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What I Have Learned from College

I probably said something similar to this on my previous blogs, but it is crazy how the school year is already over. My first year in college was very eventful, so much that I feel like the number of new things I experienced in this academic year was more than all of what I experienced in high school. I have changed a lot as a person in ways I never expected myself to change. Here is a list of random things I learned from my first year of college:

1. Buying 3M noise-reducing headphones is an excellent idea. Also buy a sleep mask! 

2. Seek resources and help as early as possible. I regret not finding a therapist until mid-October. 

3. You cannot keep repeating what you did in high school, which is studying the day before and still expecting to do well. It doesn't really work like that in college. 

4. Save money because it will be beneficial in the long run. Walk or bike instead of taking the bus/subway. Cook instead of buying food from shops. Scour free or discounted opportunities. 

5. You will be surprised how late you can stay up because it isn't that hard if you are surrounded by a group of college classmates who are awake past midnight. 

6. Explore your surroundings and try to leave campus once a week. For folks out there who go to college in the middle of nowhere, this advice probably doesn't really apply. 

7. Start collaborating with your friends on problem sets in your major classes. You can't really work alone anymore since college classes are harder than high school. 

8. Take on club leadership positions as early as possible so you can learn how to balance school and clubs.

9. If you want to stop procrastinating on your problem sets, just go to as many office hours or tutoring sessions as possible. Therefore, you associate that designated time for doing work. 

10. Hot take: fraternity parties aren't that fun. They start late, end late, and you wake up late the next day.

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