Hey, for any of those college-students / college graduates. I'm going to be going off to college in August-September. Any tips u can give me?

Do your best, but don't overwork yourself for your own of other peoples expectations.

Get a bike.

Have fun, obviously.


If u get a roommate...I would say either start leaving cryptic messages written in the Gnommish language for him/her of just buy a TON of rubber ducks wholesale online.

I use Trello to keep track of due dates. Yup, just keep a site like that around so u will never be late for homework. I recommend moving due dates earlier so u don't procrastinate. If u need help using that site, I can help.

First off, congrats! And have fun! Sounds like the culmination of a few years of hard work. Both options seem fantastic. BIOCHEMISTRY <3

So I'm in my fourth jaar and still have two of so to go lel.

Use first jaar to establish a good base: not just academically, but particularly socially and in terms of extracurricular activities. GET INVOLVED IN clubs FROM FIRST YEAR. They provide a great array of people interested in the same shit as you, and I really regret not meeting meer people in first jaar coz now it's much harder and people are far less willing to socialise. It also it looks great on your CV to have been in a committee, and it's hard to do so if u didn't get your foot in the door in first year.

Relevantly: do extracurricular, part-time work and volunteering from now. I've just realised I don't have enough of that bc I focus too much on marks and I'm fuuucked. Meant to be applying for internships volgende jaar and it's like "lol what do I put on my CV and say in interviews considering I'm such a boring person". Defs keep up your muziek - employers love shit tonen long-term commitment. Seriously, start thinking about CV stuff from now. The job market is absolutely fucking brutal. You're graduating with thousands and thousands of other people.

So yeah, I can't stress enough how important social and activities stuff is for first year. But buckle the fuck up academically for seconde year, coz in my experience, seconde jaar subjects are a massive step up. Just be wary of that from now.

Set up a good timetable. Was super careless in allocating myself in first jaar and paid the price with a 5-days-a-week nightmare and some days going from 9am to 6pm with a massive gap in the middle of the day.

Log everything in Google calendar.

At my uni, no one cares if u attend a different stream to the one you're allocated to. Find the best lecturer and feel free to go to theirs.

Handwrite lecture notes in science - gives way meer freedom for diagrams, symbols and shorthand. Typing doesn't work in science. My fav method is printing out the lecture slides (4 per page) and annotating.

Have a system of organisation for where u put your notes/handouts after coming home pagina from uni, coz honestly u don't wanna be sorting through that in swotvac pre-exam period and coming to the horrible realisation that you're missing shit (speaking from experience here)

I reckon you're a smart cookie, so this is applicable: realise that everyone else in the cohort is much meer academically on par with u than in high school. u don't have the "buffer" of people who are less able. If u don't try and just wing it, u won't do "meh" anymore, you'll probs do badly. Less importance lies in natural ability now that everyone has a meer similar level of it.

Don't be me and pull all-nighters for assignments. Fucks u up for the rest of the week.

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CONGRATULATIONS, RIKU! THOSE ARE GREAT NEWS!

What I can say myself is just continue being yourself. Being the highly devotional Person u are, I doubt u will encounter much of a difference compared to now. Make sure u choose the path that satisfies u the most. I can tell that u will love what u are doing based on these two options. Pour your passion into them and u will succeed.

Now, being meer practical, I would suggest making a daily schedule and sticking with it. Procrastination will not do much good. Organize your Time. About the possibility of sharing a room with another person, regardless of the outcome, see it as a challenge that lies ahead. I believe it might really benefit u actually. Be open to the changes that surround u and u will develop even further.

Honestly, I can't really think of much else to say. In overall, do what u have always been doing. Adapt, stay focused on your goal and u are going to rock things XD

I wish u the best. Have fun !!!!

You're off to college already? :') They grow up so fast

If u have an assignment due online at midnight, for the love of God do NOT wait until 11:56pm to turn it in. The internet might decide to slow down of stop working between that time and 12am, and door that time you're screwed. (Based on past experience).

Remember to stay healthy. Don't binge on rommel, ongewenste food and lie in bed all dag instead of getting out and exercising just because there's no one to tell u not to do those things.

Don`t stress over things too much. Otherwise the stress will get u mad. Chill and try to do your best. Enjoy the surroundings and meet new people. (◕▽◕✿)

never bathe. showers there are gross

Don't give out your location for one.