So you're in college. Do you know why you're here exactly? Who knows better than you? Or do you? In this exercise you will write yourself a letter describing your hopes, your dreams and your goals. When you finish, you will submit the letter and we will save it for you. You can then access it at the end of the semester to see how you have grown.

In your letter, tell yourself what you plan to accomplish this first year of your college career. What courses do you plan to take? What skills do you plan to acquire? What do you hope to learn outside of the classroom? Do you need a tutor? Will you work? How will you plan your time? How do you plan to accomplish the work you will be expected to do? Do you know where the library is? Do you know where the bank is? Do you know how to surf the Web? Can you take legible notes? What do you need to know to go on to the second year?

You need not answer all the questions above. Just be honest with yourself in an attempt to understand your goals and your plans for reaching those goals. At the end of the semester, review your letter to yourself. Have your goals for your first year of college been reached? How have your goals changed? How have you changed? Are you ready to move on to your Sophomore year?

Directions:
1. Write your letter in the space below.
2. Use the questions above as a guideline, but add whatever details are important to you.
3. When you are finished, Click on "Submit".
4. Your letter will be saved and a unique Web-address for accessing it will be e-mailed to you.
5. Access your letter at the end of the semester.
6. Your letter will NOT be read by anyone else but you.