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How can you be a successful college student? Mablene Krueger, president of Robert Morris University Illinois, has advice for how to make the most of your time at college. "Don't overthink it too much at the beginning," Krueger says. "There's a lot of pressure on \[students\] to make the right decision, to make it early, to pick the perfect school..." Sometimes, Krueger says, you have to take a chance. Go with your passion. Go to every class, get to know the people, and pursue your passion—even if you can't major in it, go after it in extracurriculars.

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