Thoughts about Life: Tips on How to Survive College

Hello,

So I was thinking how I survived the years 2007 to 2011, mainly because I'm going back to school in the summer for two years and trying to figure out how to get through that.

Here are my ideas of how to survive college:

1- go to class and office hours to get a better grade (if the prof. knows who you are, he will give you the benefit of the doubt)

2- know where the food stops are that are fast (before class)

santa barbara- my go to is Blenders for a smoothie, Freebirds for nachos, natural cafe for awesome vegan, or silvergreens for a healthier sandwich

san diego- my go to is Croutons for a salad, chipotle for nachos or burritos, jamba and robeks for smoothies, in n out for my burger of choice

3- know how to get to the grocery store without your car and without relying on anyone else

4- learn how to fall asleep no matter what's going on (this is actually something i mastered in hs, but in the dorms you either need earplugs or a sound machine. my roommate was originally opposed to the sound machine, but once i turned it on, we realized we both slept better since it blocked out the sound next door)

5- maintain a regular workout schedule (this is great to relieve stress during finals, and helps prevent the freshman 15)

6-don't sweat the small stuff (in college, graduating and going to class and living it up on the weekends, but then you get into the real world and realize there aren't any campus clubs and grades and the first job you get you probably won't have the rest of your life)

7-don't take unnecessary risks (this includes running alone at night or getting too drunk at a party or not using protections: mistakes like these can have an influence on you for the rest of your life, not just something you can forget about on monday)

8-treat yourself every once in a while or after finals (i know it's tough with lack of finances or busy schedules, but everyone deserves a nice dinner or a massage to forget about their troubles for a little while)

Please let me know if you can think of any other great tips! :)