{"id":5258,"date":"2021-03-25T19:47:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=5258"},"modified":"2021-03-25T19:47:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:47:34","slug":"mia-surviving-freshman-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2021\/03\/25\/mia-surviving-freshman-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia: Surviving Freshman Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
How to Survive Your Freshman Year of College, From a Soon-To-Be Sophomore<\/b><\/h5>\n

This school year was crazy for a myriad of reasons: I moved across the country, embarked on my freshman year at Boston University, and navigated a global pandemic! As my first year of college comes to an end, I want to share some advice and tips that helped me get through it!<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. GET ORGANIZED<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In high school, I always bought planners but never actually ended up using them. This usually never harmed me because I tried to keep track of all my events, plans, and assignments in my head. In college, however, this didn\u2019t work. I recommend using <\/span>Google Calendar <\/b>to keep track of everything! You can color-code your calendar in accordance with all of your classes and clubs, and also set reminders before every event. It was also super helpful because I could put my class Zoom link in the notes section of each event!<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO MAKE FRIENDS?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This was a question I constantly asked myself before coming to BU. When you first commit to BU, you\u2019re probably going to talk to a TON of people on social media before, but it\u2019s a totally different situation once you roll up on campus. I\u2019ve made all of my friends in these ways:<\/p>\n

      <\/b><\/p>\n