Sadly, the same advice we got in middle school, we still need now.

College is hard.

Studying is hard, classes are hard, going to class altogether is hard. Basically, everything got more difficult, and, now, our moms aren’t here 24/7 to make us feel better. College is like the last few miles of a marathon, painful. (Just for reference, I have never run, nor do I plan on running, a marathon, but that’s how I feel it might go down). Overall, we really suffer for our education.

Mondays don’t get better.

They suck. Always have, always will, and they get harder in college. Again, mom isn’t there to nag you to get to class on time. Classes can have over 200 kids in them, so who would really notice if you missed the Monday lecture? Mondays, my mortal enemy.

It’s okay to switch majors.

Sometimes, we must embrace our inner Coconut Head and realize that the path we are on isn’t something that will make us happy or benefit us in the end. I’ll be honest, I’ve switched majors, and who knows, I may do it again, and that’s perfectly fine.

Dating is weird.

Like, really weird. Interacting in college is weird. College is just a bunch of teens/kind of adults mashed onto a few acres of land trying to make it out somewhat unscathed. Now put dating into the mix, and everything goes downhill. Not to mention the fact that when things get weird, if you go to the same school, there’s nowhere to hide; you’re literally neighbors for the next four (maybe five) years.

Group Projects are still the worst.

Why? Why are group projects still a thing? Group projects are never enjoyable and I have yet to learn any relevant people skills from them. I have proved my worth throughout over 12 years of education, so why must I still be subjected to the ancient form of torture that is a group project?

And so are pop quizzes.

Yet again, why? Are you really testing my knowledge by throwing a quiz at me that nearly triples my heart rate? I’m sorry to report that pop quizzes still happen in college, and, sadly, sometimes more often than they did in high school.

It’s your life, your career, and your decision, so do what you want.

YOLO. It’s college. Your last hoorah in the educational system and your last chance to attend frat parties without being the weird older person no ones knows. Do the things you want, do what makes you happy, or change the life you have to the life you want. You do you, and everyone else can just deal with it.

People change, and it's actually a good thing.

Humans are complex, and, a lot of the time, we enter college with the mindset that all our friendships from high school, and even the relationships we make throughout college, will remain constant. But, most of the time, people change, and so do our relationships with them. College is a major learning experience, and because you aren’t with your same friends every day and are now forced to be an adult, you usually change. But, again, that’s okay. It is good to grow, and college is the best time for that to happen. Embrace the person you are meant to be.