Advice From a College Senior
Hello again :) it’s me, your collegiate big (or little) sis! I’m virtually here tonight to tell you some little insider tips I’ve gathered throughout my penn state experience so far! I know many don’t go to psu, so this info can be applied generally as well!
My first piece of advice, is to forget the advice. That’s right. Sike! Forget the advice. This is what I want you to do instead. Take a second to sit back and look at how far you’ve come - doesn’t matter what part of life you’re in!
Take a second to appreciate all you’ve grown and improved on. All you’ve worked so hard for pardon my ~français~ but you’re kinda absolutely the shit!
Okay now for the actual advice part. I could sit here and list off all my college faves (which I’ll totally do if that’s a request), but I want to connect in a different way with you. The reality is, nobody’s an expert. Literally everyone is just making it up as they go - and that’s okay!
Sometimes I find myself getting stressed out about people’s advice of “make sure you do this,” or “cherish this or that because it’ll be gone in a heartbeat.” That advice is still so dependent on the future. It’s preventing you from living the now, because you’re so focused on how you’ll feel in the future and if you’ll regret anything later.
So I’m here to say, take a deep breath. There is no “proper” way to do things. There’s no one way that’s better than the other. All you can do, like I’ve said before, is your best at the present moment. And you are! I know you are. I can FEEL it.
If you’re nervous you might regret something later, laugh through it! If you’re scared you aren’t getting the experience you think you should have, change the narrative. Remind yourself you’re only human, and you’re handling things in the ways you can right now. You got this!
And as always, as your big sis, I’m here for you. Whatever it might be, consider me a listening ear (and if you psu baddies actually want some recommendations - just suggestions not end-all-be-all’s, I gotchu hehe). Be kind to your mind please😘 I love u very much so!
