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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Harry" data-source="post: 1447152" data-attributes="member: 5468">If you got into a school like Caltech, then odds are that this is unnecessary, but you asked ...&nbsp;&nbsp; The working world is very competitive, although I certainly hope things will be better a few years from now.&nbsp; If you want to be able to choose what you want to do and where you want to do it, you'd better be darn good at it.&nbsp; (Especially if you are going into a scientific or engineering field.).&nbsp; You won't need to spas for four years if you go a little over-strict your first semester/year, to establish good study habits, and get a sense of what effort different tasks take for you (besides the standard way of &quot;oops, I guess that wasn't enough&quot;).&nbsp; In your later years, when you've gotten to know the crowd at college you're going to hang with, this will let you allocate your fun time in a more confident fashion, and this does wonders for your quality of life.&nbsp;&nbsp; People change a *lot* between ages 18-22.&nbsp; Don't make unconscious choices.&nbsp; (I.e., don't make unconsidered decisions.)&nbsp; Choose the person you want to end up being.&nbsp; If life's a game, it's much better to go by the point-buy system than to roll the dice.&nbsp;&nbsp; College can be immensely enjoyable.&nbsp; Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.&nbsp; Remember the first two things I learned in college:1. Never turn down a free meal2. Never turn down a free beer.&nbsp; (Well,, unless it's like 'Bud' or something.)&nbsp; I am convinced that the healthiest schedule is to go to sleep about 4 A.M. and get up about noon, but then I'm an astronomer, so I might be biased.&nbsp; Live like this while you can.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr. Harry, post: 1447152, member: 5468"] If you got into a school like Caltech, then odds are that this is unnecessary, but you asked ... The working world is very competitive, although I certainly hope things will be better a few years from now. If you want to be able to choose what you want to do and where you want to do it, you'd better be darn good at it. (Especially if you are going into a scientific or engineering field.). You won't need to spas for four years if you go a little over-strict your first semester/year, to establish good study habits, and get a sense of what effort different tasks take for you (besides the standard way of "oops, I guess that wasn't enough"). In your later years, when you've gotten to know the crowd at college you're going to hang with, this will let you allocate your fun time in a more confident fashion, and this does wonders for your quality of life. People change a *lot* between ages 18-22. Don't make unconscious choices. (I.e., don't make unconsidered decisions.) Choose the person you want to end up being. If life's a game, it's much better to go by the point-buy system than to roll the dice. College can be immensely enjoyable. Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out. Remember the first two things I learned in college: 1. Never turn down a free meal 2. Never turn down a free beer. (Well,, unless it's like 'Bud' or something.) I am convinced that the healthiest schedule is to go to sleep about 4 A.M. and get up about noon, but then I'm an astronomer, so I might be biased. Live like this while you can. [/QUOTE]

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