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wikiHow to Survive College: 20+ Articles

Congratulations on a fresh new start!

First 3 Essentials: Be Confident. Be Yourself. Believe In Yourself.

You do not have to Care What Other People Think.

You deserve to be where you are, now go make the best of it!

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General

One of the most underrated but necessary tips for college: Manage Your Time.
Here’s what you need to pack. And don’t forget to review the tips section!
Be a good roommate. It may be too late to choose one, so talk about your preferences and be prepared to compromise!
Making Friends has never been tougher, or easier.
If you want to avoid the Freshman 15 but don’t want to exercise, there’s only one other alternative: Eat Healthy.

School

If you’ve never taken notes before, you’ll need to. Here are 20+ Ways to Take Lecture Notes efficiently.
You will also have to Study for Exams - unlike high school, chances are they weigh significantly more than your homework.
Being able to write a solid essay will also be a huge factor in your college career. You may also have to write a Research Paper.
What’s an all-nighter? You’ll find out, at least once. Learn how to pull it off.
Be prepared to read a lot more. It might not hurt to learn the basics of Speed Reading.

Home Economics 101

Don’t know how to Do Laundry? It’s about time, learn how!
Never cooked eggs before? Scrambled is a good way to start!
Instant Ramen becomes a part of your life. Might as well Step Up Your Ramen Game. Cooking Pasta is also a good alternative.
No oven? Satisfy your sweet tooth with Mug Cake (4 Recipes).
Depending on where you are, you might need a DIY Air Conditioner.

For Everything Else (from procrastinating, to joining clubs, to personal finances): How to Succeed in College.

Other things to think about:

Give yourself an edge and Find an Internship while you are in college! If you are applying for summer, start looking in March/April.
If you are attending a state or private school, you can also consider saving money by taking transferrable courses at a community college during the summer.

For more ways to Find Money for College? Go here.

For What to Do After College? Go here.

How to Find Your Passion

PASSION: The reason you wake up in the morning. Or a quieter satisfaction, knowing you’re living your life on your own terms.

5 Parts to Finding Your Passion

Examine Where You Are
Laying the Groundwork
Using Your Interests to Your Advantage
Trying New Things
Implementing Your Passion at Work

Learn more here.

Even Robots Are Using wikiHow to Learn Now

MIT Technology Review reports:

A robot called PR2 in Germany is learning to prepare pancakes and pizzas by carefully reading through WikiHow’s written directions. It’s part of a European project called RoboHow, which is exploring ways of teaching robots to understand language.
They have so far been able to convert a few WikiHow instructions into useful behavior, both in simulations and in real robots.