Dear College Freshmen,
I hate you not because you have an awkward sense of fashion or the fact that you can’t handle liquor, but you have the whole world at your fingertips. You have your entire college experience ahead of you, and mine is slowly coming to an end. I’m jealous of you. I’m excited for you. I wish we could honestly switch shoes right now so that you can graduate, and I will start all over.
Please take my advice. Live college to the absolute fullest. Get the complete “college experience” and enjoy every second of it. Step out of your comfort zone. I know it’s scary, but college is about trying new things. Experience a new culture, sport, activity, ANYTHING. Challenge yourself because you need to experience life outside of your bubble.
Once you step out of your comfort zone you’ll take my next piece of advice: meet new people. I know your best friend from high school is the best thing since Taco Bell, but she will still be there for you regardless. It never hurts to expand your friendship circle, and you never know what you’re missing out on until someone else shows you.
You never truly understand anything until you experience it for yourself, which is why you should travel. Study abroad, go on spring break, see the world because once college is over you are required to find a “big girl job” that consists of an 9-5 schedule which really dampers any chance to travel.
Okay so maybe you don’t have the money to study abroad because we are all broke college students, but the least you can do is go on Spring Break. It’s just an absolute must. Spring Break is one full week of non-stop fun with your friends, how can you turn that down?
Speaking of learning, get ready for my most important piece of advice yet: forget about your GPA. I know in high school your GPA determined which college you were admitted to, but guess what? You’re in college and employers could not give a flying you-know-what about the little number you received in college. Just make sure to keep a 3.0 to stay in your major and spend that time you would use to study doing all of the things I suggested.
Take my advice. Go out the night before an exam, join a club, or study abroad. Take advantage of the endless opportunities college has to offer because it flies by before you know it.
