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i have this brain dump page wherein i write down my thoughts when one weekly spread isn’t enough to fill those up lol. i’m actually planning to change how i layout my spreads starting this february maybe, and i’m still experimenting what layout actually fits my journaling process ✨
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Productivity culture will deceive you (especially if you are particularly high-functioning or a former Gifted Kid) into thinking that any use of your time that can’t be monetized or leveraged for your personal advancement is worthless, and I’m here to tell you that’s the devil talking. Do shit because you like it.
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life hack: do ur readings and go to class
a big sister’s college tips
wait until after syllabus week to buy your textbooks. they might not be required. it’ll save you money
prioritize your classes by number of credit hours. more credit hours = bigger impact on your GPA. sometimes there’s not enough study time to go around
if you wanna dress up for class, dress up for class. if you wanna pull up in the sweatshirt you wore yesterday, that’s okay too
locate your classes before they start, so you don’t get lost on the first day. check and see if your college has an app of some sort with a campus map!
old exams are more valuable than life itself
set your class schedule as your home screen until you’ve got it down
Chegg.com. you’re welcome
carry a sweatshirt. it may be 100 degrees outside but chances are it’s 30 degrees in your lecture hall
keep your syllabi
write things down!! planner, phone, laptop, etc.
sit in the front. go up and introduce yourself to your professor after the first day, say you’re looking forward to the class. build a relationship! Professors do not round grades for students they don’t at least recognize
bring your chargers with you everywhere
sometimes it’s easier to wake up early and study for an exam than stay up late the night before
shower shoes. have you ever heard of toe fungus
the dorms are bad BUT you will get through it (and make friends while doing it)
there’s no such thing as a condom that doesn’t fit
every time you skip class it costs you money. go to class. (unless you are dying or have no other time to finish something for another class)
your mental health is important. college can be overwhelming. know your limits. seek help if you need it.
sometimes if you go to your professor’s office hours and ask questions a day or two before an exam they will steer you towards information that will be covered
find your study space. the library is your friend
parking is a bitch and a half
it’s okay to miss your parents. call them. (they miss you too)
talk to your advisor!!! let them advise you!!!
don’t study yourself into the ground. after college you’re a real life adult - enjoy college while it lasts. go out, make friends, if you drink, do so responsibly. uber exists for this very reason
keep an eye on your drink at all times
don’t feel pressured to go out and drink because college. it’s not for everybody
on a related note: pedialyte is your friend
don’t be afraid to drop a class that doesn’t fit you, but talk to your advisor first
chances are you’re paying a lot of money to be where you are. party if you wanna, but do not let it interfere with your grades.
you’re gonna get a lot of free stuff. take advantage
if you can handle it with your class load, get a job. it’s a good way to make friends.
it’s okay to change your major. really!
first semester is easier if you get involved with something!!
there will be weeks when you have nothing due, and then there will be weeks when you have 5 exams 14 assignments and 2 papers due all at once. take advantage of down time. work ahead!! make life easier for your future self
carry a water bottle
exercise will not only help avoid the freshman 15 but also make you feel better
it’s okay if you’re not best friends with your roommate
communicate if they are doing something that annoys you
keep your dorm clean. the only thing worse than a tiny space is a messy one
buy an umbrella
Prune your contact list yearlySome people say to do this once a quarter and if you have the time to do it, great, but I usually don’t. I find that the best time to get in touch with people that you haven’t spoken to in a while is to just send them a quick personal email or note once a year, at new years, wishing them a happy new year. Almost everyone celebrates it, it’s politically correct, and if you are lucky it can even rekindle a relationship long dormant, whether its business or pleasure.
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March 2017 | Currently at home trying to power through three pieces of coursework before I can start revising (!) and v much missing having a giant desk surrounded by maps to spread my work (and other paraphernalia) across.
college pro tip: be sure to double check the advice your advisor gives on course recommendations and graduation requirements!!! too many people i know have been screwed over by their advisor and had to take an extra semester (or even a year) to graduate
Talk to others in your major. Talk to older students. Talk to students in your year. Talk to those younger than you (bc they very well could have stumbled upon something with newer eyes and to pass down knowledge).
When you talk about requirements with some frequency, the chances of catching a mistake becomes pretty high. Plus, getting advice for what classes and professors to take is invaluable. Our undergrad club specifically has an informal advising night every semester for students to talk to each other and professors who are genuinely interested in undergrad success since our advising system is rather…. eh.
Also if you need any sort of override or special permission, get it in writing (email) just in case. It won’t solve every problem but it can definitely help
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i know, i know, i haven’t posted in a while. but it’s because i got a job! it’s nothing too special (i’m an undergrad after all), just clerical work like encoding, proofreading, sorting papers, all that good stuff. i really needed the income and i am so happy rn 🥰 i hope things are going well for you all as well.
