I skipped a million college lectures to listen to music on the grass, do laundry, have lunch in the sun, watch Saved by the Bell, run errands with a friend, whatever. I think I took Spanish 2B six times before I made it all the way to pass the final in my last term.
This doesnât help you, but at least youâre not the only one! Think about changing your major or your sleep schedule or intoxication levels, and/or seeing a psychiatrist âď¸
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honestly not the advice i was expecting, but probably the advice that i needed to hear. thank you!!
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I wasted a lot of time overfour years in college because I wasnât there for any particular reason. So step one in preparing for college is to want to go to college.
Another thing is to know âyouâll find your peopleâ isnt quite right. You can find your people but you have to look for them! Try lots of things and meet lots of people.
Balancing your people and your studies comes down to discipline. I donât think thereâsa universal answer to that. If youâre in a nerdy major at a nerdy school, itâll be easier than if youâre taking sociology at Arizona State or whatever a big party school is nowadays.
I think failing is a valuable part of college. Whether thatâs literally getting an F or just not getting the grade you want or the person you want, etc. Just like itâs a great place to meet people, itâs a pretty safe place to make mistakes as you figure things out. Especially because youâre surrounded by other people doing the sane thing! No one knows how theyâll do at college, you just figure it out.
I recommend watching the Psychology ofWell Being before you go. Itâs free on Coursera and is a popular course from Yale that teaches important things about what does and doesnât make us happy, and how our minds trick us into emphasizing the wrong things. Itâs really good!
Jan 11, 2025
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i had a similar mindset to you coming into college where i wanted to achieve a lot. it's important to have that ambition earlier on, as it can propel you to improve yourself.
at the same time, don't get disheartened if things don't work out the first time around. i had a lot of issues in my first two years chasing after this idea of "lifelong college friends", and it's only after i stopped chasing and focused on myself that i was able to build some stronger friendships. engage with your hobbies and the things you like to do - people with similar interests can be found there.
be flexible and open - have a list of priorities for the day, and engage in "productive procrastinating" where you procrastinate on something by doing an unrelated productive thing (like taking a break from an essay and cleaning up my room). i split my time between career prep, clubs, and other engagements using this tactic.
it's a time of a lot of change, but you got this. good luck :)
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I graduated a yr ago and was "chasing a high" traveling, moving, etc. but now I'm crashing :)
Take your time to adjust and don't beat yourself up if you feel confused, lost, miss the college life!! I def miss it but I'm learning more about myself, sending u lots of luv đ
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