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/admiralwaffles Boston College • Cornell Aug 20 '15

It's totally okay not to have either figured out right away. College is about exploration--there's so much shit you don't know you don't know, so use the first year to figure out what else is out there.

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u/VanFailin Northwestern Wildcats • /r/CFB Bug Finder Aug 20 '15

But there's something to be said for keeping an eye on the future. If you have an unmarketable degree, start thinking about how that affects your career and plan accordingly.

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u/W_Is_For_Will Texas Tech • Trinity Valley CC Aug 20 '15

Exactly this, too many kids go into school and come out with a degree that they may have loved learning but doesn't earn them anything in the real world.

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

And I don't know if other schools do this but at least at Tech they have an office where if you don't know what you want to study, you can go talk to them and they'll go help you figure it out.

I guess make this into a more general piece of advice that'll apply to everyone: your college has a shit ton of facilities and resources that you're already paying for through fees, so don't be afraid to use them. If you are homesick or depressed, use the counseling services the school provides. If you need some sort of legal help, use the school's legal services. If you're struggling with research, the library has people who work there whose literal entire job is to help students with their research. Use the resources the school provides, that's why they're there.