Alright. If you're reading this now, you're a little late.
College started like... a month ago. But
maybe you're doing one of those half semester things or maybe you're getting an
early start on Winter semester since you were so severely ill prepared for this
semester. But if you can manage, I suggest travelling back in time to the first
of the semester or even the first of your college career with the new information
of what you need to be a college student.
Now, I consider myself a college pro. I've done 12 semesters
of college by now. Some of those were during the summer, some were spent at
different universities. I've weathered each one and still haven't been kicked
out of the university. In fact, I get pretty ok grades. I've taken all kinds of
classes from all kinds of majors due to a largely indecisive mind. Add all of
that together, and you get me... someone who is pretty equipped with the
knowledge of what a college student needs and what they don't need. But I'm
just going to tell you what you NEED. I've been able to narrow it down to five
things, and I can guarantee that every single college student absolutely needs
these things.
1. Oxygen
No doubt about it, every single college student NEEDS
oxygen. We literally breathe the stuff. You'll quickly find that if you do not
have oxygen, then college is going to be unnecessarily painful, and you'll
probably end up dropping out long before you're close to finishing. So get your
hands and lungs on some oxygen.
2. Food
The amount varies depending on the size of the person, as
well as the level of exercise they do each day, but there's no way getting
around the fact that if you're a college student, you're going to need food. My
choice food was bagels and grapefruit juice for essentially every meal of the
day, but that was just me as a freshman. You'll probably even find that your
food preferences vary! You might not like the same food as another college
student, and that's ok. And you might not like the same food all the way
through your college experience and that's ok too! That's why it's so great
that there are so many different kinds and brands of food out there. Unlike
oxygen, on this particular need, you've got a great selection.
3. A pulse
I know, I know, this one is a cliché, and you're probably
tired of your parents constantly nagging you about this. I know. You've heard
it. I've heard it. But you need a pulse. People say this one so much because
it's really just one of those simple things that people often let slide. So
don't forget to bring your pulse with you to college.
4. Some level of cognitive processing ability or something
like that, whatever the human development professor was talking about...
You've got people all over the spectrum here at college, but
you're gonna want to have a little of that at least.
5. Pencils/Pens
At some point you're probably going to have to put a
physical signature on something, or you're gonna need to jot something down
real quick and your electronics are out of battery. But hey, if you don't want
to buy any, that one kid who sits on the front row always has a ton, I saw his bag,
it's like... full of them. And I hear he's a pretty nice guy, my roommate had a
class with him or something. He'd probably let you borrow one for a second.
NBD.
But when it all comes down to it, nobody does college like
you do. Figure out what works for you and then do that. I can't not take notes
on my lap top, so that's me, but other people love their cute little
highlighters and stuff. Those five things up there are necessities but
everything else, figure it out on your own or get off my blog and stop
complaining about how I never give any good advice. YEAH.
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