In college, it feels like there is never any free time. FEEL. Keyword here. I feel like I want to be a Kardashian, but I am not. Reality is, you step up above the rest. No matter how much homework you have, how hard your classes are, whatever your excuse is, drop it. Excuses are for people who don't have courage. It takes courage to put yourself out there, to spread yourself thin. Make no excuses, because if you want to do it, you will do whatever it takes to succeed. I work part-time, go to school full-time, I am editor in chief for The Odyssey and I am starting an internship. So yeah, I don't feel for your excuses.

1. Set your goals

What is your end game? Where do you want to be after you graduate or even the end of this semester? What is your big picture?

2. Make your plans

How do you get from point a to point b? If you want an awesome job out of college, what internship are you going to do? What is going to make a killer resume? Get the experience you need to get where you want to go.

3. Stick to it

Once you make that plan, push it. Don't let it sit in your planner for weeks, you turn in that resume or e-mail that company. Show initiative. No one wants some lazy-ass millennial.

4. Make opportunities

Ask companies to shadow. Companies love that. You are taking initiative just to expand your knowledge. You can see the inside of a company and learn so much, for FREE. Reach out. Network with people.

5. Extra-Circulars

Have a full schedule. If you can binge watch a whole season in a day, something isn't adding up. Be productive. Join clubs, campuses have thousands.

6. Don't stop trying

So you didn't get that first internship. There are thousands more. Pick yourself up and keep going. If you just lay there, you are not doing yourself any favors.

7. Take no shit

Screw what everyone else thinks. Do you, honey. Everyone is going to judge you until you prove who you are and don't let anyone else forget it. Show them you are kick-ass and make them wonder how you do it.

8. Be confident

Because no one is going to buy into you if you don't. If you know what you're worth, everyone else will see that too. You not only gain respect, but give yourself a better chance at success if you can be confident.

This is not Annie, but it is a hard-knock life if you don't work for what you want. Get ahead so your future-self can thank you for it. If you work hard now, you can enjoy it later.