Boss Battles Thread

Cool, I wish you luck. I never did any of those AP things while I was in HS. No one does around here. Advice? Hmm... Things I've learned:

1) Books are a lie. No matter how much a professor (or anyone) tells you you'll need a book for a class, THEY'RE LYING. I was tricked into buying so many books I never once opened and still got an A or B in the class. Professors stress how important they are, how much they're going to work them into the class, blah blah BLAH. They're lying just to get you to spend money! Out of all my classes in two semesters, I only needed to use TWO different books. I'm serious. I've learned my lesson now. I'm sure colleges vary with this, but be warned!

2) Advisors are awesome people. Stay in contact them with. Seriously. They are SO helpful. I mean, yeah my college rocks, but if you get an advisor anything like I did, you're gonna be set if you talk with him/her a few times (or more). Mine made sure I was always getting into awesome classes and made sure I was going perfectly down my path to my desired degree. She also got me prepped for the PPST this summer, which is a test necessary for my future plans. I would have been lost without her.

3) Common sense stuff. Skipping classes is fun, but be smart about it. Grades are insanely important because classes are much shorter and have far fewer grades than HS classes (one of my classes literally had only three graded assignments). You know, the stuff everyone always preaches entering college students about. Study! Go to class! Nag nag nag. lol

What are you going to be majoring in?

Very good information; thanks a lot! A lot of my friends have told me the same regarding advisers, saying they really do a great job setting you on the right path and that you need to make use of them. So thanks! And I apologize I haven't posted lately; end-of-the-year Senior stuff going on. Just got back from a Class of 2009 beach party, and then have a pre-Commencement thing tonight. Tomorrow, of course, is the big day ALL day, so XP.

I'm majoring in Molecular Biology with a double major or minor in English; I haven't decided yet. It's hard because I really love both subjects, yet I don't know if I want to be working in a lab for 10 hours a day, if I want to be working as a high school English teacher, or whatnot. At the same time, I don't want to miss out on college because I can't figure out exactly what future career path I want, but then again it sounds like that's what college is in the end: figuring out what you want to do with your life. Do you feel like, already after 1 year of college, you're starting to figure out exactly what you want to do and what you need to do to get there, or are there any recommendations you could give to help me (and others!) figure that out from the get-go?

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