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Originally wrote this for someone but sharing is caring.
Here are some unorganized thoughts/things I did/things I'd do different if I could go back in time to when I was 18:
- go to every class, sit near the front, pay attention, for every hour of class you have, study 1 hour going over what you learned that class before the next day arrives (I went from last minute studying stresser to doing nothing a day before an exam and still getting A+'s simply because I'd know all the content just by keeping up), similarly, get assignments/labs/etc. done earlier than when they are due. Don't let your grades slip, a bad grade is like an albatross around your neck, when people cope by saying grades don't matter in uni they are coping, good grades open up a lot of doors whether it's applying for coops/internships or applying for a masters later on
- hang out with a group of smart people, if you surround yourself with people who want to do well, you will do well, "misery loves company" is an old adagio that rings true. Example: I used to hang around some highschool friends who never really did well first year, once I switched programs to cs (from science) I had to find a new group of people from my classes, they were all smart people and it pushed me to also learn/study well (ego at play here, don't want to be dumber than others)
- if you know people or friends from your highschool going into the same program, it doesn't hurt to be close with them, don't however get comfortable and stick with them at all times - make new friends in classes, be sociable (if it's one thing I've learned it's that most people are autistic irl and won't go around looking to make new connections, especially girls, you have to make the move first, you have to want it) [note this obviously doesn't apply to chad people will naturally gravitate towards him but we're not chad]
- join an intramural team for any sport of your liking, great way to meet people as well as girls (this one is really really important imo)
- unironically join a frat and make friends with douchebags, it's useful to be on good terms with some douchebags in life tbh
- go to tutorials/discussion group sessions (these are sessions associated with classes that are not mandatory to attend, because of that, few people go, because of that, it's easier to talk to the few people that go/they will be recurring faces, because of the laxer tone/atmosphere of tutorial sessions it's easier to talk with people)
- it's really hard to meet people in class if it's a big class, if it's a small class (like 30-50 people) it's easier to meet people if they are recurring faces in small classes
- if you see a foid alone before class and are interested in her, just talk to her jfl, one of my biggest regrets is not talking to the girl I crushed on (we'd have class at 830am, nobody would go to that class basically because the prof was shit and it was in the morning in winter, I'd always arrive at around 7:50 and without fail she'd be there with basically nobody else in the class or right outside of it... easiest opportunity of my life to just speak to a girl I was interested in and never did, I'll never know what could have been now). Take chances, have regrets
- speaking of recurring faces, one of my closest uni friends is a guy who I had all my classes with for a week, during a lab he just came up to me and said "hey you know what I've seen you around a lot this week, wanna be partners" and that's how I found a really reliable bro for coursework/labs/projects, I did this to 4 foids as well btw it works
- if you're moving into a dorm (well maybe not because of corona...) don't be a shut in, force yourself to socialize, people will warm up to you eventually unless you're an autist who spews edgy rhetoric
- get into a routine and stick with it, the most healthy I'd been in uni was 4th year when I would just wake up at like 5am, go to the gym, eat big breakfast, go to school for the rest of the day etc.
- if you have smaller sized classes, ask your professor a question or two every now and then either in class or after
- can't stress the importance of going to class even if the prof is dogshit, had at least 3-4 classes where I got an A and just asked the prof to give me an A+ for my final grade and they did simply because I went to class and was a recognizable face (this was towards 4th year tbh where classes were like 20-30 people max)
- go on dates with girls if u can tbh, girls are still relatively inexperienced and not jaded/mentally fucked
inb4 dn rd kys etc.
@Reapwhatyousow
Here are some unorganized thoughts/things I did/things I'd do different if I could go back in time to when I was 18:
- go to every class, sit near the front, pay attention, for every hour of class you have, study 1 hour going over what you learned that class before the next day arrives (I went from last minute studying stresser to doing nothing a day before an exam and still getting A+'s simply because I'd know all the content just by keeping up), similarly, get assignments/labs/etc. done earlier than when they are due. Don't let your grades slip, a bad grade is like an albatross around your neck, when people cope by saying grades don't matter in uni they are coping, good grades open up a lot of doors whether it's applying for coops/internships or applying for a masters later on
- hang out with a group of smart people, if you surround yourself with people who want to do well, you will do well, "misery loves company" is an old adagio that rings true. Example: I used to hang around some highschool friends who never really did well first year, once I switched programs to cs (from science) I had to find a new group of people from my classes, they were all smart people and it pushed me to also learn/study well (ego at play here, don't want to be dumber than others)
- if you know people or friends from your highschool going into the same program, it doesn't hurt to be close with them, don't however get comfortable and stick with them at all times - make new friends in classes, be sociable (if it's one thing I've learned it's that most people are autistic irl and won't go around looking to make new connections, especially girls, you have to make the move first, you have to want it) [note this obviously doesn't apply to chad people will naturally gravitate towards him but we're not chad]
- join an intramural team for any sport of your liking, great way to meet people as well as girls (this one is really really important imo)
- unironically join a frat and make friends with douchebags, it's useful to be on good terms with some douchebags in life tbh
- go to tutorials/discussion group sessions (these are sessions associated with classes that are not mandatory to attend, because of that, few people go, because of that, it's easier to talk to the few people that go/they will be recurring faces, because of the laxer tone/atmosphere of tutorial sessions it's easier to talk with people)
- it's really hard to meet people in class if it's a big class, if it's a small class (like 30-50 people) it's easier to meet people if they are recurring faces in small classes
- if you see a foid alone before class and are interested in her, just talk to her jfl, one of my biggest regrets is not talking to the girl I crushed on (we'd have class at 830am, nobody would go to that class basically because the prof was shit and it was in the morning in winter, I'd always arrive at around 7:50 and without fail she'd be there with basically nobody else in the class or right outside of it... easiest opportunity of my life to just speak to a girl I was interested in and never did, I'll never know what could have been now). Take chances, have regrets
- speaking of recurring faces, one of my closest uni friends is a guy who I had all my classes with for a week, during a lab he just came up to me and said "hey you know what I've seen you around a lot this week, wanna be partners" and that's how I found a really reliable bro for coursework/labs/projects, I did this to 4 foids as well btw it works
- if you're moving into a dorm (well maybe not because of corona...) don't be a shut in, force yourself to socialize, people will warm up to you eventually unless you're an autist who spews edgy rhetoric
- get into a routine and stick with it, the most healthy I'd been in uni was 4th year when I would just wake up at like 5am, go to the gym, eat big breakfast, go to school for the rest of the day etc.
- if you have smaller sized classes, ask your professor a question or two every now and then either in class or after
- can't stress the importance of going to class even if the prof is dogshit, had at least 3-4 classes where I got an A and just asked the prof to give me an A+ for my final grade and they did simply because I went to class and was a recognizable face (this was towards 4th year tbh where classes were like 20-30 people max)
- go on dates with girls if u can tbh, girls are still relatively inexperienced and not jaded/mentally fucked
inb4 dn rd kys etc.
@Reapwhatyousow
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