Tag Archives: Summer Before College

10 Things NOT to do The Summer Before Starting College

10 Things NOT to do The Summer Before Starting College - Incoming Freshman's Guide // ew & pt

There are a ton of posts of things to do before starting your freshman year of college. In fact, I even have one which you can find here (subtle promo, right?).  Starting college is a huge life change and it’s crazy and blah blah blah stereotypical garbage, we all know how major college is. While everyone is probably telling you things you should do or ways to get ready for college, there’s probably not enough people telling you not to do things. I’m here to burst your bubble in a nice, advice-giving sort of way. A college student stranger on the Internet with a domain name and a fancy post graphic is totally qualified to give you advice, right?

For every thing you should do before starting college there’s definitely a thing you shouldn’t do and without further ado, here they are.

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How To Prepare For Your First Year Of College

How To Prepare For Your First Year In College + What To Do The Summer Before College
I spent the summer before college inhaling everything I could related to how to prepare for your first year of college. I read countless posts, watched dozens of videos and tried to learn as much as I could. These things are basically what you must do the summer before college because it’s going to help you prepare for one of the biggest experiences of your life, I promise.

This is me playing big sister because I never got to be a big sister. These are all of the things I would tell my incoming freshman self or my younger sibling (if I had one). I’m giving you the whole truth and nothing but the truth in this incoming freshman’s ultimate guide, friends. This is your handy guidebook on how to prepare for your first year of college.

Also, warning, this post is full of so much information. There are links to related handy posts sprinkled throughout and I hope you utilize them because college is a fun, stressful time that is always aided by an informative post. I promise I won’t be boring. Time to get tab-happy! You’re in for a lot of helpful information before college. All of the links open in a new tab, so don’t worry about leaving the page. If you don’t have time to read the related posts, pin them and read later!

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