Okay so, I officially committed to a college today. I'll be going there in the fall. A majority of my knowledge about college comes from stuff that I've seen in TV shows, movies and have heard from random people. For those of you who are actually enrolled in a university right now, how is it like and what should I expect?
I wouldn't. It's a totally fine major. I just impulsively quoted ling because I tried to force myself into psych and wound up hating it, never studying, nodding off in the middle of class, and getting bad grades.
A lot of people think it's really easy at lower levels but be warned - if it's a very popular major at your school, which it probably is, you might get a prof who really busts your balls in Psych 101 because they're trying to weed out the people who aren't really serious about it.
I know quite a few stoners and while very few of them are rude, it isn't the type of community I want to be involved in tbh. Even so, I think that those games are an incredibly fun way to get to know other people so I'll probably do it anyway.
You're probably right that the only thing I really need to make friends is to be nice and smile but that becomes shockingly difficult advice to remember under my perpetually anxious mind.
Old video games are a great idea. N64 is like stoner Holy Grail though so watch out if you don't want to be a part of that community. On the other hand I can't think of a single stoner I know who's not really nice and laid back so hey.
Really you just have to be nice and smile and have a good sense of humor. It sounds like shallow advice that won't work but it does.
Well, that's very true. I have a tendency to be bad at making good social impressions at first. I have immediately clicked with a few friends, but quite a lot of the time I have to become comfortable enough to be open. That's primarily why I feel like I need to pull party tricks like inviting people to play Smash Bros or Mario Party with me to break the ice and actually bond with people. I also think that joining clubs and groups will be useful for that purpose.
That being said, I find it inherently comforting that everybody else is going to be nervous and self conscious with me.
Yeah, that's why I hedged with my second post. There's always going to be a hopefully small minority of crappy people. They were just few and far between where I went.
now that you mention it, i do see it, but some of the first years are still in the "i'm a senior" phase and are still kind of . but other than that i know what you mean
Well it will be a little jarring because you have to get outside your comfort zone in order to make friends but remember that everyone else is in the same boat. It's funny, once you're a sophomore/junior/senior you'll notice how outrageously, almost inauthentically friendly and outgoing the first-years are, because every last one of them is anxious to make friends.
Also, I am homeschooled but I have also seen the outdoors and interacted with other humans so I don't expect the transition to be too jarring. I can admit that it will be new for me though, so I'm a bit nervous.
Yeah that's an option I've always considered. My other "passion" or whatever you wanna call it has always been theoretical physics. You can imagine my parents not being thrilled with my two favorites. Can't say I'm too optimistic either.
