How to Make the Most of Your College Experience

People often say that your college years are the best years of your life. You can prove them right if you take advantage of all that college has to offer. Enjoy your freedom.

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Academic Counselings
• Books On Conversation Tips
• Discman
• Personal Stereos
• Magazine Subscriptions
• Newspaper Subscriptions
• International Travel
• Concert Tickets
• Museum Tickets
• Sporting-event Tickets
• Theater Tickets
• Bikes
• Bikes
• Theater tickets

1. Take elective courses that interest you and are outside of your major.

2. Play or watch varsity and intramural sports.

3. Go out to clubs and bars frequented by students.

4. Eat at the campus and town hot spots.

5. Explore the fraternity and sorority scene to see if it's for you.

6. Read the books, magazines and papers that students talk about most.

7. Stay up late at night discussing controversial topics with friends.

8. Attend special lectures, panels, speeches, plays and/or concerts.

9. Ride a bike and walk around campus. A lot.

10. Listen, play, sing and/or dance to music often.

11. Study in a foreign country for a quarter or semester.

12. Join a student group that is passionate about something.

13. Protest something at least once.

14. Take wild spring break trips.

15. Go to professors' after-hours sessions to ask questions.

Tips & Warnings

• Do a lot of everything, so long as it's legal and relatively safe.
• Nowhere else in life will you be around so many different people with such diverse and similar interests at the same time. Reach out to people; you will make lifelong friends and grow tremendously during this period.
• Don't take college for granted. It will pass you by before you know it, and you can never really go back to that stage in life without feeling awkward.

[Soulsearcher83]

on 1/8/2009 I agree college can be a great time in your life but to call it the best time of your life seems discouraging. You graduate and that's it? You've already lived the best part? I hope not.

[bubbaj2k2]

on 4/8/2008 Clearly spoken from someone who never was in a Greek house. You will actually find plenty of meaningful friendships, connections to people stronger than you have ever had before in your life. A rare experience that everyone should be encouraged to check out.

[bubbaj2k2]

on 4/8/2008 Clearly spoken from someone who never was in a Greek house. You will actually find plenty of meaningful friendships, connections to people stronger than you have ever had before in your life. A rare experience that everyone should be encouraged to check out.

[bubbaj2k2]

on 4/8/2008 Clearly spoken from someone who never was in a Greek house. You will actually find plenty of meaningful friendships, connections to people stronger than you have ever had before in your life. A rare experience that everyone should be encouraged to check out.

[bubbaj2k2]

on 4/8/2008 Clearly spoken from someone who never was in a Greek house. You will actually find plenty of meaningful friendships, connections to people stronger than you have ever had before in your life. A rare experience that everyone should be encouraged to check out.