Please Suggest/Comment on my College Agenda

College Life
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<p>I am trying to lay out a plan for college. It's not working, of course, since I don't know what my interests will be like within 4 years, but let's say it's something like this:</p>

<p>Semester 1: Meet new people and get adjusted, possibly join a club
Semester 2: Put a little extra effort in academics to finish the year strong
Summer 1: Try to get an internship in a science field, chill the rest</p>

<p>Semester 3: Continue to find new people to meet, get to know and talk to professors more often, get involved in another club.
Semester 4: Take courses in my major, just do well and don't #$%& anything up
Summer 2: Light GRE study if needed, possibly get some "research" done at Williams although I dislike how "research" is termed.</p>

<p>Semester 5: Increase courseload to get major requirements done, do light GRE studying if grad school is planned.
Semester 6: Focus almost 100% on getting good grades here
Summer 3: Start some essays and test prep for any future applicants. Also, search for any job opening that could be possible after senior year. Perhaps another internship to learn more about my major field?</p>

<p>Semester 7: Ask for recommendations for applications to jobs and/or school, study for standardized tests, finish essays.
Semester 8: Hone up on some life skills possibly missed in the previous few years, start making contact lists in address book if needed.
Summer 4: Eat tons of pizza, get fat</p>

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<p>This is a little bit…excessive lol</p>

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<p>This is quite interesting, hahaha.</p>

<p>I don’t know what to say actually. I can’t laugh because I too have plans laid out, but it’s a graduate school time line, not about meeting people.</p>

<p>I like the “pizza” thing, lol</p>

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<p>its good to set long term goals but based on how HS went for me, what you plan initially iss the antithesis of what you end up doing.</p>

<p>so definitely good to set short term objectives too. but realize not to be narrow minded. (i went into HS thinking I was gonna be a doctor and came out going into government)</p>

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<p>Wow. Throw away the plan and just go with it.</p>

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<p>Dang, NuclearPakistan you wait a while to respond. :)</p>

<p>I do too, for that matter.</p>

<p>EDIT: Nevermind, it was 2 days between my post and your response … wow, I must not be thinking right … too much linear algebra.</p>

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<p>This is the weirdest thing I’ve seen in a while.</p>

<p>It’s fine to plan out academic plans (which you’ll most likely not follow since interests change)…</p>

<p>but to plan out social things? That’s just bizarre.</p>

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<p>I just went to school and did what I wanted to do. My plan was always inside my head.</p>

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<p>This is the perfect coda to: omg, I have a 4.8 and 2300 SATs, do you think I need to retake?<br>
I say: every semester, meet new people, have some ECs, do your best academically and monitor your life skills because you don’t want to be obsessive. My big rule: planning is nice, but it doesn’t guarantee results.<br>
ps. Eat pizza, but don’t get fat. You won’t fit into those interview clothes.</p>