- sometimes you won't get a good grade even though you studied your ass off. before uni year started for me, i promised myself i would NOT fail calc 1. also thought general chemistry would be easy. here's the thing, i almost failed both. i almost got sick from the amount i spent studying for my chem final exam, it was AWFUL and i never wanna go through that again. and i hate to remember it, but failed calc 1. MISERABLY. and it wasn't because i didn't try. I DID. i tried my absolute best and it didn't work. that's okay, i realized it happens to a lot of people! so something to take from my first year: sometimes studying my ass off won't help me pass one entire class.
- group projects ABSOLUTELY SUCK. dealing with people is so hard for me (that's why i wanna be a botanist lol). some people just don't care that you're working your ass off and that's just how it works!!! so please, if you're reading this, don't overwork yourself in group projects. assign the tasks YOURSELF and make sure you're not too full.
- you NEED time for yourself. dude i get it, you need that grade, you need to pass, BUT YOU NEED TO BE OKAY HEALTH WISE!!!! go watch the damn tv show, go read the damn fanfic, GO LISTEN TO THE GODDAMN ALBUM!!! you only live once, please don't waste your entire life studying. you deserve to REST, bitch!!!
- please stop going to sleep so late. you wake up feeling like shit and honestly, why would that help you in any way? meditate, masturbate, listen to some soft music, BUT GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP. your productivity drops A TON when you don't sleep well. stop doing that to yourself NOW. it's not pretty or cute to tell your classmates you haven't slept more than four hours. it's gross and you shouldn't be proud.
- PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR APPEARENCE!!! god, in my first day of class i saw SO MANY beautiful girls i actually thought i was in the wrong place. i was really worried people might stare or laugh at my hair. PEOPLE LOVE MY HAIR LIKE??? either people LOVE your outfits or they don't care!!! also, no one is gonna notice you're wearing those jeans or that hoodie again. NO ONE.
- you can always eat alone. i read somewhere that people "stare" if you're eating all alone and don't have anything with you (like music or a book) and that's so fucking stupid. i've seen SO MANY people eat alone, just eating!!! all by themselves and no one stares ONE BIT. the times i had lunch/had something else alone it was because my friends didn't go to class or something like that, and it was fine? nothing weird about that!
- write down dates. do it. it's more important than you think!!! i have this notebook filled with tests and exam dates and my grades!!! it's important. also write down your professor's info, like emails and where they are most of the time. if it doesn't help YOU eventually, it can help someone else.
- show interest even if you're not ONE BIT interested. here's the thing, i love cell biology, but i kinda hate my professor. professors know, you know? they know you don't like that class, but they also know you HAVE to take the class. make a deal, they give the lecture, you pay attention. it's not that hard, find ways to stay awake, chew on some candy, drink cold water, go to the bathroom. PRETEND YOU CARE. my professor knows i don't like the class, but i show interest, and she knows!! maybe that can help you with the grades!!!
- real food is the best food. before starting uni i always thought i'd need a cookie or some nasty shit for my breaks. turns out i prefer natural sandwiches, fruit, salad!!! it's good for your health not to eat junk food for your study breaks.
- no sleeping after lunch!!! the campus where i study is not that close to home. i can't have lunch at home so i eat at uni. it's good, i love it. but here's the thing: i used to get REALLY sleepy after lunch, seeing it's heavy food, it's after a long ass morning (i have morning classes every day lol)!!! anyone can get real tired. some people sleep in the library, i did that once and almost DIED of sleepiness at the afternoon classes. i realized i can't FOR THE LIFE OF ME sleep after lunch, not even a twenty minute nap. it enduces me too much, i get too tired and can only think about the nap for the rest of the day. and that's not good!!! because i spend my entire day at uni and sometimes i stay until 9pm!!! so i realized napping after lunch is the biggest nono uni life gave me :/
- don't be late for class. i used to think it was cute to be late, now it's biting me in the ass. i had a professor commenting, OUT LOUD, that it was very disrespectful of me to arrive late. i was really embarrassed that day, so everytime i tell myself it's okay to sleep five more minutes, i remember that scene.
- sometimes, you gotta say FUCK IT and take a fucking nap! and that's it really? worrying makes you AGE and your heart will be frightened and sad and guilty and that's not good. take a deep breath, inhale and exhale slowly. you're going to be okay. this will pass in a week, a month, or it'll pass today even! have a good laugh, take SOMETHING from this. i know there's a lesson here somewhere.
aug 2 2018 ∞
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