Okay, you've graduated from high school and now you're in <insert name of university or community college here>. Several things might have happened:
1. You were a star in high school and lettered in a sport.
2. You had no life like me but got really good grades.
3. You BS'sed your way through (I commend you if you did).
Well, guess what, no matter what happened in high school, you're in college now. Know what that means? Whatever you were in high school, well, that's why it was high school. Nobody cares anymore. High school is just a stepping stone to get into college or the military (and I commend you even more if you took the second route because I didn't) and if you BS'ed your way through, well, way to beat the system because whatever happened in high school does not count for shit in the real world.
It's either going to be the best four years of your life or the worst. Or for most people, especially me, a combination of the two considering that when I live at home I don't have much of a social life (or much of a life to begin with). First of all, it ain't high school. Mommy and daddy are not going to hold your hand. They might send you money and help you pay for shit but they ain't gonna hold your hand. Nobody's gonna hold your hand. Do you want to give up yet? Please don't. I'm not done talking so if you close this browser window, my ninjas will find you (just kidding).
No, all you need to do is find really good friends. I'm at Texas A&M University so incoming students have the option to go to a four-day orientation retreat called Fish Camp (because freshman are referred to as "fish"). Orientation programs are a fun way to make friends right off the bat. If that doesn't work for you, you might try socializing around your dorm or if your college has like social events the week before classes start, go to those.
I'd love to talk about classes but I'll address that topic in another post. Thanks for listening to me and take my advice. It could save your life but more likely, it will save you stress and money.
