This workshop will highlight the importance of managing academic expectations as students transition from high school to college. This includes understanding the effects our expectations can have on our self-esteem & self-efficacy when they do not align with our previous academic performance from high school. During this workshop, students will learn how to set achievable goals that allow them to adjust to a new academic environment while learning new material. Students will also learn how to challenge irrational thinking centered upon academic perfection and self-calming exercises to help decrease academic distress.