5 Major Lessons College Has Taught Me
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5 Major Lessons College Has Taught Me

Do not even get me started on Tinder.

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5 Major Lessons College Has Taught Me
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As my sophomore year comes to a close, college has made me realize that I have absolutely no idea what I am doing.

Sometimes I don't know if I am coming or going, have an assignment due at 11:59 p.m, or have a speech to give tomorrow morning. Organization may be key, but once the spring semester started to wrap up, I cared less and less each day. You may think I learned a lot regarding academics but that is not exactly the case.

1. Just wing it

Out of all the times I prepared for projects and assignments, I discovered that sometimes it is simply just easier to wing it. Do you have a presentation this morning? Wing it. I truly feel that when I try to over prep for college, I feel too stressed. Don't get me wrong preparing ahead of time is the right thing to do, but having a talent where you can just go up and b.s. a speech is not a bad trait to have either.

2. Boys are not worth it

It took me two years of college to realize that boys suck. I have wasted my time in the past but luckily I now realize that it is not worth it. Yes, it could be a fun fling but I became sick of putting my energy into something that never quite prospered. Do not even get me started on Tinder.

3. It will all be ok

May not sound exactly true, but from my experience, everything tends to work out or blow over. Grades? Work? Tests? I try to talk myself off of the ledge by telling myself that it will all be ok because in the past grades, work, and hard tests all just came together and at the end of the day, I did my best. It is also nice when the professor curves.

4. College will make you question everything

I never thought that dropping out was actually an option. I feel like I have already questioned my whole life from what I want to do, where I want to go, and who I want to be. Just the other day I had a final and I was sitting in the classroom questioning if I was even in the right room taking the right exam.

5. Use Your Resources

As much as this is going to sound cliché, college is hard so do not be afraid to use what your college has to offer. An advisor, CAPS (an on-campus therapy group), certain clubs and more. Everything put on campus is designed to help and once I got over my stubbornness, I realized how great all of these resources were.

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