While waiting for your
in-campus shuttle bus, or while waiting in a long hectic line to get to the
cashier at a restaurant for lunch, that is when you have the opportunity to
have the best random, spontaneous, genuine conversations with others, and that is
when you know you are about to bake
and celebrate a great life in college!
You are probably missing
out on a lot of fun and action if you are not living a vivid social life during
your college years. A good college life mainly includes participating in and
attending events that are organized by fellow students. A good college life is
about the awkward moments in class when you shout a wrong answer out loud. A
good college life includes having cool and deep conversations with strangers;
conversations that last for about two hours before saying goodbye. If you are
struggling with your life at college, below are a few tips on how to get your
recipe started:
- Talk, talk and talk! What is
the point of going to college everyday if you are not willing to invest
some energy in socializing with friends, with people, with strangers?
- Check up on other students!
College life is not easy, and if you really do want to improve your own
life, as well as other student's life, do not be afraid of initiating a
close bonding with them. Ask how they are doing, how they are getting on
with assignments, or even what they have had for lunch. Those kinds of
intimately driven questions are a key to forming genuine bonds with
others.
- Actually attend classes! I have
seen people, including my very own brother for example, who do not even
bother going to classes and would rather study the lectures online. I
believe this is an extremely unhealthy college lifestyle as it is
crucially significant to be physically present in the lecture to not miss
out on the discussions, the group tasks, the fun.
- Do not hesitate to meet up with
your lecturers, ask them, text them! You have probably been told by other
students that it is not preferable to approach your lecturers often
because "they are not your friends. They do not like it." But
that is not true! You have every right to seek help, ask a lot, and trust
me, you will find that most lecturers are very welcoming and caring and
cool.
Once you practice
socializing with people in college, the energy will live on. You will notice
that you are aware of more social events, more people to hang out with, more
places to hang out at, your cake just gets tastier and tastier once you master
the right ingredients.
The next time you are at
a bus stop, or standing in a long line, turn to the person behind you and
heartily start conversing, you will realize that there are many entertaining
people who are capable of conversing very well and interestingly too, only
when they get the chance.
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