Sophomore year. A fan favorite amongst students with a reputation for being the most carefree and reckless of all the college years. You have just wrapped up your career as a freshman and know what college is all about. You spent a year figuring out what makes you happy in your new world, and come August it will be time to sit back and enjoy your newly well-established life, without having to concern yourself too heavily with the impending doom of graduating or seeking a serious internship just yet.

So, here it is, a little wisdom juniors everywhere can impart to you before you begin one of the best years of your life.

1. DON'T cave into the “I just don't feel like going out tonight" mentality. Ever.

Any time you try and convince yourself to stay in without a good reason, stop right there. Time goes by much faster than you think, and you won't have unlimited opportunities to go out with your best friends. You need to embrace every single one you get. Besides, some of the most fun nights are the ones you didn't have any expectations for.

2. DON'T pursue a serious relationship unless you literally meet your soulmate or Channing Tatum.

Always keep in mind that you're only 19 or 20 years old. You have your whole life to be married. This is the one time in life to you have to be young and focus only on yourself. Spend it running around making memories with your friends, not worrying about if you're getting cheated on.

3. DON'T stress over drifting from friends you had last year.

Chances are, some of your friends from freshman year were only in your life by circumstance, like living on the same floor or having a couple of classes together. If your lives move in different directions sophomore year, don't lose sleep over it. Those who are really important will be around, and those who aren't probably aren't worth the stress or trouble will fade.

4. DON'T blow off your friends from last year either.

You're going to meet new people. Maybe you're living with someone new in a new place, or maybe you joined a new club. But don't forget the people who loved you from day one and made your adjustment into college as easy as it was. Make time for them and reach out to the ones who would do the same for you.

5. DON'T skip the gym.

With your closest friends living in frat houses for the first time and you having a big apartment of your own to host everyone you want whenever you want, the last thing on your mind will be your health. You're going to want to spend every minute you can being social because the general set up is so much better than the year before, but I promise that your friends won't forget about you if you spend an hour a day working out.

6. DO go on a “classic college spring break trip" even if it costs you an arm and a leg.

You'll never regret the week you spent with your closest friends waking up to brunch on a beach, followed by both day and nighttime parties, fully equipped with zero responsibilities. You'll never stop talking about it either, much to the dismay of those who didn't go. It'll be worth far more than whatever it actually cost.

7. DO look into studying abroad.

The day all your older friends are back state-side they're going to divulge into every last amazing detail of life in another country. I can all but guarantee your mouth will be watering for the same experience after a few of their stories. Do all you can to ensure that you'll have the same opportunity.

8. DO make best friends with your roommates.

Don't forget one of the most valuable lessons of freshman year: life is easier (and more fun) when you get along with the people you live with. Whether you have one roommate or five, put in the effort to be close with ALL of them, so you have a happy place to come home to at the end of the day.

9. DO invest in a really good camera, like a GoPro.

You're going to want to document absolutely everything you can and this will make you able to take the coolest pictures/videos with an added bonus: dozens of people will want to be in them. It'll bring you way more new friends than you had planned for – this coming from a girl who adopted the name “GoPro girl" by a group of people she had just met her sophomore year. (I stayed friends with them long after the nickname disappeared.)

10. DO prioritize.

You're about to have the most unbelievable year of your life, but don't forget why you came to college in the first place.