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TeenTitansGo
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Chemistry is so hard 
I'm doing that next semesterChemistry is so hard
gonna need to enjoy the month break before indulging in that shyt
TeenTitansGo
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I'm doing that next semester
gonna need to enjoy the month break before indulging in that shyt
Lol which one? Intro, general, organic?
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Ay my Coli college people, lemme put you on some game from a recent (<2yrs) graduate. I wish I had someone to advise me on some landmines to avoid. I was the first child in my family to attend undergrad in the US (both my parents have advanced degrees from the US, but their undergrad was in Nigeria so different ball game).
1. Try your best to keep at minimum a 3.0 or better. You don’t know if you’ll want/need grad school in the future, but you don’t want to eliminate yourself from the race early on.
a. Sub point: try your best to get as close to a 4.0 your freshman year. Your classes are generally easier and it’s easier to maintain a good GPA than to try and pull up a bad one.
2. Depending on where your school is located (urban, suburban, rural etc) try to live off campus after your freshman year (sophomore year if you still need to get into your “rhythm”) On-campus housing is usually more expensive than off campus and on-campus housing isn’t as enabling. Also, if you can find a cheap house to rent with 2-3 of your boys then your place can turn into the “spot”. I’ll caution you with this one though, it’s nice to room with your boys, but make sure they’re level headed. Not the kind of dudes that want to turn up Monday-Monday. Gotta have boundaries. Having the “spot” that people come to on the weekends to socialize is pretty much easy access.
3. GET AN INTERNSHIP BEFORE YOU GRADUATE! This was my saving grace in college because my GPA was terrible. I was fortunate to work at my college’s career center and I cannot tell you how much game I was put on from not just the staff but by sitting through employer presentations. Since I didn’t have the grades, I had to start small. Took a stipend internship and then worked my way up. By the time I graduated I had four internships to my name, all within the Consulting-type sphere.
4. If no money isn’t an issue/not too much of a stretch, then study abroad. Preferably for an entire semester and I would say in a developing country. While yea, it’s nice to study abroad in London, your perspective may not change as much as if you studied in say Brazil or Ghana or China. I interned in South East Asia and that internship really expanded how I see the world. We live in an evermore globally connected world. With that is opportunity, but also competition. The earlier you realize this, the better prepared you’ll be.
5. Time management. Really just find a way to nail this to the T. Your life moving forward will be so much better for it. Try your best to cut out procrastination. Time is your most valuable asset.
6. Have fun. College, imo, is not the best time of your life, but can be one of the more enjoyable if planned well. You have the access of an adult but without the responsibilities of one. Use it wisely.
Note: My view is slightly slanted as financially I was fortunate not to take out loans due to benefits, in-state tuition, parents’ contribution and private contribution.
1. Try your best to keep at minimum a 3.0 or better. You don’t know if you’ll want/need grad school in the future, but you don’t want to eliminate yourself from the race early on.
a. Sub point: try your best to get as close to a 4.0 your freshman year. Your classes are generally easier and it’s easier to maintain a good GPA than to try and pull up a bad one.
2. Depending on where your school is located (urban, suburban, rural etc) try to live off campus after your freshman year (sophomore year if you still need to get into your “rhythm”) On-campus housing is usually more expensive than off campus and on-campus housing isn’t as enabling. Also, if you can find a cheap house to rent with 2-3 of your boys then your place can turn into the “spot”. I’ll caution you with this one though, it’s nice to room with your boys, but make sure they’re level headed. Not the kind of dudes that want to turn up Monday-Monday. Gotta have boundaries. Having the “spot” that people come to on the weekends to socialize is pretty much easy access.
3. GET AN INTERNSHIP BEFORE YOU GRADUATE! This was my saving grace in college because my GPA was terrible. I was fortunate to work at my college’s career center and I cannot tell you how much game I was put on from not just the staff but by sitting through employer presentations. Since I didn’t have the grades, I had to start small. Took a stipend internship and then worked my way up. By the time I graduated I had four internships to my name, all within the Consulting-type sphere.
4. If no money isn’t an issue/not too much of a stretch, then study abroad. Preferably for an entire semester and I would say in a developing country. While yea, it’s nice to study abroad in London, your perspective may not change as much as if you studied in say Brazil or Ghana or China. I interned in South East Asia and that internship really expanded how I see the world. We live in an evermore globally connected world. With that is opportunity, but also competition. The earlier you realize this, the better prepared you’ll be.
5. Time management. Really just find a way to nail this to the T. Your life moving forward will be so much better for it. Try your best to cut out procrastination. Time is your most valuable asset.
6. Have fun. College, imo, is not the best time of your life, but can be one of the more enjoyable if planned well. You have the access of an adult but without the responsibilities of one. Use it wisely.
Note: My view is slightly slanted as financially I was fortunate not to take out loans due to benefits, in-state tuition, parents’ contribution and private contribution.
TeenTitansGo
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Do you have any advice or tips for recieveing scholarships? I'm in a CC right now looking to transfer.
That I'm not too sure of. I would check your guidance and counseling department. There are a lot of scholarships that are available but a lot of people just don't know about it. I mean, I know a dude that got a scholarship for perfect attendance in HS. It was like $2k, but it's still something.
When you transfer to a bigger school look at professional student orgs that your school may have affiliation with. At my college I was a member of NABA (National Association of Black Accountants) and the org regularly had scholarships available ranging from $2k-$4k. Usually there was a GPA requirement and an essay that had to written about what NABA meant to you. Side note: NABA is now more than just accounting. It now represents a spectrum across financial services: banking, insurance, consulting etc.
TeenTitansGo
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Thanks I'll look into it. I also have one more question.
I've been doing some research and I have a appointment with the head of Mathematics of a college I'm interested in. I'm kinda really nervous. He said he can help any answers I have and maybe work out a degree map.
Do you have any idea what I should ask him? I got a couple questions but idk . I'm freaking out lol.
