1. Go to Class. Seriously 

I know everyone hears this 24/7. From grandparents, teachers, and Dr. Keenum (at every MSU related event), you believe you are not one of those lazy college students who sleep through class and don't care about school.

Trust me on this though, it truly is one of the biggest struggles in the morning to get out of bed because all you want to do is go back to sleep or turn on that Disney + instead of going to that 8 a.m. but what everyone says about going to class is actually true. Your grade does suffer from it, and the absences do rack up.

You don't want to be one of those people that the pathfinders go constantly looking for because it gets awkward when you open your door and your pathfinder awkwardly has to tell you to go to class.

2. Time management 

After going to four classes throughout the day, all you will want to do is curl up in your bed and nap away the day, but just how important it is to go to class you also need to be on top of your schoolwork. College seems so easy because you barely have class and tests are so spread out. Yes, this is true, but that means there are not as many tests, A.K.A not as many chances to pull up your grade.

It makes life so much easier if you start looking over your notes at least a week or advance because it is not fun cramming for a huge test the night before and not leaving the library until 2 a.m. I promise you your college experience is 100x better if you know how to manage your time.

3. Get involved

Lastly, you need to get involved in something.

College can be scary.

A lot of people, like me, are coming from a small town. The number of people on campus can be shell-shock, and it is imperative that you meet people and make friends. MSU offers countless clubs, organizations, and other activities that make it so easy to meet people, and it is so worth it to take part in this. It makes the hard times in college better and having people there truly makes college the best time of your life.