Freshman Mistakes to Avoid
When going into your freshman year, there are a lot of mistakes to avoid. The first one that a lot of frosh students make is that they binge drink and party all the time. There’s nothing wrong with getting wasted on weekends, but when you’re doing it every other night it can really bring down your grades. A lot of freshman get homesick and tend to leave campus for their parent’s house as often as possible. Students who do this usually tend to not get over being homesick, so try to limit how often you go home on breaks.
Everyone in college likes to party, but it’s also important to do the hard work sometimes and read. A lot of freshman students think that they can bullshit their way through every single class without reading a single page out of their textbook. In order to pass most classes you have to do at least half the reading required for the courses you take. Getting caught up with all the drama in college can be easy, but it’s important to avoid it all in order to have fun and get good grades. Avoid people who always bring drama with them, so you can make the most out of your college experience.
Having an open mind is important when you first go to college, because you’ll be presented with a lot of new opportunities. If you’re invited to a frat party across campus, then you should probably go, for the experience if nothing else. The last thing you want is to stay in your dorm the entire time and be miserable. Try to join a club or two and look into athletics if that is your thing. The more you get involved with, the more fun you will have. It’s still important though to balance studying with whatever else you choose to do outside of class.
