Things that were okay in High School but will screw you in college

1. Not taking notes

Since I've entered college I've had a personal vendetta against every teacher I've ever had since Middle School. Why you may ask? I have one simple line for you; "I'm preparing you for college...” Can we all please take a second to acknowledge that college is much easier than high school was, and all of that hard work has no connection to do with preparing me for "the real world". Oh that graphing calculator I will 'absolutely need for college' has literally been in my COLLEGE box that I packed before freshman year. The AP classes I took were a trip compared to what I'm taking now. The one thing they did drill into our minds that I never payed much attention to however was note taking. 

In HS I never took a single note all year. Why? Hmmm, I don't know. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the study guides our teachers made before every test. Or the fact that everything was posted online the day of. Well kiddies, college is not like that. In fact, the professor doesn't care if you take notes or take Snap Chats all day long, because they aren't "preparing you" for jack. Besides of course, your actual life journey, in which case is your entire fault if you choose to be a failure.

2. Picking one group you belong to

Honestly what better opportunity do you have to mess around than in HS? Okay, I get it the college years are supposed to be the best of your entire life but you hear that humming in the back of your head saying "adult hood is around the corner...DUN DUN DUN" (on replay). In HS, the only thing you hear in the back of your head is "I'm going to be young forever!!!” In high school you're kind of trying to figure out where you belong and where your place in the universe is (little do you know at the time you may not figure that one out for the rest of your life). So you float around and make new friends, end friendships with old ones then rekindle all over again. You are in a tail spin for four whole years seeing what group you can call your own. When you are in college that problem does not exist. You are able to have numerous groups and this is okay. You are rapidly coming into adulthood and you start to see the different people you want to build your adult life off of and choose those who you want to be included in your "rest of your life" journey. It isn't hard to believe that this can be inclusive of numerous types of people. Don't limit your friend selection, because you will need many of those as you grow up.

3.Eating whatever, whenever

I mean yeah, you can consider yourself in your college years as being youthful, but 22 year old you and 17 year old you are not the same person. Lets face it; you're no spring chicken anymore. It isn't HS where you are going to eat 6 tacos then play sports after class. In college you are going to eat 6 tacos then play Halo after class. You are a busy bee and between class, studying, work and sleeping you really don't want to focus on a fat free diet. The sad reality is that life has been moving fast since HS and it is never going to slow down. So get in good habits now or you will screw yourself. The freshman 15 is your last mess up, get it out of your system and get into a healthy lifestyle. Or eat 6 tacos and go play Halo, I really don't care.

4. Hooking up with your ex

It's all fun and games until you see them in the hallway. No but seriously. In HS everyone dated everyone, and it was seldom someone said, "This is the last time I'm chilling with so-and-so..." and meant it, because lets face it: you will be seeing them until the day you freaking graduate. That is all child play compared to college. In college, (or as I like to call it: the Fake Real World) you will NEVER see your ex, ever! 

Why in the hell are you going to hang out with some freak of nature that you could legitimately ignore for the rest of your entire life? I wish that was an option back in the day, would have made growing up a bit easier. Do "adult you" a favor and change your foolish ways, but don't sweat it; it isn't slim pickings like it was in HS. That's the beauty of college: It's a fresh start, so don't mess it up!