"Eighty grand later I found out that all that I had learned is that you should show up to take your finals and your midterms," sings the band Relient K in their song "College Kids."

It truly is interesting transitioning from high school to college. One major difference is that, in college, people don't breath down your neck to make sure you do all your homework, study for quizzes and tests, go to bed on time, wear your galoshes or just be responsible for anything in general. Sure, there may be those teacher which demand your attendance, but the only punishment you receive is not as high of a grade.

If you ever skipped class in high school, woe is you, my friend. Life was over. Here, class skipping is a common occurrence; in fact, I have seen people wearing t-shirts to remind themselves not to skip class today.

Some people throw their work ethics out the window. They ignore school work altogether and study instead the effects of high levels of alcohol or some such thing.

I know a story of a guy who came to school on scholarship, signed up for classes and everything, and then spent the entirety of that semester in his room playing video games. They say he didn't even leave his room to use the bathroom. How he was kept fed, I do not know.

But that is hardly the point.

I know there are few of us that extremist in our transition to being "successful," but there are definitely those people, including myself, who could use a slap on the wrist and a course redirection.

Say it with me: "Attending class is a good thing, we like to attend class. Homework is my friend, so is studying for tests. "

Most of us have been told to look at the ant as an example of a hard worker. According to Ogden Nash:

The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant industry industrious.
So what?
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid?

But since we are not as driven hard work as are most ants (despite attempts to make us so) we must rely upon different methods of motivation.

The best way to get into the groove of getting work done, including classes, is to first identify your style of conquering.

Maybe you are goal oriented and work toward a finish line of some sort. For instance, getting an amount of work done before a certain time so you can watch a movie, or finishing before a certain time so you can go to a LAN party. Halo! Huzzah!

Perhaps you are task oriented; you enjoy checking things off lists as you complete them. Make that list. Check away.

You may be reward oriented. Finish your homework? Eat a cookie. Good job.

Dear friends, let's make our parents and teachers proud. Let's keep slacking to minimal amounts. Procrastination can wait for tomorrow.