14 Solid Pieces of Advice for College Students, Via a Massive Reddit

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14 Solid Pieces of Advice for College Students, Via a Massive Reddit Thread of College Lifehacks

by Brandon Wenerd on December 20, 2012 at 5:15pm -

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So this thread on Reddit's r/AskReddit is going crazy viral right now in college circles. If you're heading to college next fall, bookmark it. It offers thousands and thousands of tips for college students, by college students. There are some obvious preachy ones, like "always go to class because college is expensive!" and "do your homework!," along with some simple tricks of the trade that most intelligent people learn in high school (i.e. changing periods and commas to font size 14 or 16 to fill in space on a term paper... the oldest trick in the book).

I combed through the thread and mined out 14 pieces of advice for college students that might not be as obvious, but are still plenty helpful. Call it college lifehacks, if you will. The one that desperately needs to be added is this: Don't be the proverbial "THAT GUY" who raises a hand and asks a question right before a class is about to end. Everyone -- and I mean EVERYONE -- hates that bastard.

Bros, what pieces of advice would you add? Let's get some conversation going in the comments.

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Murphy's Law of college life: You WILL have to evacuate a dorm because someone set a bag of popcorn on fire in a microwave.
Naps are glorious.
Do it.
Do this too...
Best class advice ever right here. Your life will be awesome if you have only Tuesday - Thursday classes.
But... But... What if you have a girlfriend?
Kind of preachy, but talking and being an active class participant with your profs is much better than ignoring them.
Have some self-resepct and resist the temptation to look like a slob.
In the event of a tech meltdown, you'll save yourself a TON of stress and heartbreak over lost papers, projects, and presentations.
Good advice for anyone who smokes in college.
Up your Ramen game.
USE RATE MY PROFESSOR
Comes in handy this time of year.