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Kedar · 11-05-2009, 06:05 AM

I'm a freshman in college and here are some things I wish I did...

- Take AP classes or college-level classes that will count as college credit in your college.
- Do NOT take IB classes (international baccalaureate) unless you plan on doing much more work and have harder exams without a lot of them counting as college credit (this is what I did).
- Make more relationships. I sat around with the same friends I always had... Now that I'm in college I have a completely different outlook, but a little practice earlier would have helped. To be honest the more social confidence you have, the better.
- Make it a routine to learn new hobbies. I remember my senior year I had the random urge to learn random things. I learned how to juggle, whistle really well, and I started to breakdance, etc... It can be anything random and fun. It got me going.

I think you should set yourself up well for the future.
And I personally don't recommend smoking "green stuff" or drinking alcohol. It's not my place to say, but I am very satisfied as a freshman in college not doing anything like that. Seeing other people do it was/is enough to convince me not to do that.

11-05-2009, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kedar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 17	I'm a freshman in college and here are some things I wish I did... - Take AP classes or college-level classes that will count as college credit in your college. - Do NOT take IB classes (international baccalaureate) unless you plan on doing much more work and have harder exams without a lot of them counting as college credit (this is what I did). - Make more relationships. I sat around with the same friends I always had... Now that I'm in college I have a completely different outlook, but a little practice earlier would have helped. To be honest the more social confidence you have, the better. - Make it a routine to learn new hobbies. I remember my senior year I had the random urge to learn random things. I learned how to juggle, whistle really well, and I started to breakdance, etc... It can be anything random and fun. It got me going. I think you should set yourself up well for the future. And I personally don't recommend smoking "green stuff" or drinking alcohol. It's not my place to say, but I am very satisfied as a freshman in college not doing anything like that. Seeing other people do it was/is enough to convince me not to do that.