What you do Freshman do with your free time?
I thought I would be busy in college, but I'm not. I do a lot of studying, have a 4.0 and involved with a couple clubs. And I'm not a loser, I party every weekend. But during the week I get bored because I have nothing to do. What do you college students do during the week, anything thing to help out chances of internships later on or getting into IB in general.
Get any sort of job and enjoy the free time while you still can. I'm a junior and applying for SA positions is madness; you'll regret not utilizing that free time you once had. Develop better relationships with friends - that's a vital part of freshman year, because the friends you make this year will most likely be your closest friends through college. Get some leadership positions within clubs as well, that will take up at least a few hours a week.
Party on weekends. Party and sleep on weekdays. I was super busy.
Read, do research, or get an internship.
if don't require a job to keep up with finances - learn a new skill. if i could go back - i would learn how to code.
Learn something, as per ucmaroon learn code, maybe VBA, learn a new language or technical analysis, whatever. If you learn to always be busy now, there will be less shock when you actually become busy. Even better if your new hobby relates to what you want to do out of school.
I agree with the above two posts. In this day and age, programming is a necessary skill and will only continue to become more important in the future.
Make friends...
I have friends... who start classes when I'm done with classes then sleep, do HW, or play video games.
join a frat - that will eat up some (read: all) of your spare of your time as well
I rushed this semester and didn't end up pledging one...wasn't really my thing
Try to go to the gym as much as possible and to echo some of the other comments, definitely try to learn something on your own. I have started to (modestly) learn how to code, and even though it is probably not a skill that I will use a lot in my job, I think it is awesome to have that kind of knowledge. Learn as much as you can
Do PWM or something for like 20 hrs a week. Then learn how to golf.
Edit: Thought this was for summer. Put lists of firms together that you might be able to intern at while you have the free time. Semester might ramp up.
Don't waste your time learning how to code. I learned C and C++ freshman year in CPSC classes, but gained almost no transferable skills. I would learn spend my time learning something that will be relevant to you one day - take advanced Excel courses, leisure skills courses (golf), and read books that will expose you to the industry. Or, like I said before, pour all of that spare time into your social life. You're probably only 18 years old, no need to worry about your free time... until junior year at least.
Also, I agree with everyone who said to join a fraternity. At my school that's what almost all of the guys do in their spare time freshman and sophomore year. Even if one house wasn't for you, surely there are 20 more.
That's why I said VBA. If you start building beautiful macros for excel, all of the SAs in your group will be floored.
I'd say try to do three things.
First, look for a part time PWM internship in town. A lot of times you can find something that will be around ~15 hours a week. This will give you experience and build out your resume.
Second, learn something on your own. Whether it is a coding language as mentioned above or modeling skills (check out http://macabacus.com/).
Third, enjoy the free time, it will disappear. Pick up a sport or just kick your feet up and relax.
rage bro... rage
This. It will never be easier to chase tail in your life ever again. Carpe diem.
Also, learning modeling and/or VBA would be an excellent use of your time as well.
You should spend your free time asking internet forums what to do with your free time
I'd work out, network with people, read the news, have a manicure, wear a facial mask, sip on a bloody mary and relax.
Buffalo
You have a 4.0, but you wrote the title as:
“What You Do Freshman Do With Your Free Time?”
Is this supposed to be some form of English?
You need to be applying like crazy to internships (summer, fall, winter, doesn't matter when) and landing something impressive (or at least a stepping stone) for your resume. Make it a goal to reach out to at least 10 professionals in your desired industry on LinkedIn a day and set up networking calls throughout the week. Networking is the key to success and if there is one thing I would have done more of its this.
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