Hey there my loves! Today, I am FINALLY starting the college series that I have been wanting to start for the longest time now. Without further ado, here are the things I wish I would have known.



 1.) Studying is so important. 



I was one of those lucky student who breezed through high school. I ended up breezing through my general education courses as well. However once I actually got to my major classes, that was a different story. Yes, some were easier than others. However, I don't believe that there really are many "Easy A" classes in STEM majors.

2.) "Easy A" classes won't always be an easy A.



Man, let me just tell you. Never judge the caliber of a course just by the course title. I have taken classes like Marriage & Family and African American Studies courses thinking they would be easy courses. My Marriage & Family class was tough, but I respected that. I learned a lot of useful information in my class and I'm so glad I took it. As for my African American class, there was constant reading assignments and papers to be written. Granted, I ended up with an A and an A+ in these classes respectively. However, they still required A LOT of work to pull that off.

3.) Pick a college based on you. Don't just pick from a pool of popular colleges.




When I tried to decide what college to attend, I picked big name schools (with the exception of one). There is nothing wrong with attending a big name school. I actually still attend one. However, I believe that you should pick schools based off of your major, where you want to be location-wise, and the opportunities the college can provide to you.
4.) Decide what you want to do and what you want to study.



I know sometimes that your parents or other family members might have made up in their mind what they want their kids to study. However, you're the one that has to endure this subject for the next 4 (or more) years of schooling and then on with your career. If you don't choose something that genuinely interests you, you'll most likely be miserable. How does this relate to me? Okay, I did choose my major and what I wanted to do. Everyone before me in my family majored in business marketing. But me. I went full-time to college for 2 years trying to suppress another interest that I had. I had always secretly wanted to major in this but I didn't. Long story short, I was scared to change my major because of how I thought people would react. People already doubted my ability to make it through my major. At the end of the day, I had to decide what I wanted to do. Currently, I am changing my major.

5.) Get involved from the beginning. 


Definitely get involved on campus from the beginning! Join student organizations, sororities, fraternities, meet the people in your dorm, etc. It's a lot easier to tackle college with a support system, especially if you're away from home. These friends can be there for you during your college meltdowns, help you with assignments, and be there for you while you feel homesick. My school has about 20,000 people. It's way less scary with friends around.

I hope you enjoyed this post! If there's anything you want to see in the next college chronicles post, you can let me know by emailing me! adriaunadanielle@gmail.com