What was the no. 1 mistake you committed in college?

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<p>I am in year 2. I thought I would just pop this in.</p>

<p>Everybody commits mistakes. And we don't wanna be everybody. So, tell us!</p>

<p>What was your biggest mistake in college? How do you think students can avoid committing that?</p>

<p>TY</p>

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<p>My biggest mistake was choosing to go to UF. How can that be avoided? Well, it's quite easy: stay away from UF.</p>

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<p>putting too much stake in 1 activity and having 1 group of friends. its good to spread yourself out and have multiple groups. people change over 4 years.</p>

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<p>My biggest mistake was going to UC-Berkeley. How do you avoid that? Avoid going to a public school thats in the middle of the ghetto, has no honors program, and run by the most incompetent state government in these United States.</p>

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<p>well so far procrastinating.... man i really gotta fix this before it gets really bad</p>

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<p>My biggest mistake was taking certain classes for granted. Classes in which I could've gotten A's resulted into B's because of procrastination, cramming, undermining the intensity of a class, etc.</p>

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<p>Not going to professor's office hrs.</p>

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<p>My biggest mistake: Not applying to enough schools in hs, then having to transfer later on to go to a school I actually wanted to go to.</p>

<p>Ways to avoid this mistake: Apply to as many schools as possible in hs.</p>

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<p>leaving.... the real world sucks boys and girls. Enjoy where you are, eventually you'll get a job, get a mortgage and have kids. Not everybody gets to be a CEO in real life, but in college you all think so. enjoy it. :)</p>

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<p>putting too much emphasis on spending time ( wasting time) with my loser boyfriend...(first boyfriend - away from home for the first time= believing people are all out to help you!!)</p>

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<p>Panglossian, your post cracked me up. I'm from Florida and passed on going to UF. Ah. I can't stand that place. Or Florida in general.</p>

<p>I don't really have a mistake yet, I'm sure there will one at some point in time, but not yet.</p>

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<p>Not partying enough. I'm rectifying that this year.</p>

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<p>What's with UF? Why is it so bad?</p>

<p>I guess my biggest mistake so far has been not studying regularly -- something I had decided I would do on going to college.</p>

<p>Rectifying it now -- trying to beat procrastination -- the cause of it all!</p>

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<p>UF or DEATH</p>

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<p>if UF sucks then the rest of florida must suck too =D</p>

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<p>not leaving CC after getting in,.</p>

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<p>Procrastinating.</p>

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<p>Taking organic chem first semester of freshman year. Don't do it. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Lots of mistakes...1) not taking AFROTC; 2) majoring in journalism; 2) not applying to a couple more prestigeous colleges; 4) not pledging a fraternity</p>

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<p>my biggest mistake was not taking advantage of the social life scene until senior year. i had friends, but i didn't go out a lot, didn't hang out in bars or at parties or get wild at all. It may not be for everyone, but you should find that out about yourself freshman year rather than senior year. gotta be willing to take a lot of risks and look dumb for a while if you want to really squeeze every drop of opportunity out. you only get 4 years to make friends in college, many of which will remain your best friends for life. don't sell yourselves short.</p>

<p>I guess procrastinating a little - ok, a lot - would be a distant 2nd. but sometimes being laissez faire about classes is the only way to avoid the crushing weight of stress. don't be afraid to seize non-class opportunities as well.</p>