5 Things We Wish We Knew When We Started College

Happy Friday! This week has been crazy busy for us, and with everyone heading back to school, especially college, we know all of y’all are busy, too! Since it is that time, and we are reminiscing our college days, we wanted to share some things we wish we had known when we started college. Of course, everyone is different when it comes to big life changes like that, but we remember being so excited, but also so nervous to start this new chapter in our lives! Before we get into that, we wanted to share this super cute (and COMFY) look with y’all! If any of you are from Texas, you know that in college, most girls wear a giant t-shirt and shorts that you can’t even see underneath the shirt, haha. SO attractive, right? These jogger pants are extremely comfy, and the best part is, they are socially acceptable to wear out! If we were still in college, we would most definitely wear these to class!
The color of them is great, and they go with everything! We love them paired with a comfy sneaker like these that are actually under $70! The pink and white bottom is so fun. The bra has the cutest strappy back, which are major suckers for. You can throw a cute tank over it, and you’re good to go!Speaking of class, here is what we wish we would have known when we started college:

• DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, NOT WHAT YOU’RE ‘SUPPOSED’ TO DO:
  • This is a topic we have talked about before a lot, and we know it is not easy to do at all. When you go to to college, you will feel like you have to join a sorority/fraternity, you have to be at every social event, you have to find a boyfriend, you have to drink, etc. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Just because everyone else is doing those things, doesn’t mean you have to do them, too. We were in a sorority for a little bit, and ended up getting out and joining another organization very similar to a sorority became that is what felt right to us at the time (nothing against Greek life at all. We loved the sorority we were in, but the point is, do what works for you!)

• BRANCH OUT AND MEET NEW PEOPLE:
  • We know it can be easy, especially if you’re going to a bigger school to stick to what you know and hang out with the same people from high school. You can definitely still hang out with them, but it is so important to branch out and meet new people. You’re only in college once, so this is the time to make new friends and create new experiences for yourself!

• DON’T PANIC IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOUR FUTURE HOLDS:
  • You may not know what you want to major in, or what you want your career to be, but you don’t have to have it all figured out. Also, even if you major in something, it doesn’t mean you have to pursue a career in that field, or even stay in it for a long time. We don’t do anything close to what we though we would be doing, or even what our corporate job out of college was.

• BEING AWAY CAN BE HARD, AND THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD:
  • We are super close with our parents, so being 10 hours away initially was pretty tough for us. We had each other, of course, but it was hard knowing that your comfort zone that you no longer have is not close-by anymore. It can be easy to just drive home or fly home every free chance you get, but those are the times that you have to keep yourself busy, and create a life for yourself. Trust us, you will be so grateful for them later. When you have to move again to a new city, the adjustment period will be so much easier because you’ve already done it before.

• GO TO OFFICE HOURS AND TAKE TIME TO STUDY:
  • This may sound silly, but really, you are in college to study and get a job after it is all said and done. Of course, it doesn’t need to be all work, and no play, but you do need to remember why you’re there spending so much money, haha. We were both the kind of people that had to study our butts off to do well, and it was important to us. We definitely had our fun, but we made sure we were always prepared. We are both not people who like to be at the front of the class, or people that would go talk to the professor after class, etc, but going to their office hours really is important, as much as we hated it! First off, they get to know you amongst all the other people in the class. Secondly, you can get more hands-on information about material you may not be understanding well, or just clarification. It makes all the difference, trust us!

We hope those tips were helpful! If y’all have any other questions, please reach out! We found all of these super cute pieces that you can wear from gym to lunch, class, or errands from Finish Line. We love shopping in their New Arrivals section because we can find the newest pieces that were just released! What we love about Finish Line is that they have so many different sneaker and workout apparel options and a lot of times, it is on sale, which is even better!

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