How so? And if not, what did you consciously do to make college life/pressures/changes work in your favor?
Did/do you find that your idyllic life at high school and good grades did not equip you to deal with college?
College is another level. It's like going from college football to NFL. Competition is higher, people are better educated (the less competent students don't go to college so you are surrounded by only people who excelled enough to go to college), and you are on your own usually for the first time in your life.
So you have personal pressure as well as school pressure. And you got boy troubles, sex, drinking, partying, drugs, and all sorts of things to get you into trouble too if you don't know how to control yourself and your boundaries. It's all a growing and learning experience.
To help handle the different pressures, you need to find yourself good help. You can find good %26quot;how to%26quot; books about adjusting and succeeding in colleges at your local library or book store, they are usually pretty helpful and a good place to start. Surround yourself with good friends who are active and studious. Keep yourself out of trouble while still enjoying new experiences and broadening your horizons. College is meant to be a time to experiment, explore, and try new things. Actually, you should do that all your life and not just in college.
Get involved, take classes in subjects you are curious about, work hard, study hard, party hard, ask out boys, try out for a play, be active as you can be. College is honestly an amazing time to explore and enjoy life. Also remember to get good sleep and keep good regular EXERCISE schedule. Freshman 15 is no joke. Most colleges have all you can eat buffet style cafeterias so you end up stress eating. Stress eating = gaining weight! I'm serious, freshman girls get fat if you don't watch your weight.
Did/do you find that your idyllic life at high school and good grades did not equip you to deal with college?
i got so-so grades in high school and had a good time, college is a lot different for me
I found that the high school counselors fed me a load of dung when it came to matching which classes I should have taken with my future college goals. The good grades, however, played a major role in preparing for college by emphasizing good study habits.
Instead of the foreign language and social science classes that %26quot;colleges love to see on your record when you apply%26quot;, mathematics and physics would have been more in line with my major.
When I first began college as an Electrical Engineer, I was definitely lacking in those areas, and the foreign languages %26amp; social sciences never even played a part in being accepted!
