Being successful in college requires a student to acquire some skills. Some of these skills include the following:

1). Listening skills are vital for interpersonal communication and relationship. You can use it to navigate through difficult, essential conversations. This helps you as a student to build your social networks and intimacy with important people in life.

2). Self-management skills: A student should be able to manage themselves in terms of managing time, money, stress, and personal issues.

3). Independent and critical thinking: College students are expected to think independently and critically to understand, examine, analyze and evaluate the logical connections between ideas and concepts. Students must use their independent and critical thinking to make sense of their personal experiences and observations.

4). Communication skills: Part of the orientation courses students are given upon arrival in college is communication skills, to enable them to perform their tasks effectively and efficiently. This is an essential part of the academic lifestyle for students because they are expected to communicate verbally and non-verbally in acquiring information, conveying concepts, and utilizing them in academic work.

5). Study skills and writing skills: Students in college must engage in lots of studying and writing. This calls for students to develop and enhance their study skills which include the ability to read, take notes, be an active listener and manage stress effectively.