Am I screwed?

Cards4Life
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:42:12 +0000

Chill.
Talk to your advisor.
Draw up a 4-year plan that you would like to stick to. Your advisor may be able to provide you with a typical or recommended 4-year sequence.
Chill.
Realize that just because you made a 4-year plan does NOT mean you will stick to it. Class Q is full, you’re no longer interested in Elective H but Elective K sounds appealing now, you didn’t realize X class was only offered in the spring, class A and class B are only offered at the exact same time, you decide in sophomore year you want to study abroad, etc.—these all happen. The courses I’ve taken and the ones I plan to take are nowhere close to the 4-year plan I originally drew up.
Go hang out with your high school friends.
Learn as you go. Part of college is trying something new, making mistakes, and learning from them.


A teacher of mine in high school had this on her wall, and not to be rude or blunt, but it describes you: “The greatest mistake you can make is to always fear that you will make one.”