Personal responsibility to me means taking responsibility for your actions, making a commitment and keeping it. To succeed in college, you must apply life lessons learned to the equation, to balance both academic and extracurricular priorities. Because you are responsible for the choices you make, you are ultimately responsible for your success. Becoming a master organizer and learning to manage your time efficiently will help you achieve your goals. Taking responsibility for everything that happens while you are in college will help you prevail in areas where you may have lacked confidence. Critical thinking and the desire to succeed will help you achieve your goals. When it comes to our personal and professional lives, managing your time efficiently should be an acquired skill. As a student, this could have a huge effect on your performance and grades. Seeing that time management is key when it comes to college and success, recognizing bad habits, should be one of the first obstacles immediately eliminated from your daily schedule. Create new habits if you tend to procrastinate and start planning ahead to manage your most important priorities. According to David Allen (2001), “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” (p.59) “changes in the way you clarify and organize all the things that catch your attention could represent a significant change in the way in which you address some key aspects of your daily work." Setting deadlines and completing tasks a few days before the due date will eliminate the procrastination phase. Creating a list of the most important priorities first will help you tidy up your tasks and eliminate stress and feelings of overwhelm. Eliminate yourself...... middle of paper...... do it and times when you question your ability to succeed. However, this is typical, however, don't let the questions themselves claim your confidence. In conclusion, there are many things you will have to change and learn about yourself to be successful in college and taking responsibility for everything that happens while in college, will teach you about growth and maturity. Relying on these positive techniques will not only allow you to become a great student, but will also give you the tools and visibility to become the best employee once you get your dream degree. I believe that most students can be successful in college and that the extent of hard work, dedication, and dedication are the characteristics that separate effective students from students who are not. Maybe not all of us are effective in everything, but don't work against yourself and in any case try.