開學(xué)導(dǎo)讀：過來人告訴你的大學(xué)新生的十三條建議

It is much better to finish a semester ‘late’ (who doesn’t these days?) than to have a nervous breakdown because of over-scheduling yourself. In the bigger picture, a few months or even a year does not make that much of a difference, unless you want to brag about how you finished school on time。推遲完成(現(xiàn)在誰不這樣?)比過度安排導(dǎo)致自己精神緊張要好得多。從大局的角度看，幾個月甚至一年的時間也不會有多大的不同，除非你想吹噓自己如何按時完成學(xué)業(yè)。

2. Make friends in your program who are ahead of you 結(jié)交班級里成績比你好的朋友

This way you might be able to borrow their old tests, notes and/or lab reports. This is not cheating, but using your resources and contacts wisely. Many sororities and fraternities have these resources available, some even in database form! You can trade off with this friend or do something nice like bake him/her cookies for their help. 這樣你就可能向借他們以前的測驗、筆記和/或?qū)嶒瀳蟾媪恕＿@不是作弊，而是明智地使用你的資源和人脈。很多姐妹會和兄弟會都有這些資源，有一些甚至存在了數(shù)據(jù)庫里!你可以和你的朋友交換下，或做一些像給他/她烤餅干這樣的事情來感謝他們的幫助。

3. Go to class 去上課

Oh, it will be so tempting to sleep in. After all, you’re a college student! You can do what you want, right? Well, you sure can if you want to scramble to make up for it later on. It is much easier to hold a GPA than to attempt to bring it up! 睡覺很誘人呀。畢竟你是大學(xué)生了!你可以想做什么就做什么，對吧?好吧，如果你想以后倉促補上那當(dāng)然可以。保持住學(xué)分績點比嘗試提高它要容易得多!

4. Get involved 參與進(jìn)去

You might be attending school in a different state, or even in your own state. Either way you can afford to expand your interests and meet new people. College is an easy way to make contacts and new friends!你可能要去到另外一個州讀大學(xué)，也可能還是在自己家鄉(xiāng)所在的州。無論是在哪里，你都能夠擴大你的興趣并結(jié)交新的朋友。大學(xué)是接觸和結(jié)交新朋友的簡單方式!

5. On that note, consider joining a sorority or fraternity 說到這里，可以考慮加入姐妹會或兄弟會

Yes, you have to go to social events. Yes, you might get categorized as a snob or fill-in-the-inappropriate-name-blank, but you really can benefit from the social network and resources (such as old tests)。是的，你必須要去社交。是的，可能有同學(xué)覺得你很勢利，覺得你很煩哪兒哪兒都有你，但你真的可以從這些社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)和資源中受益(如以前的測驗)。

6. Buy your books online or from a friend 從網(wǎng)上或朋友那里買書

Holy cow, the universities make a boatload off of textbooks! Using one book for a semester (even with selling it back) can cost $100 plus! Many companies like Amazon sell textbooks cheaper than at universities and offer gift cards at a decent rate to sell them back. 我的天，大學(xué)的教科書可以裝滿一船!一學(xué)期用一本書(甚至把它賣掉后)就得花100多美元!許多像亞馬遜這樣的公司賣的教科書價格比大學(xué)里要便宜，而且還提供禮品卡，用完后賣出去的價格也合理。

7. Keep in contact with your family 和家人保持聯(lián)系

Yes, you should make contacts and friends at college. This does not mean you should ignore your family who likely supports you, or encouraged you to get to where you are today. Give them a call, Skype them, send them a card, or do something during the semester to let them know you are thinking about them。是的，在大學(xué)里你應(yīng)該和他人接觸、交朋友。這并不是說你該忽視你的家人，你的家人會支持你或鼓勵過你才讓你有了今天。這個學(xué)期給他們打打電話，用Skype和他們通信，送給他們賀卡，或做些什么事情來讓他們知道你在想著他們。

8. Keep in contact with old friends 和老朋友保持聯(lián)系

One of my biggest regrets in life was intentionally falling out of touch with high school friends. I had joined a group of people who convinced me that the only important thing was their group and if friends or family did not understand, they should be cut off. I missed out on so much, and now the stream of Facebook updates from my high school friends makes me sad。我人生中的一大遺憾是和高中朋友鬧翻了。我加入了一個團體，那里的人讓我相信最重要的事情就是這個團體，如果朋友和家人不理解的話，應(yīng)該和他們斷絕關(guān)系。我錯過了這么多，現(xiàn)在我高中朋友Facebook上的更新讓我很難過。

Sometimes something similar happens if you meet the man or woman ‘of your life’ who you can’t stand being away from. Break away and connect with the friends who have been there for you forever。有時如果你遇到了“生命中的那個人” ，而你又離不開他/她時，也會有相似的事情發(fā)生。和他/她分手，并和一直在那里支持你的朋友聯(lián)系。

9. Learn from mistakes 從錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)

If you do something stupid, learn from your mistakes. College is a time not only for learning about Chemistry and the correct way to cite a source, but for learning about life. Learning how to come back from mistakes is a big part of the college experience。如果你做了一些蠢事，從錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)。大學(xué)不僅僅是用來學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)科知識和如何去引經(jīng)據(jù)典的，它還是學(xué)習(xí)生活的地方。學(xué)習(xí)如何從錯誤中走出來是大學(xué)經(jīng)驗的一大重要部分。

10. Be silly 做些傻事

You have a little bit of margin during this time to get away with crazy things and not look too foolish (hey, it’s college!) Use this time to go on adventures and do silly things that likely will be looked down upon later in life. This is also a great way to bond with your new friends。在這段時間內(nèi)，你要留有余地，不要做太瘋狂的事情，也不要看上去太愚蠢。(嘿，這是大學(xué)!)用這段時間來冒險和做一些傻乎乎的事情，這樣以后在生活中還可以回想回想。這也是和你新朋友交流的一個好方式。

11. Be careful要小心

Yes, have new experiences. Yes, be silly. Do not do things that you know might endanger your life, health or self-image。對，要有新的體驗。對，要做些傻事。但是不要做可能危及到生命、健康或自我形象的事情。

12. Learn how to balance and prioritize 學(xué)會平衡和為事情設(shè)定優(yōu)先級

Time management skills are completely necessary to explore all that college life has to offer. There will always be activities, social events, school events, trips, homework, and tests for which to study. Part of life is managing the time that we have, so my advice would be to learn this early on in your college career。去探索大學(xué)生活時，時間管理技巧是非常有必要的?？偸怯懈鞣N各樣的活動、社交活動、學(xué)校活動、旅行、作業(yè)和測驗。生活中的一部分就是管理我們所擁有的時間，我的建議是在開始大學(xué)生涯時盡早學(xué)習(xí)它。

13. Learn about yourself 了解自己

Figure out what you want out of life. You don’t need to know right away, but be thinking about this as you experience new things, meet new people, and explore the world of knowledge。弄清你想要過的生活。你不必現(xiàn)在就知道，但是當(dāng)你經(jīng)歷新的事情、結(jié)識新的朋友、探索世界知識時就要想一想了。