Shared Wisdom

Many of us, given the chance to do college all over again, would have done at least one thing differently. Unfortunately we cannot have a do-over, but what we can do is pass our wisdom down to future generations in the hopes that they don't have to learn everything the hard way.

Given the chance:

  • Would you have chosen a different college?
  • Would you have chosen a different major?
  • Would you have studied harder?
  • Would you have partied harder, or done more extracurriculars?
  • Would you have gotten more involved?
  • Would you have prepped more for your interviews?
  • Would you have explored more post-grad options?
  • Would you have looked at college in an entirely different manner?
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Would have partied smarter and utilized the resources at my school more. But I didn't and still did alright for myself. Just try not to over-think things. I always wondered how the target kids were able to crank out work without having a life. I'm mostly able to do that if there's money to be made but not solely for future earnings potential. Just seems unwise

 

given that i posted the topic i might as well chime in. i would not have chosen a different college--although i definitely would've chosen the best college i got into without hesitating. i wouldnt have studied any harder. i definitely would have gotten more involved, seeing college as an opportunity to accumulate experiences rather than credits--although i did do this better than most of my peers, i think i could have stressed a bit less about grades and focused more on the experience. at the end of the day i also would have stressed less about choosing my major... did this way too much and in the end it didnt matter

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Impartial.Spectator i also would have stressed less about choosing my major... did this way too much and in the end it didnt matter

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