| 33 | Make intellectual connections among courses | 76 |
| 34 | Go to office hours and get to know your instructors | 80 |
| 35 | Become skilled at different ways of knowing | 82 |
| 36 | Take small classes and seminars | 83 |
| 37 | Participate in undergraduate research programs | 85 |
| 38 | Take a course pass/fail | 87 |
| 39 | Consider an independent study course | 88 |
| 40 | Go to class on time (and other rules of the classroom) | 90 |
| 41 | Read the reading assignments | 92 |
| 42 | Don't fall behind : learn to be both the tortoise and the hare | 94 |
| 43 | Think sensibly and strategically about grades | 98 |
| 44 | Don't freak out over finals | 100 |
| 45 | Be intellectually honest : don't cheat | 102 |
| 46 | Take responsibility for the world around you | 104 |
| 47 | Withhold assumptions about people | 106 |
| 48 | Participate in intergroup dialogue | 108 |
| 49 | Examine your social identity | 112 |
| 50 | Do community service | 113 |
| 51 | Participate in alternative spring break | 115 |
| 52 | Collaborate with your peers | 117 |
| 53 | Learn a second (or third) language | 119 |
| 54 | Study abroad | 120 |
| 55 | Take democracy seriously : participate actively in civic life | 125 |
| 56 | Think about social justice | 127 |
| 57 | Be a boundary-crosser | 128 |
| 58 | Learn outside the classroom | 131 |
| 59 | Get along with your roommate | 133 |
| 60 | Enjoy life in the residence hall | 135 |
| 61 | Join campus organizations and participate in campus activities | 139 |
| 62 | Go to lectures, museums, workshops, talks, and concerts | 140 |
| 63 | Stay involved in campus life as a commuter student | 142 |
| 64 | Take full advantage of learning opportunities as a commuter student | 144 |
| 65 | Develop leadership skills | 146 |
| 66 | Explore religion, spirituality, and a life of commitment | 150 |
| 67 | Consider whether fraternities and sororities are for you | 152 |
| 68 | Get around town without a car | 154 |
| 69 | Live a well-rounded life | 157 |
| 70 | Take care of your soul | 158 |
| 71 | Get away from campus during the semester | 160 |
| 72 | Go to sleep if you're tired | 163 |
| 73 | Exercise and play sports | 166 |
| 74 | Limit your all-nighters | 167 |
| 75 | Be safe in sex | 168 |
| 76 | Control your alcohol use and don't use drugs | 171 |
| 77 | Lock your door and don't walk home alone at night | 173 |
| 78 | Know how to get out of dangerous situations | 177 |
| 79 | Get help in case of emergencies | 179 |
| 80 | Visit the counseling and health centers | 181 |
| 81 | Write home : ask for care packages | 183 |
| 82 | Make your first visit home a good experience | 185 |
| 83 | Keep your high school friends but invest in new college friendships | 187 |
| 84 | Make friends with staff in the financial aid office | 190 |
| 85 | Be careful using credit cards | 192 |
| 86 | Balance your checkbook | 194 |
| 87 | Get a job | 196 |
| 88 | Pick up after yourself : do your own laundry | 198 |
| 89 | Show up to class | 202 |
| 90 | Use a planner | 203 |
| 91 | Love your laptop | 205 |
| 92 | Identify faculty who will write recommendation letters for you | 207 |
| 93 | Explore possible majors | 209 |
| 94 | Avoid the sophomore slump | 211 |
| 95 | Spend your summers productively | 215 |
| 96 | Investigate internships | 217 |
| 97 | Graduate in four years or as quickly thereafter as possible | 219 |
| 98 | If necessary, look into transferring to another college | 221 |
| 99 | Take a summer vacation | 225 |
| 100 | Investigate possible career choices | 226 |
| 101 | Remember your college accomplishments | 228 |
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