If you are thinking of starting college/graduate school in a computer-related field, or if you are already in such a program, I strongly recommend you to take some time and go through the following advice. Read them carefully, and think about the points that authors have made. You might appreciate their advice later in life!

• Advice for college students (by Prof. Frank Vahid)
• Advice for students starting into research work (by Prof. Andre Dehon)
• So Long, and Thanks for the Ph.D! a.k.a. Everything I wanted to know about CS graduate school at the beginning but didn't learn until later. (applies to CE majors in ECE dept too!) (by Ronald T. Azuma)