Seize The Day!

College goes by fast. You may be thinking right now that four years is a long time in college, how can it go by fast? Well before you know it, you’ll be walking across that stage accepting your degree.

College goes by fast starting from day 1- move in day. Move in day will be a crazy day, but enjoy it and be appreciative of the people helping you- most importantly, relax. Once you get in the swing of college life, it will fly by and your life may revolve around important exam dates, papers and projects.

I’m here to say enjoy it all. Take advantage of your opportunities. Once you’re out of college, you may wish you were back in college! Enjoy your classes and learn all you can, even in the ones that you think you won’t enjoy because once you’re out of college, you may end up wishing that you enjoyed that class more because now you have an interest in that topic or author.

Look for opportunities- get that minor in psychology or history or math. Speaking from experience, I found out two days before the end of my senior year in college that I was one class away from a minor in a subject I was really interested in, and therefore I lost out on that opportunity since I was graduating. Research requirements for minors and majors- your academic advisor has a lot of students to advise and sign up for classes and that’s possibly on top of their own lesson planning and teaching. In other words, they won’t remember if you’re a class away from a minor in a certain subject- that’s something you have to do the leg work and research yourself.

Your college courses and classwork are very important, but don’t ignore your friends and not build relationships with people. Take the opportunities to go out for coffee once in a while or go shopping with friends. It is important to have a balance between your classes and your life outside of classes.

Enjoy every moment and seize the day!