So you might think that the hardest thing about college is your classes. In my opinion, the most difficult aspect of college and the biggest hurdle for a high GPA is the struggle of time management.

Was your first semester of college not as eventful as you may have hoped? Maybe you didn’t get as involved as you had thought you would? Well, there is a silver lining to this issue: it’s never too late to put yourself out there! 

The last semester of high school is a great time to follow through with your resolutions and building healthy habits to take with you to college. Your health is one of the most important things you have to worry about.

Slow down and enjoy being a freshman. I was so ready to grow up, move out of the dorm room, and be an “adult” that I didn't even really cherish the memories I was making freshman year.

If you’re in high school and taking AP courses, you may just be taking them to boost your GPA. However, if you earn a passing score on any of your AP exams, it’s likely you’re able to receive college credit for that course which means there’s one less class for you to take in college.

You will probably hear most people tell you to never take an 8am class in college. I would say it depends entirely on you, as there are pros and cons to taking a class that early. The most important thing when deciding whether or not to take an 8am is to look at what other times you could take that class.

There are people that will have close friends from back home and there are people that will start new and begin to branch out and meet new people. I fall in an area somewhere in the middle.

One of my favorite things to pack is my reindeer onesie, which I wear around my apartment all the time, to socials, and even to class sometimes. I’m not exactly sure how much my professors like it, but at least I’m warm in class.

If you put in the hours you’ll survive I promise, but here’s the rule: work hard, play hard. So what is there to do when you want to relax around campus during this hectic time? Get creative with it and try something new!

Like most things in college, figuring out the study scene just takes a little time and a little bit of uncertainty. You’re only a freshman once, so definitely use this to your advantage and embrace the art of not fully knowing what’s going on.

College finals are certainly harder than most high school finals, but with the proper preparation there is nothing to worry about.

In college, you’re constantly around a lot of people, which means you’re constantly around a lot of germs. Since you’re in such tight quarters with a lot of people, you’re more likely to get sick while in college than you were when you were in high school.

Another fall time activity I love is Light Up UCF. Around the end of November UCF builds an outdoor winter wonderland. There are Christmas lights all over Addition Financial Arena along with an outdoor ice skating rink. Even though it was still 80+ degrees outside, they were able to do this.

College is as much about exploring whatever interests you academically as it is about exploring whoever interests you in the world: never forget that!

When you take a lot of math-based sciences like physics or calculus type classes Chegg and Khan academy are super helpful. However, Khan academy really has helpful lessons for many different subjects.

The bottom line is, no matter what road you take, our dear friend caffeine is here to help at whatever capacity needed. Whether it’s to get you to be a normal functioning human or just as a nice treat to enjoy a day well spent, it’s comforting to know that coffee is always there in your corner!

As an incoming freshman attending a large university and living in an apartment off-campus, I knew that I needed to get involved early so that I was not at a disadvantage and could be proactive in meeting new people, creating my network, and building my resume.

It’s easy for everyone to get caught up in who’s applying where and whether or not they got in. While the college application process is an experience you share with your peers, you have to remember that ultimately it’s really about which college is the best decision for you all around, titles and social factors aside. 

If you are a freshman coming into college thinking that you can make it to your 8 am class every week because you woke up that early for high school: you’re wrong. If you are anything like me, then you already struggled with waking up early in high school. Even worse, now that you’re in college, there is no one to wake you up.

Halloween is here and it definitely feels like spooky season at FSU.