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I relish this time I have on campus with university students! Advocating for its diversity and inclusion; surrounding myself with compassion and respect for the community around me. Itâs such a strange liminal space- being at university- getting stuck in is so exciting!
Mar 21, 2025
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College (and especially first year) is one of the rare times in your life where it is so easy to meet all sorts of different types of people. Everyone is young and outgoing and you all have this shared âthingâ that you got accepted to this institution and most importantly youâre all geographically concentrated in this one place (the campus) in multiple settings and environments (class, library, dorms, activities, parties, etc). You also havenât been hardened by life (everyone gets busier, a little more risk averse, a little more guarded as they age - the game is just protecting as much of your youthful self as possible while still maturing and growing in all the best ways as you age but thatâs for another post).
Studying is important (especially if you want to at least **keep the door open** on going to some form of grad school because NO ONE PLANS ON GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL IN FIRST YEAR) but do not forget to make the most of EVERYTHING campus life has to offer - itâs like a buffet try the lobster tail and if you donât like you donât have to finish it get another plate. Life and memories happen in the most mundane moments: the stuff I remember and get misty eyed is such a random collection of experiences you couldnât design it if you tried itâs just the cumulus of doing a whole bunch of random stuff - some of it is sort of crazy stuff and some of it is as simple as getting a coffee with someone or throwing a charity car wash or polar bear dip or staying up late and ordering pizza studying for a midterm with friends.
Lastly be generous and be a honest, good person. The campus is a surprisingly small place, and reputations are quickly made or unmade (if youâre on here youâre probably a very awesome person but itâs always worth saying). Kindness goes a long way and you have no idea which of your acquaintances will go on to become lifelong friends. The people I stayed in touch with 15 years later are NOT who I expected!!
Feb 8, 2024
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why not be fully immersed in your intellectual pursuits
Feb 22, 2024
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Unironically, college prepared me for an excellent paying job after I graduated. I went to art school with a very entertaining and sometimes embarrassing student population, despite this, the community there welcomed me with open arms and made some life-long connections. I think itâs important to get out of your own personal bubble and experience worlds/communities very alien to your own and experience them as best as you can; see things that challenge/inform your worldviews and personal opinions. Glad there was no pickleball there during my time. 7/10
Jan 19, 2025
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Be intentional with your online presence. We are physical beings in the end.
Jan 2, 2025
The pettiness of humans optimised- whether itâs familial feuds or thwarted lovers, sometimes these manifest into these amazing cool houses. Iâm obsessed with the stories behind these houses!
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