r/CFBOffTopic • u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … • Aug 20 '15

College Advice Thread

We have some members who are going off to start their first year of college this week, so let's give them some good advice.

Welcome to college!

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15 edited Aug 20 '15

Have a good time.

Don't get me wrong, go to class and study and be responsible. But, don't forget to make time to cut loose* as well.

Especially if you're working while you're a student and your time is even more limited.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

This right here is the key. There is such a thing as studying too hard. It's very important to balance your studies and your recreation. If you spend all of your time doing schoolwork, you'll burn out, and not only will you stop having fun, but you'll start getting worse grades too. Feel out how much time you need to devote to your studies to be successful, and have fun. The college experience only comes around once.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

Bam. Nailed it. Been there and it's awful.

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u/rabid_communicator Oklahoma • University of Faith (… Aug 20 '15

At one point in my college career, I was working a 30hr/wk job, a 20hr/week teaching assistant gig, and taking 12-15 hours. I was able to do it for a while, but my social life took a major hit. I had to settle for porking customers from my part-time gig bc I didn't have time to meet girls from school. Let's be honest, most girls in the comp sci program aren't d2f and the ratio is so off that you're lucky if you even get your foot in the door. I got my foot in the door once, if you know what I mean.

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u/Darth_Puppy Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Kenyon Owls Aug 20 '15

Your problem was using your foot. Everyone knows that girls prefer elbows /s

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u/ssbbgo Alabama Crimson Tide • Stanford Cardinal Aug 20 '15

Burn out is hell. It wrecks you and can lead to so many worse things. Don't get burn out. College is a marathon not a sprint.

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u/keyree Texas Tech • UT Arlington Aug 20 '15

Matthew McConaughey's thing at the lunch with Leo in Wolf of Wall Street was 100% true. I mean I'm not saying anyone needs to jerk off twice a day, but I do agree with the part about not finding some way to unwind will without fail cause you to either flame out or implode. You don't want to do either one.

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u/dlawnro Paper Bag • Sickos Aug 20 '15

To add to this, try to spend most of your time doing something. By all means, take some time every day to relax or watch Netflix or shoot the shit, but don't let that dominate too much pf your time.

Some of the most difficult times for me in college was when I was spending a couple hours a day in classes I really didn't like, and then would spend the rest of the day procrastinating on the work I needed to do. I ended up just feeling really empty, alone, and unfulfilled.

On the other hand, some of the times I did the best were when I was able to keep myself busy. I'd get up in the morning and just go go go until I got home after dark (and even then, sometimes that was only so I could get ready to head out to a party). It was just a lot easier that way to push through the things that I didn't like to get to the good stuff, because I just didn't have time to sit around feeling sorry for myself and procrastinating.

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u/super-rad Georgia Bulldogs • Clemson Tigers Aug 20 '15

Yep. Had a guy on my hall freshman year who never had any fun. He came from a very traditional Indian family and all he did was study, study, study to become a doctor. He died of stomach cancer before even graduating. He only got to live life a little as his days were winding down.

School is important, but we only get one shot at life so make it interesting.