Everyone has been there. They reach a point in their college career where they feel as if they don't belong, don't know what they're doing and don't know what to do next. We question why we are feeling these things because we were supposed to know how to handle college, right? Didn't everyone in high school tell us that they were "preparing us for college," after teaching us something new? If so, how do we figure out these answers to our problems now. The harsh reality is that there are certain situations no one can prepare you for, certain problems you won't have the answers for and certain days where everything feels as if it's going wrong. There's no doubt, you will have better days, but sometimes you need to learn lessons you weren't taught on your own. I've already learned some of them, so try to remember these when you're debating dropping out.
You're going to make stupid mistakes that you can't take back, so don't try to take them back.
I will repeat myself: do not try to take your mistakes back. You just have to accept them, learn from them and move on.
Nothing is as bad as it seems in the moment, especially after midnight.
When the clock strikes midnight, don't try to psychoanalyze your life and all of the stresses you have going on. Get a good night of sleep, wake up and decide what is actually worth stressing over, then make a rational decision. Like I said, nothing is rational after midnight.
Failing a test or dropping a class isn't the end of the world.
Those straight A's you got in high school? It might not happen in college. You might fail a test, you might have to drop a class halfway through a semester. Those would probably have been the end of the world in high school; it's not the same story in college. It's actually a lot more common than you think, so it's okay to accept it and study harder for the next one. In the grand scheme of things, this isn't a bad problem.
Take every chance you can to make memories with your friends.
In high school, everyone (mostly parents and teachers) stressed making the most out of your time by staying in to study for midterms, finals, ACTs or SATs. Now, it's time to celebrate where that studying got you and make memories at college. An extra hour of studying isn't worth missing a night with your friends. You'll be telling stories of that night for months; you won't be making memories sitting in a library cubicle.
College will be the most unpredictable time of your life (so far).
It's crazy how quickly things change in college. Looking back one week will seem like a world away, which means you don't need to stress about the future all that much. Live in the moment for once, the consequences are usually not life changing.