Submitted by Kaylee H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What I learned about college in the first semester:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned that after getting grounded (not the kind where you stay home), that you don\u2019t need to please everyone! It isn\u2019t your job to always give to everyone! It\u2019s okay to focus on yourself, and if you lose people on the way that\u2019s fine because everything happens for a reason. It\u2019s okay to still be spontaneous, risky, and fun because I\u2019m young, but I ALWAYS have my priorities straight, work hard, and better myself. Just because you come across a crappy moment, that does not define your whole life, so quit sobbing and move forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most essential piece of advice for incoming freshman would have to be stay focused as much as possible. Try to minimize procrastination, but get a feel for what your everyday schedule would be like and how much you can manage. You do not want to overwork your body. Also, do not get involved if you do not want to. Everyone says you can make friends, relationships, and bonds by participating. Well, do not join groups if you aren\u2019t actually interested in them. It is better to not waste your time participating in groups and events that you do not enjoy. Make relationships by attending events you are interested in! For example, there\u2019s bowling nights, movie nights, speeches, etc. Attend events you could see yourself meeting enthusiastic people just like yourself. If you choose to join groups, then make the best out of it and try to get involved as much as you can with that group because you want to be able to put in 100% effort, not 50%. At the beginning of the semester, I was anti-sorority\/fraternity. However, I stumbled across a moment I had mid semester thinking maybe joining would be for the good because I could make friends and get involved. Then I realized I was not the issue. It is all about communication and holding on to the good friends you have. Before you join a sorority, think about your life, your schedule, and your relationships. Ask yourself, are you mentally ready to add being in a sorority to your planner? For me, I knew I wasn\u2019t fully committed and that\u2019s when I told myself take college step-by-step, one day at a time. I made a promise to myself to not overcommit by adding too much to my plate. Also, always talk to someone when you are stressed. It truly does help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Submitted by Kaylee H. What I learned about college in the first semester: Everything happens for a reason. Drugs are not cool. Don\u2019t try to grow up too fast. You\u2019ll want to be young once you are grown. It\u2019s okay to make friends, to be apart of certain groups, but not everyone is meant to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letter-to-future-scholars","category-wisdom-wednesdays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":554,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/compactscholars.sdsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}