Ok guys I know some of us are commuters to college and some travel fairly long distances so here's some tips!!
First things first is that you need a good backpack that has lots of room and is sturdy to last you a few years
You are an hour or two away from home so carry some medications like ibuprofen, pepto pills, allergy pills, etc I personally use a round pill organizer with compartments that screw together so it doesn't take up much room
Also a small first aid kit with some bandaids of different sizes, triple antibiotic ointment, the pill thing, pads/tampons if u have periods, a brace for any joint u have issues with (if applicable), etc
I try to bring my own snacks so I'm not stuck paying vending machine or fast food prices for a bag of chips
Carry everything you could need for class. I have my laptop, charger, a 5 subject notebook so I don't accidentally bring the wrong notebook on the wrong day, a pencil case with black pens, colored pens, highlighters (love the erasable ones), 1 or 2 sharpies, etc
I also carry ear buds, a phone charger + brick, mini stapler, tape, and anything else I might need for the classes I am taking
Give yourself about 15-30 extra minutes to get there, especially during construction season because u never know what construction could pop up
Buy the parking pass, I know it's expensive but good luck finding parking outside campus parking lots
Or don't, one of my friends said if she gets caught once a week and pays for the ticket it's still less than the parking pass but that's ur own risk
Make sure your textbooks are in your backpack before you leave. You do NOT want to be an hour away from home and find out your reading your textbook in class and it's sitting on your desk
Bring a mask even if your campus doesn't require one. When the person next to you is coughing all class you will probably want one and you can't just slip out for 10 minutes to walk to your dorm
That's all I have for now but I'm sure I'll think of more because I'm writing this on my lunch break :) have fun at college this summer/fall
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I wanna test out of this course for credit but I’m getting vibes that the instructor in charge is… lazy… I’m hoping not but like…
• just sent me a link on how to start the process
• process requires you to physically go to the office division… website lists wrong location
•Show up to correct location, was sent an email of the application.
•now I’m waiting in their zoom office hours and it shows “waiting for host to start the meeting”. Office hours started like an hour and a half ago
I just need that class to get my associates but I’m trying to test out because I WORK IN THAT FIELD
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quick question
anyone have any ideas for what college degree best suits finding out the answer to questioning the impact of fictional characters on diverse individuals? because i'm really into the idea that seeing someone portrayed on tv or in books can lend to finding your own inner secrets, or finding out that you're not as strange as you might think. thanks in advance for any help you could give me :)
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Does anyone else going to high school in the mid 2000s distinctly remember being told as freshmen “GO TO COLLEGE AND GET A DEGREE OR ELSE YOULL BE POOR FOREVER”
So we all did and now we’re still out here struggling with bills and with crippling student loans? 🤣
Like I distinctly remember as a freshman my school held an assembly to show statistics about how much more money a college degree would earn and without one you’re basically going to be poor for the rest of your life and work at McDonald’s.
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How the frick am I supposed to get a job and work my way through college if nowhere paying over $8 an hour will hire someone who hasn't yet graduated college??
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what is the point of getting a college degree if no one will hire an applicant that doesn’t have x amount of experience?
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Nothing stings more than job rejection letters and I get multiple a day. One more time for the young people in the back. DO👏🏽NOT👏🏽Go👏🏽TO👏🏽COLLEGE 👏🏽 it does nothing for you. One bachelors degree later and literally no one wants me. I’m not alone and know many others.
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Find a hobby besties. Literally anything that isn't staring at a phone screen. It does wonders for your mental health. I learned to spin yarn on a drop spindle (you can make your own for cheap, I got mine for 5$ at a local reenactment, bought wool from the ladies at said reenactment and now am part of the reenactment lol) and you never know what other doors may open for you! It's a great way to make friends who are also into the hobby. It doesn't have to be anything artsy, it could be reading, taking walks, seeing how much litter you can pick up, collecting fall leaves that are pretty
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love my professors talking about career aspirations and majors like they're the same thing. like,, yes, I'm going to college and in that, the final goal is to be fully capable of (for me) astrophysics research, which you need degrees for, but I also have so many more aspirations on any given day, this is just the one that completely requires a college degree.
I also want to be a writer, and a chef, and a variety streamer, and have enough money to have a chain of "stores" without an active business license so I just give stuff out for free with no limits or questions just the essentials of life on hand for anyone who wants them, and I want to keep a community garden, and I want to keep cows and sheep and chickens and goats all for non-meat products, and etc. etc.! I have so many career aspirations, space is just the one thing I needed a degree for
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just got my art syllabus and im not even dreading the beginning of college! im genuinely excited for it
this has been the case for literally 12 years; i love school, i love the learning environment, i live socializing with students and teachers!! i just know ill have a fun time :)
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