<p>If you’re passively sitting there waiting To Be Educated or Challenged, then you probably will slack off. On the other hand, if you take an active hand in your own education - which could mean reading additional materials suggested by the professor or finding them on your own, keeping up with current events, learning additional languages, becoming the best writer and speaker you can be (all of which would help for a polisci career), then you’ll get an amazing college experience, no matter where you’re enrolled. Network with your classmates - do you think politicians get to pick and choose who they deal with? Add internships or parttime jobs to your resume. </p>