For freshmen in college, our first semester is behind us. Throughout the course of the semester, we became acquainted with our particular college or university, learned a lot about ourselves and others and completed the first step towards our future. However, there are many things we did not do, wish we did do and will try to do better as we complete our first year of college. Below are 13 things us freshman will do better or differently this semester.
1. Study Harder
Whether we made straight As or didn't do as well as we would have liked, college is no joke and it’s definitely not high school. This semester we will take more time out of our day to study, even if it only means 15 extra minutes.
2. Sleep Less -- Or More?
Depending on our schedules or social lives, some of us slept too much and some of slept not nearly enough. Sleep is undoubtedly essential for college students. Regardless of how much sleep we actually got last semester, we’ll be needing plenty of it this semester.
3. Pray For Snow
We all experienced those days when we literally felt like we could not get out of bed. This semester, we’ll all be praying for snow and hoping that maybe, just maybe, it'll be enough to cancel a few classes. Fingers crossed.
4. Spend Less Money
Okay so maybe when we got to school we got too excited about all of the restaurants around campus? Or maybe we spent too much money on textbooks that we didn't even use or could have gotten on Amazon for a third of the price? Either way, this semester we will be more cautious of our money and how much of it we spend.
5. Simplify
After spending several months on our own, we know what we need and what we don’t need. This semester we can simplify by only bringing back the things we really use and need.
6. Open Up To More Adventures
College is the place to go on adventures, meet new people and see new things. This semester is a perfect chance to experience life in our college’s city or town.
7. Join More Clubs
Okay yes, this one is very generic but also very true. Now that we are all acquainted with our schools, we can join more clubs and become more involved with our school’s opportunities.
8. Use the Gym More
While some of us lived in the gym last semester, the rest of us definitely didn't. However, this semester most of us will probably decide to get in shape and use our gyms more, especially because summer is just around the corner.
9. Show New Friends Where We Are From
We've all met some pretty great people in the last six months. It's only right if we show them where we came from.
10. Face A Fear
Be adventurous and face a fear. It could be a small fear or a very big fear. Either way, face it and have fun doing it.
11. Make Goals
This one is simple. We all need to set goals for ourselves this year and this semester. Goals for school and goals for our life.
12. Drink Even More Coffee
Coffee will be essential as we make it through the last semester of our first year of college. I know I'll be drinking plenty of it.
13. Have A Blast
This one is also very simple. These are the best years of our life. We have to make them count.
So let's make memories, work hard, go on adventures and have a great second semester.
