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Hey guys!
So today I wanted to do a really quick video and it's going to be really brief and short,
but I'm not too sure if it's something you guys are looking forward too and I'm not too
sure if you guys are even starting out in college this...semester. But I just wanted
to do really quick and easy tips for those of you who are starting college and for those
of you who don't know, I already graduated college this past semester with my business
bachelors in finance. And, I've learned a lot of things though out my semester and I
wished that there was someone there who was able to give me these tips, because...you're
kind of just on your own when you go to college. It's not like high school, you're not you
know...with a team of people and you guys all move up together. You're basically on
your own, and it's really easy for anyone to kind of just fall back...lose motivation...or
even just drop out. So, I do want to give you guys some tips and pointers when it comes
to back to school. The first thing that I do recommend is that you see your advisor.
Now, a lot of people just dread having to see their advisor because it's just a waste
of time to them, or they don't even know what they want to do so they don't feel it's necessary
to see an advisor, or you do feel that you do know what you're doing so you don't feel
like you need to see an advisor. But, a lot of times people think they know what they're
doing by word of mouth from other friends, but, in college, there's so many different
tracks on what you should be on. Just because your friends are doing one thing doesn't mean
you're going to do that too, because everyone wants a different major. So I really do feel
that it's important to see your advisor. You can ask them anything. If you have any questions
or concerns, just talk to them. And you do kind of want to just be a familiar person
to them. They'll definitely help you out, it's their job, they're not going to reject
you. Those appointments are really, really helpful. I felt that, I felt so much more
confident in knowing what I wanted to do after I saw my advisor. I mean there's so many different
majors that you want to kind of look into. Say...you like Marine Biology or Zoology or
Psychology....Business related things...just ask them questions so you kind of know what
classes you want to take. A lot of students during their first and second semester just
take random classes that they think are easy or that their friends are taking, and it kind
of just wastes those 2 semesters, or that year. And then you kind of start to get serious
in what you want to do. The second thing I want to recommend is to be aware of what programs
and facilities that are available to you at the college, and make sure you use them wisely.
There are a lot of different services that are provided at my college, and I didn't even
know of it until the second year of my college time. And you know what, those services are
very, very helpful. You may not know, but maybe in your library, there's tutoring sessions
on certain classes that certain professors have for free and you can just go in and do
that. There's also writing services where you can go in and if you have trouble writing
a resume or even a paper, they're there to kind of just help you out and guide you into
the right direction. It is just important to know that it's a really big campus at college
and you're not alone. There's so much people that you can go to for help, and it's easy,
you just go on the website and ask for help. Also, you can go to the library, if you're
looking for a book. Make sure you ask someone how exactly does this library work? Where
can you find things? Sometimes there's even textbooks that you can look at the libraries.
Computer labs! You may not even know, but if you're bringing your laptop for no reason,
I mean, why carry that extra weight when you can go to the computer labs, and sometimes
you even get free prints so you can print papers out for free. Even things that are
not really my cup of tea such as the gym, if you have your college ID with you, you
can go ahead and use the gym as well. Just be aware of what there is available to you
and make use of it, because college isn't free. You're paying a big amount of tuition
every single semester so make use of everything that's available to you. Another thing that
people must hate doing because it takes up so much time is joining clubs. I didn't really
join clubs during my time in college; however, I did for the last 2 semesters. But I cannot
explain how important it is to join clubs. Now a lot of clubs are available and they're
kind of geared towards specific majors. For example, the club that I was in, in FMA, was
geared towards finance majors so they had like mock interviews, they also had financial
gatherings. A lot of people from certain companies that worked in banks came and talked to us
and we were able to ask questions and get them answered. So, it's just a really...knowledgable
experience. The last tip that I do want to recommend is probably going to be something
where you guys are going to be, "uh duh obviously, this is college. Of course we're going to
do that". But, I guarantee you, sometimes you may find yourself to be very intoverted
when it comes to college because you're scared and you don't want to just meet new people
and you just want to be a little turtle in your shell and believe me... a lot of us are
like that, even those of you who are really loud during high school. You'll feel much
different in college. Make new friends, and I don't mean like..."Hey what's your name,
we should get together and get drunk and do al this ridiculous stuff". No...I mean like
make friends...If you're like majoring in psychology, join a club, make friends with
people in those clubs, and you know, just do stuff together. For example, when I was
in finance, I tried to make a lot of friends that were the same major as me so that when
we're taking a class that was really hard, you can have study groups together, meet up
at certain times at the library, or at night time and study for exams together to kind
of just share information together and just help each other out....tutor each other...It
was just a really great experience. And on top of that, it's important to have these
friends so that when you're out of college, you know those people. For example, again,
with my finance major, I developed these friends so that when we all graduated college, I was
able to talk to them and be like, "Hey, so what are you doing now? What track are you
going for?". Because, even if you all are majoring in this one specific major, there's
a lot of different careers to go into, and this is for any major, not just finance. So
I went ahead and did that, and it's just a really good experience. You meet new friends,
you meet new people, you get more motivated, you get inspired. It's just really, really
important to just make new friends, and don't just stick to the friends that you had in
high school. I mean, if these were your friends in high school, they'll probably be your friends
for life. So, it's not a crime to go and meet new people, and kind of just share the same
interests when it comes to education. So yea! I hope these tips were really helpful for
you guys...when it comes to you new college people whoa are becoming freshmen. It applies
to basically all colleges...and...yea! I hope this video was helpful, if you have any questions,
just leave a comment down below, or if you're scared to leave a comment, just message me
and I'll get back to you. And if you have any other back to school, college, high school
videos requests please just let me know. I'll see you guys soon....BYE!!