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Me: “How can I help you today, ma'am?” Client: “Is e-mail internet”? Me: “I beg your pardon?” Client: “Is e-mail on the internet? I have no internet, can I still read my e-mail?” Me: “Well yes, you must be able to get online to view your e-mail.” Client: “Oh, dear. I can’t see my e-mail.” Me: “Well, let’s see. Can you open up Internet Explorer for me and tell me what you see?” Client: “Open what?” Me: “Your browser, can you open up your browser?” Client: “My…my…?” Me: “What you click on when you want to browse the internet?” Client: “I don’t use anything, I just turn my computer on, and it’s there.” Me: “Okay. Do you see the little blue ‘e’ icon on your desktop?” Client: “You mean I have to start writing letters again?” Me: “I’m…what, I’m sorry?” Client: “I don’t have any pens at my desk. I just want my e-mail again.” Me: “No, ma'am, your desktop, on your computer screen. Can you click on the little blue ‘e’ on your computer screen for me?” Client: “Oh, this is too much work. I’m too upset. Just send me my e-mail. Can’t you send me my e-mail?” Me: “We…okay, ma'am. Can you tell me what color the lights are on your router right now?” Client: “My what?” Me: “The little box with green or possibly a couple of red lights on it right now - it’s most likely near your computer?”
Client: “Lights and boxes, boxes and lights, just get my e-mail for me.
Me: “My test is showing that you should be able to get online right now. Can you tell me what you’re seeing on your computer screen?” Client: “It’s been the same thing for the last two hours.” Me: “An error message?” Client: “No, just stars. It’s black and moving stars.” Me: “…Do you see your mouse next to your keyboard?” Client: “Yes.”
Me: “Move it for me.” Client: “Move it?” Me: “Yes. Move it.” Client: “My e-mail!”
This post gave me a fucking ulcer.
You meet people like this at the library. People who have been coming in every day for YEARS to use the computers and monopolize your time with conversations like this, that seem to go out of their way to avoid listening to anything you try to teach them because they’d rather you just do it for them.
So one day, this tiny, frail little woman comes to the desk with a huge folder of papers under her arm. She says “I need to use one of the computers,” and I’m like “alright, I’ll set you up with a guest account.”
And then she says “I’ll also need you to show me how to use a computer. I’m 97 years old and I’ve never even touched one before, but I need to file my health information and they told me I needed to do it using this,” and she holds out a little scrap of paper with a url scrawled on it in a shaky hand.
And I’m just mentally like ‘oh no,’ but I say of course I can help her. So I sit her down and sign her in, and she stops me to ask basically what the mouse is, and I explain it, but I’m just thinking that this is going to take a million years. But I start doing a quick and dirty run down of the parts of the computer, the programs, the desktop, what a url is and what the Internet is, what a search engine is, what websites are, and so on.
She doesn’t interrupt or ask any questions or anything, and then I’m like ‘okay let’s go to this url’ and it’s an interactive, multi-page form that she needs to put all that info in her folder into and submit, and I’m just terrified as I’m explaining it that I’m going to spend all day with this woman.
But she’s just like “alright. I think I’ve got it.” And she must have had a secretary job back in the typewriter days, because she just *whips* through the first page of the form and submits and goes on to the next, and tells me she’ll find me if she needs me.
She came over once to tell me she needed an email address and wanted to know how to set one up - I told her about her options and she picked Gmail and went back to the computer and set it up all by herself, and got her information all filed properly in about an hour and a half – and she’d NEVER used a computer before in her LIFE.
When she was done, she came over to ask me how to turn it off and I showed her and she thanked me for being so patient, and I told her quite honestly that I’d NEVER seen a novice adult pick up using a computer so fast.
And she said “oh, but it’s so simple! And so useful! My grandkids made it sound so difficult, but I’m going to pick up my own computer tomorrow!”
And I think she must have, because I never saw her in the library again.
Anyway I hope I’m that quick when I’m 97.
^ thank you for sharing this very positive experience because the experience from OP really gave me a headache. it was nice to end on a positive note.. gives hope
A nice reminder that the older generations ARE capable of change; they often just don’t want to put in the effort to learn.
HOW WOULD YOU EVEN PREDICT THIS
Find a way to reschedule your grandparents death.
This is when I take it to their boss and make it their problem. Professors do have people who oversee them and if you feel like you’re being treated unfairly you should report them.
FYI in case you don’t know, the first eye would be the department chair (not actually the boss, but in charge of curriculum! Which that syllabus sure is). Then, the Dean of that school in which that department falls (eg Dean of the School of Business). When you google “[professor name] [college/univ name]” you should be able to find the beginning of that whole chain of info.
me after 15 seconds of work: i just cant do this anymore