I recommend doing your research on degree requirements and keeping track of your progress online. While some guidance counselors seem to be very knowledgeable and helpful, there are others who can misguide you and cause you to end up taking classes not required for your degree.

College is what you make of it, so you will need to work on prioritizing your work and scheduling your time to stay on track. Help is available if you need it, but you need to proactively ask for it. Don't wait to study for exams; test preparation will be easier if you continue to review the material throughout the semester. Consider taking the First Year Experience class in your first semester to make your transition to college easier. Join a club so that you can meet and network with other students.

Wait till the first class to buy textbooks. Not every professor uses them and it will save you so much money. If you need help just ask and some one will be there to give you hand every time.

While attending Brookdale, you will receive genuine attention on behalf of the staff that focuses on your progress, accomplishments and goals. The college offers numerous clubs and activities that will suit any student's interests. Counselors offer the guidance that many students seek and offer abundant availability. Brookdale promotes success and will help you achieve it by any means necessary. The staff goes above and beyond to ensure that each student has a memorable and profitable experience at this Community College.

I think there is only one way to put it...you get what you put in. It will not be impossible to do well, there are people who do achieve 4.0 GPAs, even, quite a few. But, as you always should, work hard and you will benefit greatly. Just be sure you don't get dud professors, because while there are very few, there will be a few teachers that you may not enjoy. The school will usually give student opinion reports in class on non-tenured professors, so it is nice of Brookdale to do that. Again though, try using Ratemyprofessors when registering for classes, and register as early as you can. Common sense stuff, but that's really the most important thing to remember at Brookdale, just be on top of things. The school is extremely fair in its rigor.