Dude, I promise you're not the only one. It's only a month in, and we're already confused. College is great, but it's also hard to find a balance between a good time and good grades. Think about it. We have class all day, different events every night, and we still have to find time to study for all our exams.

Between chapter on Mondays, tacos on Tuesdays, church on Wednesdays, "thirsty Thursdays" (for some, not all), parties on Fridays, and games on Saturdays, life gets busy. We're all trying to do our best while also having the time of our lives. We don't want to lose track of our degree, but we also don't want to waste our four years here simply in our dorm rooms studying the nights away.

Yes, your degree is the MOST important thing when it comes to college, but I get it. You want to live your life! That's okay. We all just need to find a happy medium. There's nothing wrong with going out and having a good time. Just make sure that you can pass your exams the next day.

When it comes to college, we're just getting started. The world is at our fingertips, and we can turn it into anything we want it to be. We just have to stay focused, but you can focus on more than one thing at a time. Focus on your grades. Focus on your friendships. Focus on your health. If you keep those things on top of the totem pole, you'll be okay.

In the great words of the Wildcats, "We're all in this together." We are all struggling and working hard to be the best self we can be, but together we can achieve that best self we want so bad. Life's about living it to the fullest. You might be struggling right now, but it'll all be worth it in the end. Just don't sacrifice everything in order to pass your classes. You can do it all; you just have to set your mind to it.