Advisory

If the foreign exchange student that I'll be working with ever asks for my advice about surviving on campus, I'd have an earful for them. The biggest thing is time management. If you don't find an effective way to keep track of your work, you'll quickly find yourself behind in all your classes. Another thing to keep in mind is finding a balance between how much time is spent studying, doing homework, working, and just having fun. Being all work and no play is not the way to go about college life. I'd also suggest joining a club or two. This way you'll meet new people and experience new things without getting reeled into the expectations that come with being in too many clubs at once. It's also imperative to make good friends. If the only people you talk to are the ones you happen to sit beside in class or live down the hallway from, it's going to be hard to get by during your first year. You need to find good friends who will hang out with you often and not just say hello when they pass you by. good friends can make all the difference on how much you cherish your freshman year at USC Columbia.