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33 Surprising Life Lessons You Only Learn In College
It might look like high school and college life are separated by only a few, short, glorious summer months, but the reality is very different. The two are worlds apart! There are so many valuable life lessons that you learn almost immediately after going through the college gates that it’s remarkable. Obvious life hacks that you would never have even considered back in school.
Because both autumn and the brand new school year are upon us, here is a list of the unexpected things that people might not teach you in high school but that you learn almost instantly as a college kid. Scroll down and upvotes your favorite life tips, and write us a comment about which college rules you enjoyed the most and why. After you’re done reading this article, have a look at Bored Panda’s fun lists about all the hilarious posts about college life choices that will make you laugh, then cry, and the times broke college students proved they’re the smartest people ever.
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People start college and university at very different times each year: some of you are already busy studying (or partying, or both), while others will start in the next few weeks. Either way, there’s some common sense advice that freshmen need to hear.
Kelly Corrigan writes in The New York Times that it’s important to know how to cook nutritious food and to have a basic working knowledge about money and saving before starting your studies.
Corrigan also adds that basic things like keeping your dorm room door open and saying ‘hi’ to people around campus can work wonders for your social life. What’s more, you should never be pressured into drinking if you don’t want to — playing tabletop games with a few close friends is a perfectly fine way to spend your Friday night.
But let’s not forget what college is really about — exercising your brain and growing as a person. So be sure to put in the effort during lectures and seminars: sit in front; participate; ask questions; meet with your professors; do the work; put in the effort.
But remember, there are some things that no one can tell you and that you’ll have to find out for yourself. Dear Pandas, how has your college experience been so far? What awesome, funny, and unexpected lessons did you learn there?
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