You did it! You finally graduated high school. Now, you are super excited to begin your work towards your career. You going to go to college! You only have a few ideas of what it will be like from movies or if your siblings are older than you.
Here're five things I wish I knew before moving into college.
1. College Is Almost Exactly Like High School
Aside from sleeping on campus, it's about the same. People still love to create drama. People will continue to cheat like they did in high school. People still act like they run the school, even though everyone there completed the requirements to attend.
2. Making Friends Is Stressful
You don't want to be the one person sitting alone at meals. You don't want to be that awkward person in class who never says a word. Making friends is definitely tough. It's super important that you be open and try new things. Make sure the people you befriend are ones you are going to want to be friends with the next four years.
3. That Teacher In High School That Tried Preparing You For College, Knew Nothing.
They told you the courses would be harder. They told you that you HAD to turn your assignments in on time. They told you that college professors won't tolerate any high school nonsense. What the real nonsense is that high school teachers are trying to scare you. As long as you have common sense and attempt to work toward your goals and attempt the assignments, you will be fine. College professors WANT you to succeed.
4. Let Go
If you are anything like me, you hate where you came from. You couldn't wait to get away from all the people in high school. Something I realized in the first couple of weeks it to let go. Those people do NOT matter at all anymore. You don't have to see them every day anymore. Just let go. Let go of all the memories and focus on the here and now. You can make it, you little fighter.
5. READ!
You know how in high school, your teacher would say to read chapters 1 and 2 and you usually just looked up what the book was about online? You actually just need to force yourself to read the book. You will attain so much more information and you will be successful in your classes.
