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24 Dos & Don'ts of college life

23. Don't: Drop out
24. Do: Graduate

Caroline Williams

Jul 02, 2018

Mississippi State University

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College will be a hard four years of your life. You'll figure out most tips on your own and through experience. Hopefully these can help make college a tad bit easier.

1. Don't: Skip class

Let's see which one will go down the drain first, your GPA or self-motivation.

2. Do: Attend class

Just go to class, you signed up for these classes. Best way to learn is to attend class, no if, and, or buts.

3. Don't: Eat 20 snacks a day

THE FRESHMAN 15 IS REAL. I don't care if you have been the same weight since you were 12, it can still happen to you. In college, you will eat and snack every time you are bored.

4. Do: EXERCISE

Take a walk around campus, go to a workout class, or even join an intramural sports team. Exercise can be fun on a college campus.

5. Don't: Hide away in your dorm

This is not the time to stay in your dorm all day watching reruns of your favorite Netflix show.

6. Do: Meet people

Netflix can wait. Go out and meet people. Friends are the only way to make college your true home-away from home. Join organizations, rush, club sports.

7. Don't: Go home every weekend

I understand college is hard to be away from family, but you will never be able to grow into your own self if you go home every weekend. Ease your way into being able to take care of yourself.

8. Do: Pay visits to home ever so often

There's nothing better than going back to your own bed after weeks of hard work. The best part, a room to yourself and home cooked meals.

9. Don't: Be afraid to ask professors questions

They will not bite your head off if you ask a question during class.

10. Do: Use office hours

Every professor has office hours in place weekly. This is perfect time to answer any questions you have or help you on problems you need extra help on. USE OFFICE HOURS, THEY HELP TREMENDOUSLY.

11. Don't: Get your stomach pumped

This rule only applies to those of age of course.

12. Do: Drink responsibly

It's college, have fun but be smart.

13. Do: Study

Believe it or not, the point of college is to learn.

14. Don't: 'Wing' your tests

You might have been able to wing tests in high school, but this will not fly in college. Open your textbooks and read.

15. Don't: Get lost on your first day of class

Easiest way to spot a freshman.

16. Do: Find out where your classes are before your first day

You will wish you had done this when you sit down for your Algebra class and realize you are in the Spanish building. Leaving a class after realizing it is the wrong one is the classroom walk of shame.

17. Don't: Play it safe

This is college. A time for adventure and branching out.

18. Do: Step out of your comfort zone

Join an organization that is out of your comfort zone. My organization was joining The Odyssey. I have never been a writer and now I am grateful I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried something new.

19. Don't: Buy your textbooks new

Biggest rip off in college.

20. Do: Buy second hand used textbooks

Your wallets will thank you for this one.

21. Don't: Stick to a major your parents picked for you

Your parents should not decide how YOU should spend the rest of your life. Major in something that you could see yourself going to work everyday doing.

22. Do: Explore many majors

College has so many majors that you may have only heard of half of them. Take advantage of your on campus career center. These people can help you find the major that fits your personality and interests.

23. Don't: Drop out

Speaks for itself.

24. Do: Graduate

The ultimate goal of college. You can do it.

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23. Don't: Drop out 24. Do: Graduate

1. Don't: Skip class

2. Do: Attend class

3. Don't: Eat 20 snacks a day

4. Do: EXERCISE

5. Don't: Hide away in your dorm

6. Do: Meet people

7. Don't: Go home every weekend

8. Do: Pay visits to home ever so often

9. Don't: Be afraid to ask professors questions

10. Do: Use office hours

11. Don't: Get your stomach pumped

12. Do: Drink responsibly

13. Do: Study

14. Don't: 'Wing' your tests

15. Don't: Get lost on your first day of class

16. Do: Find out where your classes are before your first day

17. Don't: Play it safe

18. Do: Step out of your comfort zone

19. Don't: Buy your textbooks new

20. Do: Buy second hand used textbooks

21. Don't: Stick to a major your parents picked for you

22. Do: Explore many majors

23. Don't: Drop out

24. Do: Graduate

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

I may or may not be stressing right now.

1. "What do I have to study for?"

2. "What class do I need to study for the most?"

3. "I’m going to ace this."

4. "Focus!"

5."I have no idea what I'm reading."

6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

23. Don't: Drop out
24. Do: Graduate

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