Hello KooKooBabes!
Today I will be sharing some first semester college freshman tips. If I had these tips and actually applied them, I actually wouldn't be posting this because I wouldn't have learned from my mistakes. Hey, I made the mistakes and now you don't have to repeat and stress over it, below are 5 tips I thought would be most helpful for you!
1. GO TO CLASS!!!
This is my most important tip that I will ever continue to preach. I had this trouble my first semester and I didn't even have an 8am like I did second semester! I know, I don't get me either. Anyway going to class is super important I know everyone says it but it is 100% true. Some professors will even count attendance as a grade. A few of my professors had this set up for us; if you miss two or more classes you go down a letter grade. An entire letter grade! Thats going from an A to a B, or if it's a class you don't do well in from a passing grade to a failing one. In all seriousness some professors don't care if you go to class or not but you should care about it, you're the one paying all the money to go to school, you're working toward your dream job, you're the one who's name is on the report card. Just go to damn class ok!
2. Your syllabus should be your BFF!
My second semester was my redemption semester and when I went to class on that monday morning I had no idea what a syllabus actually was. I had no idea it had my assignments and due dates in it! It was awesome! Seriously become best friends with your syllabus, take all the dates and put it in your agenda or phone, whatever just seriously look at that thing!
3. If you get a bad grade....relax!
Alright so you totally spaced on that test in your 10am and got a D...don't freak out! I am so guilty of doing this; I will freak out cry and beg for a redo. Most of the times the professor will say no and thats actually 100% ok because it is their class and they do make the rules. Don't worry you can make it up, some professors will drop the lowest grade, there might be extra credit in the future. Either way do not let this kill your spirit one bad grade can seriously mess you up but if you realize you made a mistake and you realize you have a bunch of other chances before finals time you will be fine.
4. Party all you want...Seriously!! Just get up the next day.
Congrats! Your Victoria Secrets plunge pushup bra and that twenty you slipped under your ID got you into the hot thursday night club. You got your cup with free all night refills and danced with your favorite girlfriends and hey even that cute guy in your Econ class! Oh, and great he even invited you back to his room for a sleep over once you get back to campus...at 2AM. Go for it, no seriously slip on your cute PJ's and spoon the rest of the night. As long as you're willing to wake up the next morning and go to your 9am. I had the problem of waking up either too late-even if I had an alarm-or waking up with enough time to do my walk of shame back to my own bed and instead of getting ready for class I would just sleep. DO NOT DO THIS! If you want to go out and have a good time do it but just be sure you can get up the next morning and go to class or just party on a weekend.
5. Make sure you know you messed up.
You've read all these tips and totally ignored all of them. Well, you just wasted your time and also granted yourself a spot on academic prohibition. You have a semester to turn that 1.7GPA to a 3.8GPA in order to maintain your scholarship. Make sure you are the one to know that you messed up, it sounds weird and doesn't make much sense but I will explain. From my experience, I first had to first make myself realize that I messed up, that I could loose everything if I didn't turn it around and fix it. The second I deep down realized that I fucked up I could turn it around. I would go to every class, do every assignment and pass every test I was handed.
These might help you and they might not, if I had known these tips and actually known people who went though these mistakes I may not have made the same ones. I hope it helped you and I hope all of you have an amazing first year!
XXX ILY times a Milli, NikkieSharpie XXX
