Nuhan's Guide To Life #1 - How To Survive First College Year

a typical college freshman guy :p

Hey Y’all I’m back here with some of my piece of advice about how to survive Freshman year of university life this some of advices are for you guys who are incoming college freshman.  College is a beautiful time of your life (trust me!) you might think that high school were the happiest time of your life but uh-uh no! but college is! Why? Because college (especially freshman year) is the place where your parents and the society thinks that you’re a “semi passable adult who have a full responsibility about yourself” but the fact that you’re just some kinda “advanced version of foolish teenagers who can legally drink alcohol and have sex while your parents are paying for your life and college tuition”, how beautiful is that?! I’m I right? :D (nah I’m just kidding).  But freshman year of college is also can be a huge disaster for you if you don’t know how to survive it but don’t worry guys I’m here to give you some of my advices.

Tip #1 it’s just like high school

The first thing that pops up from your head when you hear the word “high school” is probably friendship, and yes it goes the same way in college, make sure to make friends while you’re at campus, I know it may sounds silly and ridiculous, and I know that you’re thinking to yourself like “of course I’m gonna make a friend, duh!”  but I mean please make sure that you’re actually going out there and meeting new people go out there and get involved in a student activities meet people at your classes, you’re being thrown into this world where you don’t know any body around you and it’s going to be super fucking uncomfortable for a lot of you to make friends out there, so please just make sure that you’re meeting people talking to them and make sure that they know that you are a relatively normal person.

Tip #2 make sure that you feel at home

Another tip for you is that I find a lot of people don’t really take advantage of when they’re at college is redecorating your room, I’m not just talking about Pinterest DIY tutorial bullshit I’m talking about just making your room and your living space your own whether you’re living in a dorm or boarding house or apartment just make sure that you’re feel at home, you don’t have to make your room look like super 5 star hotel looking environment but make sure your room is an extension of your personality because you’re gonna live there until next year (9 months) or maybe more than that so you wanted to chill out homie and as welcoming to both yourself and your roommate and your potential new friend.

Tip #3 EAT!

Don’t forget to have snacks in your room it’s essential because the food court is not always going to be open when you’re hungry at midnight and there’s going to be some times when you’re up late night studying and you need some food to fuel your energy and you don’t want to walk to buy some food so just make sure you always have something in your system, make sure you’re constantly eating, I know that stress can get to a lot, and you forget the basic simple task like eating or even breathe and shower, but please for the sake of God don’t forget to eat.

Tip #4 Be honest

Another piece of advice it’s gonna be very important for those are going to college for the first time is please be honest to those around you, don’t make up stories about self don’t embellish the truth about things that you have done in the past, just be who you are.  If people are going to like you and be friend with you, they’re wanna be going with person that you genuinely are, not the person that you want to be. 

Tip #5 Call ya Mommy and Daddy

Also for a lot of you who are leaving home for the very first time and actually living on your own, don’t be afraid to call your mommy and daddy at home.  College is one big transition from awkward dumb teenage years into semi passable adult (just like I said in the beginning) so these 4 years are the time of your life when you can really own up to the fact that you have no idea what the fuck you’re doing (sorry to say that but it’s kinda true) if you need advice, if you need a guidance just call them, call your mommy and daddy, they want to see you succeed just as much as you want to see yourself succeed so please don’t be afraid to be upfront with them, give them call every now and then and remind them that you love them.  Also for a lot of you your parents are gonna be the reason that you’re going to college at the first place, possibly paying part or all of your tuition and life, so be sure to THANK THEM!

Tip #6 Go to class

Don’t forget the college is about your education and you’re parents are paying for absurd amount of money for the tuition, don’t skip classes, don’t skimp on the studying and please give your all.  I would imagine that the reason that you’re away at college right now is to learn, so please make sure you’re doing that, don’t think you’re too cool for school, these aren’t high school anymore! People here actually want to learn and if you aren’t giving it your all when it comes to your classes, why are you paying for those absurd amount of money to go away to college?!?!

The last tip Be yourself

And finally the most important thing is be yourself, I know it’s sounds cliché or some of you might find it hard to do it because some of you might don’t know who you are yet, but it’s time to find out who you are, find out what you like, find out what classes you’re interested in, just explore it this is the time where you find out who you truly are.

Okay that’s it from me guys I hope it helps you and don’t forget to share it with your friends it might helps them too, bye ;)

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