College life is like a rollercoaster. There are so many new things to figure out and sometimes it can get overwhelming. Between classes, clubs, friends, and a million other things, it’s hard to keep track of everything. Here are some tips to managing everything about college life.
Do not get me wrong, it’s an experience that everyone should get the chance to live with someone that they have never met before in their life. You can gain survival skills, see life in their own eyes, find your long-lost best friend or possibly find out your worst night-mare is not the monster living under your bed.
Your social life will become building blocks the moment you walk on to campus. Be yourself, and don’t try to be that kid who wants everyone to like them. Eventually, everyone will enjoy the real you and appreciate your presence without you even knowing. I was very shy/nervous, but a lot of people found me very bold and bright at the same time. “The way you see yourself makes a great difference in your confidence.”
Home-sickness sucks, but you can get over it. From my experience, going from Houston, Texas to Claremont, California was a change of environment for me. It did not kick in until the holiday months arrived (November/December). However remember that your’re not alone. My international pals were very strong when it came to homesickness compared to me. I look up to them in a lot of daily life lessons.
It is very easy to get caught up in A LOT of on-campus organizations, work-study, social life, and on top of that, your homework! Procrastination is a work load’s bullet. You do not want to get shot by procrastination. Once it hits you, this could make you collapse until you break the habit. WARNING: Relapse does occur…trust me on this one.
This is a very rough task,when you’re use to swiping your card without checking your account balance. Find a work-study job, if you’re not eligible find a non-work study job that would allow some income to be coming in. Manage your amount of money and watch what you spend it on. I blew a lot of money on the vending machines…
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