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.

 
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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.

 

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.

 
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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.

Agreed. Never again in your life will you enjoy such ease of access to fresh trim, unless you somehow manage to replace Heff in the Mansion or start running your own casting couch operation. Even then, the 'fresh' aspect would probably not be so guaranteed.
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You should spend your free time asking internet forums what to do with your free time

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
 

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I thought I would be busy in college, but I'm not. I do a lot of studying, have a 4.0 

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?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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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