Redditors who went to college, what do you wish someone had told you during your first semester?
Posted Aug 26, 2019, 6:04 PM UTC
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Go to class, even if it is an easy one. Go to professor's hours even of you understand the work. Take classes outside of your major that interest you because you may never get a chance to again. And don't sacrifice big things in life for an A over a B -- grades really don't matter much, just do well and don't fail.
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Friendships don't last anymore like they used to, everyone backstabbs. Don't worry about your studies so much during the freshman year and etc because I really missed out on all fun stuff thinking I'd do great but you know it wasn't really worth it and now my crush is sleeping with someone else but she confessed if I have had made a move on her I'd be sleeping with her instead rn.
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This person has it so wrong. My friends from college are the strongest bonds I’ve ever cultivated with anyone in my life.
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The friends I made in my freshman year played me too bad. I made some real good friends the next year though.
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It's all about personal experience, I suppose. College has certainly been an intense experience for me so far.
I haven't found my people yet, but I hope I will soon.
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It gets easier with time. My first semester was a shit show, and was pretty much depressed during that time thinking about how will I make it through. Affected academics, didn't made any great friends and didn't get into clubs and all. To make it clear, it wasn't home sickness but life gets tough when you leave your home and start living on your own. You've to manage your day to day life, do your chores, manage finances, deal with peer pressure, etc and all these things can get pretty stressful!
Although situation improved with time, I wish someone told me to chill out and focus on all the other things except dwelling on these stupid things. When I look back, I always see people getting into relationships, made great friends, got into clubs of their interest, everything you should do in first semester, and I regret not doing it.
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Don’t forget that most colleges have counseling if your feeling overwhelmed/ stressed out or depressed.
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Don’t sign up for 8AM class
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I had to take 8 AM calculus-based physics this semester, and I regret everything.
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The wurst
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Be sure to know when you're confused with material and ask friends first then ta the go to your prof but make sure you know clearly what you are confused about, you'll get a more helpful answer with a more narrow question.
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Just go to class, grades are important, but the degree is the most important. Try to meet as many people as possible, you never know who will be a good/helpful friend. Confidence is key, especially with the opposite gender. College only lasts 4-5 years, so don’t be afraid of going up to that person you want to get to know and telling them how you feel.
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It's a scam. Don't go.
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Depends on your major, but yeah, I get it.
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For me it was. Computer networking in 05. 50 people in my major. 2 people got a relevant job. Same with programming. Except it was 150 and 4 got a job.
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Damn, that's rough, man. Hope everything is working out now.
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I drive an 18 wheeler making enough money to buy a house and be sole income for my sahm wife and twins and despite 3.5 years of college I paid off the loans before I turned 30. So yeah. I made it.
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No one likes freshman boys and no one is gonna let you into their parties. You basically need to either stay with your high school girlfriend or beat your meat til you're a senior and you can now fuck freshman girls.
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Don’t let anyone else tell you what you should be studying, spend some time thinking about it before you make that decision it makes the classes a lot easier if you’re working towards something you really want.
Don’t fuck off in your classes, if you don’t want to be there then don’t go. There are other students who want to be there and learn and paid to take those classes.
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I'm a 3rd year biochemistry student, and I was recently chosen to organize a mentoring program for a few students. I'm tryin to get some ideas on the most important information I should try to communicate.
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It's not high school.
How so? Can you elaborate any?
You actually have to put forth effort into organizing your shit to study and become academically successful. You can’t just show up to your exam after the lectures and expect to ace it. Especially science related classes, you’ll bomb it so hard that it’ll give you the hardest reality check you’ll be given all throughout the years of your education.
Source : Was one of those people like many of my fellow Anatomy students.