You are going to fail. A lot.

You might even fail a class. You might kiss the wrong person. You might forget your brother's birthday.

Do not dwell on these failures. There's not enough time to focus on something that already happened.

Understand why you failed, change what you have control over, and move on.

College is this giant learning experience and the unfortunately sometimes the best way we learn is by making mistakes.

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Don't be too hard on yourself. Remember you are a human being.

Don't think you are the only person in the universe going through what you are going through.

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Ask for help. Stubbornness is not going to allow you to be successful. Put your pride aside and ask for assistance.

It's okay to need help. That doesn't make you lesser than anyone else.

It means you are incredibly self-aware.

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Grudges do absolutely nothing.

Remember when that girl from freshman year spilled red juice on your shirt.

Yep. Me either.

Your mind is too valuable to be filled with useless grudges that are just taking up space.

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Boyfriends/girlfriends/partners/hook-ups do not determine your worth as a person.

So stop letting them.

The girl your with doesn't like your favorite salmon vineyard vines shirt? Wear it anyways.

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Call your mom/dad/grandma/sophomore English teacher.

No matter if you're 20 minutes away or 800 miles away, hearing from home puts everything in perspective.

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Make friends with unexpected people.

Let yourself learn about others in profound ways. Don't ask them their major. Ask them about their family.

Find the humans who challenge you and make you want to be better.

College is hard AF. Everyone knows it. Everyone goes through it.

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Life is tough, my darling…

But, so are you.