After sharing several videos of advice from other students, I wanted to offer my own advice that will apply to any student, no matter what grade you’re in. College students too! My pieces of advice comes from things that I wish I did more when I was in school.
1. Study
I think it is extremely important to set aside some time to study for your classes. Not only that, but not saving your homework for the last minute.
In both high school and college, studying was a rare occasion for me. So much so, that I failed some classes and had to retake them (college) or move to a lower level of the subject (high school). My time in school would have gone so much more smoothly if I studied more.
Do your homework! Please do not save it for later. Your life will be so much easier if you complete it sooner rather than later. That 11:59 PM deadline is a real killer.
2. Get Enough Sleep
Do not follow in my footsteps of going to bed late on a school night. If you have to wake up early to get to school on time, you will be miserable if you go to bed late. One night in high school, I remember going to bed at 2 AM and waking up at 6 AM for the next school day. I’m not sure how I made it through the day; it was definitely extremely difficult.
I would recommend going to bed by 11 PM the latest if you have to get up at 5 or 6 AM. Had I done that more, getting through the school day would have been so much easier.
3. Join Clubs
I’ve had social anxiety all my life. It has kept me from doing a lot of things that I’m sure would have helped me feel less lonely. Joining school clubs is something my social anxiety prevented me from doing. I wish I had been more capable of pushing myself to defeat my social anxiety in those moments.
In middle school, I actually did manage to participate in after school activities, but conflicts with other students killed my most of my motivation to continue doing that in high school. In my sophomore year of high school, I only joined one club and I was the only student who consistently went. By college, I refused to join any clubs, despite being invited to a few.
4. Prepare The Night Before
As mentioned above, I would often go to bed very late, therefore making me slower in the morning. The misery was heightened by having to get everything ready for the day. Things like packing my bag with my folders, getting a lunch together, and picking out an outfit could have been done the night before.
Doing these things the night before would have saved me so much time in the morning. Heck, even taking a shower the previous night would have saved me like 30 minutes since I wouldn’t have spend time drying off and stuff.
The moral of the story is: DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID! 😂
~ T
