A Service Announcement For Future Islanders

An advice column for future students at TAMUCC

1. Sleep

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Sleep in essential your success. If you want maximize your academic performance, you have to get 6-8 hours of sleep a night. You can't get at lecture and labs with a dysfunctional, sleep-deprived brain.

2. Munch

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Making sure you have a steady diet is important while at college. Food will give you the essential nutrients and vitamins that will give you the energy to achieve success. Mommy isn't here anymore. Time to take care of yourself children!

3. Study

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Studying is major component in college. Test are complex and require extensive knowledge in regards to the curriculum. If you want to pass, I would sit down and open up those books.

4. Chill

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College is stressful, so it's okay to just put school aside for a little bit and relax. This includes watching T.V, hanging out with friends, playing video games, and Netflix.

5. Exercise

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You have a lot of free-time, so make sure to dedicate some of that time to exercising. Your healthy and diet are important. You have to be the one to motivate yourself. There isn't any high school coaches here forcing you to run everyday.

6. Beach

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You live in Corpus Christi now! The beach is at your disposal. It's a great way to spend your down-time. There's no other activity that is more fun and smoothing.

7. Don't Do Drugs

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Make sure to say "no" to drugs. They don't offer any benefit to your life and will only hurt it. Drug use is a huge epidemic in the U.S. Have the discipline to not be apart of it!

8. Making Friends

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Even though you might not have or know a lot of people coming into college, you will eventually make friends. You just have to put yourself out there. An easy way to make friends is by attending events the school puts together. You aren't the only one trying to fit in and make friends, so there is no reason to feel like an outcast. Get out there!

9. Perseverance

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At times throughout the semester you might get down on yourself and get close to your break point, but stay positive and keep working hard. Good things will eventually get better and you will persevere.

10. Be Grateful

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Chances are your tuition and living is being paid for by your parents or a loved one. Make sure to show them gratitude for financially sacrificing for you. Without them you wouldn't be able to be here. You owe them the world.