I don't get the title but here's a few pieces of advice for
college.
- Don't bother with people who want you to be an activist. Just
go there to study and focus on learning and making connections.
You're not being paid to listen to other people complaining about
something or doing things about it. You are free to volunteer and I
encourage you to do so, but college isn't the place to be
protesting about things.
- College is mainly good for getting your foot in the door.
Unless your path is in medicine / law / etc… You can learn whatever
is in school on your own. But college is the place to kickstart
your career and where the value really comes into play.
Make-those-connections! Mingle, network, do-the-thing!
- If you're paying for college (or your parents) then think very
carefully on what you want to do, or else you'll be in debt for the
rest of your life. Pick a path that will most likely be in demand
by the time you are done college. Don't pick something stupid like
anthropology, (blank) studies or art. It should be in demand, if
you want you can always pick business as your primary and use
electives for your passion for example. That way you can start a
business with your passion if there market is unique. IT is the way
to go for now if you can.
- Don't go for electives as first thing because you want to
“think about it”. Rather, go straight to the courses you NEED. You
don't know what courses you can't enroll in and it might delay you
by a semester or two or more.
- Learn how to learn on your own. This is college, teachers
aren't going to hand-hold you, there are possibly 300 other
students in some of your classes. Your existence may not even be
known by your teacher. So it's up to you to self-study and find
others to study in a group. You're not alone in this struggle.
- The classes can be easy depending on your mindset. If you're
passionate about it, then you'll absorb everything. But if you
don't like it or aren't passionate, then it'll take longer and your
grades will reflect that. Try to find an angle on how you can
approach each class in such a way that you can be passionate about
it, even if you hate it at first.
- Don't forget about your health. You need time to relax, stay
fit and work on yourself. This means you'll start entering a time
of greater stress in your life. High school is a joke compared to
college. It's a very steep hill that you have to climb but as you
climb you get stronger and better at it. So learning how to manage
your health both mental and physical is going to take some time.
They don't teach you this in school but meditation is life's cheat
code. You'll learn everything about yourself through it, it's wild.
If you want to dial it further you can learn self-hypnosis and
trance yourself into a motivated student with zero stress.
- You don't have to graduate to get far in your career, if you
get that golden ticket you can take it before graduating just as
long as you're not joining a startup. Do not join startups. It's a
terrible idea and almost all of them fail. You can take classes on
the side if you want to complete your degree though. Never put all
your eggs in one basket.
- Be organized. I don't think there's any level or organization
that is ever enough. You will have some chaos in your organization
but it'll be organized chaos.
- Ignore what other people are saying / doing / accomplishing.
You do what you need to do. You can compete in things but don't let
what other people do distract you from your goals. You have them
for a reason so follow through with it.
- You're still at the stage in life where emotion outweighs
logic. It's brutal to say but that means if you want to be ahead of
the competition, you will need to sit down and be reasonable with
your choices. That's why I said earlier, don't go for an art degree
because you may be passionate about it (emotion), go for what's
going to be in demand by the time you graduate. Having to set aside
ego and say my passion is this but it's not something that will
make going to college worthwhile, is an incredible skill to have.
You can still strive for your passion, but you have to approach it
differently.
12. Everyone pursuing the same degree as you are rivals. This
means that they might be looking into creative ways to get their
foot in the door while studying, it's up to you to find ways as
well so you beat them to the “dream job” that you're aiming
for.
13. It's okay to cry.
There you have it! I don't think I can think of anything else
that may act as advise. You can try reading “Make It Stick The
Science of Successful Learning” by Peter C. Brown and see if it
helps you learn on your own. College shouldn't really be any more
difficult than what you've been through before, however there is a
lot more homework and memorization which will make it hell. So you
took 6 months to write a book essay in high school, that's cute…
College is 2 days and you have to write that essay on top of other
things you have to do. That's the hard part about it. It's just so
much stuff to do. So when you pick your courses, try to anticipate
the horrors that you may be invovled in. For example, if you have
to take history of any kind, expect a lot of memorization. Will it
be compatible with your other classes? Of course, you might not
have that luxury and when that happens, I wish you well because
college really is hell.
Have fun!
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