The Do's and Don'ts of College

Do.

1. Have a social life
College is a great place to meet new people and see things from different perspective. College is a place where you can start fresh, be who you want to be. Go out and enjoy yourself, most colleges suggest you to. There are plenty of social nights out in college from Fresher’s Week to RAG Week to make sure you do. These are fantastic opportunities to experience the social side of college so take them while you can.

2. Try something new

College opens up a world of opportunities you may have not had access to before. During the first few weeks of college there is a club and society day. This is a perfect way to experience something new. Try something out of your comfort zone because who know maybe you might enjoy it or even be good at it. There are certain clubs or societies you might not have been able to do before you came to college for eg. Surf Club, or Dj Society. From my own experience I joined Dj Society and now its something I do everyday and I have even turned it into a moneymaking hobby.

Don’t.

1. Neglect your studies

Don’t forget this is your main goal at the end of the day. You are coming to college to get a degree. So as fun as college may be your main objective is to learn. The last thing you want is to have regrets and repeats at the end of the year. The workload in college is not overwhelming but you do need to put in a lot of the effort on your own. When it comes down to it you are responsible for yourself and you cant go pointing fingers.

2. Make things harder than they have to be

This is the best advice I can offer you in my opinion. College is not going to be easy by any means, so take every chance to make it that bit easier for yourself. Go to class, pay attention and do your own bit at home. Organization is key. The more organized you are the easier it will be I guarantee you.

Follow these and I promise you will have a great year of college both socially and academically. That would be a successful year in my books.