And if you are one of those people who is reading this just because there was a four letter word in the title that started with the letter F then shame on you, although that was my purpose. Tee hee. Well, F actually stands for five; five things to think about when going or applying to college/university. 1. Do not procrastinate! Procrastination seems to have become a growing epidemic. It is the most bitter sweet thing you could ever do. 2. Do not stress out about your major. If you are not sure apply with undecided. You will have time to thinks things through as we approach the end of the year and you can always change it. 3. Don't overwhelm yourself! Take on projects or deadlines that you can meet. The struggle should not be real.
4. Have a positive outlook. Do not let yourself be taken over by pessimist ideas or thoughts. If you think you will fail a test or not get into your dream school then it can really affect your mood, learning process, and over all personality by lowering your self confidence. But then again don't become an extreme optimist because that can cause you to become lazy and believe that everything will always work out in your favor.
5. Be good to yourself! Do not deprive yourself of sleep, food, and leisure. Incorporate the right amounts of work and me time. You learn best when you have a full stomach and enough sleep. Do not over do it. Find a balance and keep it that way. Composure is key.
I totally thought it said that! but i see what you mean. we need to know these steps to help ourselves its hard to do all of these things without wanting to rip our heads out. but its great that its can be a simple five-step process. we just need to understand that we do need to work hard to get where we want but we don't need to kill ourselves over it .
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. Senior year is a stressful one, but by now we should all know ourselves and our limits. Limits are important to acknowledge as soon as possible. It takes a lot to humble yourself and realize that you do lack something, but that's for all of us. Our lives won't ever be perfect, and that's what makes it awesome. Just remember (this can be a rule 6) that as long as you do you (because you really do know you) and work with what you have, then you will succeed at one point and feel the same fulfillment as a billionaire who probably went to college or probably not! Happiness is solely found through glory from hard, frustrating, stressful, horrific, tragic, hard work and sacrifice. It's one of the beautiful paradoxes of life and it's time for all of us to encounter it and get ready for the "real world."
ReplyDeleteI was one of the ones wondering where you were going with the F thing. These are some really good tips on what not to do and what to do. Thanks especially for the procrastination tip as well. This helped alot. Very encouraging! :)
ReplyDeleteThis happened to be the second title that has really grabbed a hold of my eyes! :) Really nice article. I believe that these tips would not only work in college, but also for the future high-schoolers. Just change the "not stressing over your major" to "not stressing over your class" (Unless you have AP, then good luck) Joking, our 3rd period is so smart and I believe that we can accomplish anything. Great article
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