<p>I remember we had this thread on here a few years ago and it was helpful.</p>
<p>What do you regret not doing/doing freshmen year?</p>
<p>trying to be friends with everyone.
skipping too many classes.</p>
<p>Not taking math right away. By the time I eventually took calculus in sophomore year, it had been two full years since I had taken pre-calc in high school. Screwed me over big time. >_<</p>
<p>Also, procrastinating (which isn’t really limited to freshman year). So many classes where I received a grade lower than I was capable of, simply because I can’t get myself to do something without the incentive of it being due in a couple of minutes. :x</p>
<p>Lastly, taking too many useless classes. Classes that weren’t required for my general education, but that I took because I thought I might want to major in them. Big waste of money. If your goal is solely to learn something, learn about it for free online instead of by taking an expensive class!</p>
<p>Oh, and simply not going to class was also quite a costly mistake. :x</p>
<p>s33d…you regret not trying to be friends with everyone or regret trying to be?</p>
<p>Pretty sure he meant the latter.</p>
<p>not being more outgoing, luckily I was more social 2nd semester.
thinking i could handle things that i really couldn’t.
taking grades too personal and too serious. it’s just freshman year, B’s aren’t the end of the world.</p>
<p>Not getting involved in more school activities. School pride at that college was pretty big, and I never participated. Now I go to a school where nobody cares, and I miss it.</p>
<p>Not taking 6 classes instead of 5, not really trying to keep friendships together (because as luck would have it two of my best friends are transferring), and not taking advantage of what [little] the city had to offer.</p>
<p>Putting in the little bit more effort everyday, reviewing notes from class, and waiting to long to study for tests.</p>
<p>I regret not getting to know more people and not attending more social events.</p>
<p>I regret not posting more on CC.</p>
<p>Getting into a relationship too quickly.</p>
<p>Waiting till I had severe bronchitis before I went into the health clinic…which then lasted about two/three months with much scolding from the staff … and then one freaked professor telling me to not drop dead right in her office (To top it off I had severe flu/bronchitis and a bilateral eye infection first semester… right before finals!) </p>
<p>Letting myself thrive the night-owl life. I’m getting my hours turned back before I go next year.</p>
<p>Not keeping up with the readings/studying. Skipping too much class. Not going to prof’s office hours.</p>
<p>Not falling in love with frozen raspberries till this summer. They would have been so easy to store. Mm, tasty.</p>
<p>@I Hope UT: i regret TRYING to be friends with everyone. the sooner you realize not everyone is going to like you/you’re not going to fit in with everyone, the better. most people lose a lot of “friends” after freshman year, but that’s probably a good thing.</p>
<p>Drinking too much, skipping class too much. Not sleeping enough for no good reason. </p>
<p>But that was first semester–second semester I found a balance and have been much happier for it.</p>
<p>I regret not hitting on/ going after more girls. I was a bit timid freshman year, heh.</p>
<p>I regret trying to force friendships, especially with my weiro roommate.</p>
<p>I regret, not being more outgoing? I guess.</p>
<p>Of course, I don’t really regret these, you learn as you go. You’re not going to know everything you’ll know in life straight out of the gate.</p>
<p>Not reading enough. </p>
<p>Putting off projects until the last minute.</p>
<p>Working too much. It was a retail job so weekends did not exists. If I had an exam or paper due Monday I was pretty much out of luck. I was always scheduled during the day on days I didn’t have school so even when I was not in class I’d have commitments that didn’t let me study. I always felt like I was constantly having to go somewhere. I was <em>always</em> closing so that was not fun when I still had studying to do. Worst of all, I usually just ignored studying in these cases.</p>
<p>This semester I’m definitely going to aim for having way less hours at work. I can’t dig myself into that kind of hole with my classes again!</p>
<p>Trying hard to make so many friends too.
My problem was I did get a lot of friends, but in the end it is like who are some these people? Like do I really know them?
I made some good and tight friends, but there are some who I trusted who hurt me in the end.
I say new place, new people, be social, but at the same time don’t be too trusting until you get to really know some friends</p>
<p>-I regret trying to be too social, particularly with the students in my dorm.
-I regret being too friendly to some girls, because many started to like me, but I didn’t like them so they later on came to dislike me for not liking them. The one girl I did like wanted to marry me and have her kids, which turned me off so much.
-I regret not getting to know some of my professors. Some were really willing to get to know students, but at the time I didn’t know the advantages.
-I regret missing some football games to study.</p>
<p>just a question, why do so many people regret trying to be too social?</p>