《A guide to university, first year!》Tips to survive your first semester at college part #2
Advertisement
Authors note: continuation from last chapter.
#6 Use a planner (Either online, physical, or both):
Guess what if you've never utilised a planner or calendar of any kind? The time has come to begin. It's essential to have a trustworthy method for keeping track of all the events and deadlines. Although I've always utilised an educational planner, I've made the decision to start using my online calendar more frequently this year. The one I use can be accessed and changed on both my phone and computer, which makes it incredibly helpful when you need to look up what you have planned on the spot. This is quite beneficial. I generally schedule appointments and events on my calendar, and I use a hardcopy planner to remember when tests and homework are due.
#7 Look for ways to get involved on campus:
This advice for incoming college students is perhaps the most popular, but it's a crucial one. Making friends might occasionally be difficult if you don't get along with the residents of your residence hall or you're living off campus. Participating in organisations and activities on campus becomes even more crucial as a result of this. At the start of each school year, there are usually a lot of events and club fairs. Attending these can help you determine what might be of interest to you. It is crucial to get involved and get moving early for students like me who are interested in attending medical or graduate school. engaging in activities like joining a club or volunteering.
#8 Be sure to take time for yourself:
It can be challenging to follow this advice, particularly when you have midterms and finals coming up. Students with high levels of motivation frequently prefer to endure difficult situations and delay taking time for themselves. Avoid doing it because it could seriously impair your physical and emotional health. Every week, I like to set aside at least one morning for "me time." I like to relax by watching movies or listening to music, and I always feel much better afterward. The best method to manage stress, in my opinion, is to exercise. Going to the gym will keep your body healthy and clear your mind, even if it's just for 30 to 60 minutes. performing these basic methods will help you feel more active, healthy and fit.
Advertisement
#9 Try to make sleep a priority:
How much sleep students receive is one factor that frequently gets forgotten when they start college. You must make every effort to hold onto this. Without sleep, maintaining our physical and mental health will be even more difficult. Sleep is so important to how our bodies work. Try to schedule various tasks and activities in advance; this will help you consistently get adequate sleep. I try to complete my projects well in advance so that, in the event of an emergency, my sleep schedule won't be the one to suffer.
#10 Be prepared to get sick, there are germs everywhere:
Last but not least, and most importantly, be ready to become ill in the first semester because it will happen. Germs are frequently disseminated when you are constantly around other people. To combat this, make an effort to wash your hands frequently, eat a balanced diet, and keep medicine on hand. It was terrible when I became sick my first semester. Nobody warns you about how much more uncomfortable it is to be sick when sharing a room. It's a real challenge to try to get through the night without waking up your roommate at the same time. Be aware of the resources that are offered on campus as well. Students have free access to the health clinic depending on which university you go to.
Advertisement
- In Serial68 Chapters
Requiem of the Sea
Maya is going to kill gods and rule the seas with an iron fist. She doesn't know that yet. Outcasted her entire life, she has had to fight for every scrap of food she's eaten. Her only escape is to get enough Essence, a powerful resource that awakens the innate magic within humans, to make something of herself. And just when she managed to defeat an entire dungeon on her own, her tormenters arrive to steal it from her. Cast into an abyss, Maya meets a man who the world has long thought to be dead. He's willing to train her, and Maya has grand plans of becoming a pirate captain. Maya is going to gather a crew, grow in strength, and carve her legacy into the world with blood. Requiem of the Sea is a vast seafaring story. The world is very large, and I enjoy trickling information in about it slowly as opposed to dumping it all at once. The story is updated once every two days. Thanks for reading!
8 193 - In Serial24 Chapters
Guardian's Folly, Dryad's Melancholy
With a life of retail getting him down, Cormac had long looked forward to his vacation of spending all week hiking in the woods. Accidentally saving a dryad and getting dragged into hidden world of magic brought that to an abrupt end. Ixia the dryad had been thrown into a long slumber, awoken by a kind man that she formed a fast bond with. She would need all the help she could get to reclaim her forest from sinister forces that had ruled her forest for ages in her absence. As both work together, they will find neither world is what they had thought. A modern world with magic lurking at the edges, and a hidden world of magic stretching the limits of "hidden". A dryad begins the slow path towards understanding the world she has awoken to as she tries to reclaim her forest, and a guardian wishes he had more than a shovel to help with all that. (Cover art by https://www.deviantart.com/betterefyu)
8 204 - In Serial7 Chapters
The God of Summer Storms
The God of Summer Storms is a medieval fantasy that follows the life of Drake, The Hunter. Experience his world of love, war, and ambition grounded by real consequences and conflicts despite the magic and creatures involved. Drake's love life, career, and family are explored in depth. His war against the kingdom is nothing compared to the trials he puts himself through.Readers will find racial issues, LGBT representation, and family dynamics to be strong throughout the story but never hinder realism. The God of Summer Storms will take you on a medieval adventure close to a modern home.
8 242 - In Serial42 Chapters
Obscurity
Set amidst the wild palms of 1790s Louisiana, the widow St. Vincent appears in the wake of her husband's death the most wealthy plantation owner in the South. But strange occurrences ensue in her wake and the town becomes obsessed with their superstitions about her. As they attempt to unravel the widow's secrets, we find she knows something of their secrets as well and the philosophical underpinnings of their pasts all surface to haunt them all. This book is already complete with all 42 chapters queued up in my backlog. I will publish one chapter every Friday without breaks until it finishes serializing in July of 2022. Or you can follow the novel live at ellegriffin.substack.com.
8 168 - In Serial21 Chapters
Voiceless Wanderer
A boy, born mute gets killed at the age of 16 and is reborn? into a clockwork body, follow him on his journey through a ruined world...**WILL ADD TAGS AS STORY PROGRESSES**inspired by Clockwork by VRDraco... seriously check it out that sh-t is legit
8 155 - In Serial16 Chapters
Mike Wheeler X Reader
Mike Wheeler X Y/N
8 64

