<p>I would agree with the others about keeping a regular sleep schedule. Even if you’re behind schedule on an assignment, you won’t make much progress on it if you’re up too late. Yes, at the last minute, you may get a sudden burst of inspiration due to an adrenaline rush, but that doesn’t always work. I did really badly in my classes due to procrastinating, and pulling all nighters only made it worse.</p>
<p>Drinking is ok, but if you do it too much, you’ll end up with beer belly. IMO, you’re allowed to be embarrassingly drunk once or maybe twice (note that I’m not encouraging you to do so). If you don’t drink, you should still go to parties and carry a solo cup filled with soda if you feel awkward not drinking.</p>
<p>Lastly, try to meet as many people as possible your freshman year. That said, not everyone is going to be your friend. If you feel like you don’t feel like you belong in a certain friend circle, you shouldn’t hang out with them too often.</p>
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<p>I don’t agree with this completely. However, I would advise that you figure out what times are best for you and try to schedule classes during times where you’re most able to focus. I’m a morning person, so classes before 10am are fine for me and I try to avoid afternoon classes as much as possible. If you’re not a morning person, try to avoid morning classes if possible. Of course, you’ll have to take classes at less preferable times for you at some point, but that’s life.</p>
<p>Go to class. Seriously. Just go. I don’t care if you don’t want to get up until noon and have an 8am chem class – go to class and focus as best you can. Even if class isn’t the most useful, you never know when the professor will talk about something that will be on the next exam that wasn’t in the reading or on the powerpoints. Or drop hints about the midterm. Or mention something useful for that term paper due in two weeks. Or any number of other things. Regardless, you won’t get that information if you don’t go to class.</p>
<p>As far as drinking is concerned, don’t overestimate yourself and end up doing something you’ll regret. In other words, know your limits…and actually know them, don’t think you know them when you really don’t.</p>
<p>Set up a study schedule and stick to it from day one. Hit the ground running and you won’t have to play catch up later. You’re bound to have enough stressful weeks without having to catch up on older material on top of everything else. Similarly, as many others have said set up a sleep schedule and stick with it. You’ll thank yourself later.</p>
<p>There are a lot of comments telling you to do what you want but you have to remember that when you do that the mistakes are up to you to fix. I’m a sophomore now and you need to look at ideas for your major now. You should also look at the number of pre-requisites you will need before you can even start your major. If you have any college credit classes from high school try to get them transfered for the credit. The less classes the better.
It is true that you will definitely be alone, but remember you are now considered a full fledged adult. Remember that you came to graduate. It may sound cliche` but school comes before friends. When you realize this, the friends you do make will stick with you forever. Stay open to new clubs and opportunities but keep track of your classes and attendance policies. Those attendance policies can easily fail you trust me. College is hard, but it’s also what you make it. Focus and take it slowly at first until you get your feet wet then have at it!</p>