You also want to get involved so you can have the whole college experience. You don’t want to sit in your room everynight watching tv. Make friends, make sure you are studying somethin you like. If not, change your major. It is better to spend a year or 2 extra in school than a lifetime doing something you don’t like!

The best strategy is to work very hard at your studies and let your class and study schedule dictate your choices during your time off. That means that your schoolwork must come first. Anyone who assails you for being a ‘brain’ or ‘nerd’ for this is (1) not your friend, either potentially or presently and (2) unlikely to be coming back to school for the next term anyway.

Be very careful of colleagues who want you to drink and party: these guys are trying to submerge their own fears by surrounding themselves with celebration, but it all gets exceptionally depressing in a very short time. Keep romances as light as you can at first, too. Keep your own counsel, do your own work, do your own studying. You’ll find your way quickly enough.

College is the most fun four years of your life – cherish it, make the most of it. It goes by fast.

Best of Luck.