Dear Second Semester Self,

Congrats, you did it! You survived your first semester of college, a day that you never thought would come. You've done some things first semester, good and bad, probably didn't make the best studying decisions, but hey, at least you made it. Here are a few things I promise you: I promise I will not play the catch-up game. It never works, and it never ends well, I promise I won't torture you with the pain and the terrible hangover the day after. I promise that I will not take the bus, and in desperate measures, take UBER, to Chipotle as often. I also promise I will go to the gym everyday and work my hardest. Also, I promise you not to go to bed every night at 1 a.m., and make you regret it the next morning when you have to get up for an 8 a.m. You can't eat Wild Kitty next semester every time you're drunk. The freshman 15 will catch up to you and you will regret it once summer comes. YOU DON'T NEED THE WAFFLE FRIES. Don't save your work until the night before it's due. When you're sitting there at your desk at 3 a.m. pissing your roommate off, and knowing that you don't have time for a nap tomorrow, it's not worth it. Get it done early, and actually listen when the professors say that. STUDY EVERY NIGHT!!! Not that you grades were bad first semester, because they weren't at all, but you'll thank yourself when you'e cramming the right before a huge econ exam. Also, don't dwell on stupid problems from home. You can't do anything about it now, these things are all in the past, and there is nothing you can do about it. Live your life, and make memories that will last a life time. These are the years you'll never forget.

XoXo,

Your First Semester Self