Winding Down…

Hey guys!

Well it is mid-August, and for most college kids across America it means one thing:  school starting soon.

And for the incoming freshmen, it means 4 more years of schooling. Could be “Yay” or “Nay” depending on what side you’re on. But if the back to school sales are giving you nightmares, and if you have anxiety about hitting a new set of classrooms with a new cast of characters, fear not! College is the chance to start over, and really get to the future.

With that being said, here are some college survival tips before you get on campus…

* If you are living in the dorms, get to know your hall mates/room mate(s). This will give you the chance to meet some people, and tackle the first year together.

* Make friends in general. They will help to keep you sane.

* GO TO CLASSES! This is the reason WHY you are in school in the first place. College is not all about parties, and social activities, but rather furthering your education.

* If your class schedule permits, try to pick up some extra curricular activities. Don’t just go to class, and go home/back to your room. If possible, try to take any and EVERY activity that is presented to you.

* Work on campus/off campus. Every college kid needs money, especially if you are on your own for the first time.

* AVOID DRINKING! (If possible) This is perhaps the biggest college cliche, but also one of  the most real unfortunately. If it is your first time away from home, a lot of the times it can be easy to get caught up in something…it is your responsibility to make sure then that “something” is not the wrong one. And besides, alcohol is empty calories, and if you are drinking every night during the first few weeks away from home, the freshmen 15 is not the ONLY unwanted weight you have to worry about!

* Know where the gym is! Freshmen 15 is not fun. Easy to gain, hard to lose. Enough said.

* Know your morals and set boundaries. Like I mentioned earlier, in the college setting there can be more peer pressure, and if you don’t know who you are, you will fall into some traps. So, like the saying goes, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”

I believe  I have covered some fundamental principles that will help you to survive and thrive in the college environment. While summer winds down, get wound up for college.

Till next time,

Krystal.