The best thing I ever did for college was roommate with my best friend from High School. I know there are so many horror stories about best friends living together but it's been a great experience for me. I'm an introvert so I'm really bad at opening up to new people and by living with someone who already knew me made me feel so much more comfortable. Edit: I'm a Theatre Major and my favorite classes (so far, I'm a third year) have been my Characterization class and my Audition class. I'm a Communications minor and I really liked my Interpersonal communications class because I had a really great professor.
I'm gonna start my second year of uni and it's the first time I'm going to be living with my High School BFF.... I was a little bit nervous cause I wanna enjoy being with her as always and not fight for roomate things 😂, but now I feel much better. (My first year I lived with two girls who apparently hated everything I did, like eating vegetables (seriously) or meeting with other people, so thats why Im scared af)
@@Monica12HG The best advice I have is communication. Make sure both people set and understand boundaries. Also just because you're best friends doesn't mean you have to do everything together. Alone time or time with other friends is really important.
I love this advice. I am about to begin my sophomore year of college and did not get involved until more to the end of my second semester and regret it so so much. I wound up in a toxic living situation first semester and now I have tons of friends from my clubs and leadership opportunities and I have a pretty good plan for what I want to do. College is all about making connections and finding your passion. Be honest and be you because everyone else is just as nervous was you are and just as willing to make friends.
I have never really had trouble waking up in the morning, but one of the most valuable lessons I learned in college is AVOID THE 8AM CLASSES AT ALL COSTS. I love how passionate you are about giving advice about the college experience! Can't wait for your next book, Christine!
Nobody: Christine: JOIN A CLUB (It is great advice though, especially if you don’t know what to major in! I definitely need to more join clubs this semester.)
Mick B. If there’s no clubs and you wanted to look for a major through a club I suggest going to sit in a classroom/ talking to professors having to do with the major! Most professors are fine with you sitting in a class, especially if you’re doing it to find a major. If you wanted to find friends through a club you can instead start out by talking to people in your dorm and classes! You don’t have to become best friends with everybody right away but just getting to know people or making study groups can be the best way to find people you connect with.
Ohh, most universities in Australia don’t have shared bedrooms. We have communal kitchens etc, but our bedrooms are almost always single (except for special selection) because how are you supposed to study around someone else’s schedule and manage that stress. I can’t imagine having to room with someone.
I'm a neuroscience major, but you and your videos are a major reason I'm taking "Film as Narrative Art" (a cross listed film and English course at my school) this upcoming semester!
Couldn’t agree more about the club advice. Clubs are awesome! I joined the Adventure club at my school, and we went hiking, camping, rock climbing, surfing... best experience ever, and I made so many friends 😍
So I’m spending the day hanging out at the college I plan on attending in fall. I felt like it was a good day to watch this. THEN, after I went to look around at the local indie bookstore, there sat Again, but Better. This video helped me out a lot💗
I love hearing about other's college experiences because I live at home and go to university! But all of these tips are amazing and I agree with you when you say GO JOIN A CLUB. It makes everything so much more fun!
I just finished Again but Better last week and it was so amazing! Needless to say I will try to not make the mistakes that Shane makes when I start in the fall.
Love this!! I've been watching your videos since I was in middle school and I'm about to start my sophomore year of college! 😂 I'm definitely an introvert and last year I really had to push myself out of my comfort zone to find my people. I think the best thing to do when going into your freshman year is just to keep an open mind and try new things. Be open to new experiences! :)
Hi Christine! I don’t usually leave comments but I finished reading Again But Better today and I wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it so much! I’m Japanese and I studied abroad in the states to learn English so I know how much studying abroad can change you and I was so happy to experience it again through Shane! Thank you for writing such a fun and amazing book! I’ve been a huge fan of yours for more than five years now and I’ve read so many books because of you and you’ve been such an inspiration! Keep doing what you do and I can’t wait to read more books that you write!
When you said the mid life crises after the year you get out of college I was like yuuuup that's me lol. It took me 5 years to get an associates at a 2 year school because I moved a lot in college and transferred several times,. But I could not get a job doing what I wanted to do in my area and without a bachelors, even though I have more experience than just an associates. So I'm going back to a 4 year college to get my bachelors in fine arts so I can get a job I want. I'm super excited to go back to school I always loved school. But I definitely had that mid life crises at 23 years old lol. But now things are back on track and I can graduate in 3 years with a bachelors and hopefully get a job I want! Love your college advice videos.
I took a foundations of mass communications class in college and it was so amazing!!! It as basically the history of every form of mass communication from newspaper to radio to movies to tv. I seriously considered studying mass comm in grad school because of that class.
Number 1: You’re bed matches your shirt! yEs. Number 2: I was recently out of town, (Georgia) and so I went to this 2 story B&N and it was a beautiful thing really ( it had an escalator) and Again, But Better was in a YA book pick section, I read it, at the library, but I wanted to own it, and so I got a signed edition with French toast on it so that was hella cool! My first signed book😍
There is literally a club for anything. I played quidditch, did archery, tried ballroom, and irish dancing. I was basically living my best fantasy book life.
Thank you so much for this video!! I’m starting college this month, we move in in a couple of weeks, and I’m so excited but nervous at the same time😬 I plan on double majoring in Media and Film Studies and English!
Definitely agree with you about joining clubs. I was so mad with myself for not joining until sophomore year. I majored in marketing and creative writing, and I loved pretty much all my creative writing classes. I was worried about my capstones for each major, but I actually loved them
I LOVE YOUR BOOK it was weirdly very relatable to my life right now and I laugh/cried when I finished the last page. Thank you for writing it and also for this video :))
I'm a college instructor and no longer a student, but this was a fun video. I did a video on things I wish I knew before starting college too, but it's interesting to see tips from others that I can tell to students as well. My favorite class in undergrad was a round-table seminar on Tolkien and CS Lewis...we had a group project at the end, and I dressed up as Frodo and the others dressed up as Legolas and Aragorn. We served lembas bread...and got an A. :p Thanks for sharing your insights~
Great video Christine! There are some things that don’t work for others but please join clubs. I was extra though. There was no book club at my campus so I made one and it really made my college experience SO much better!
Thank you so much for the advice❤❤❤ i live international and because of you I am now more sure of going to college in america thank you❤ You're a true inspiration
Love this!!! Wish this came out I'm I was a freshman (I'm a senior now). The best class I have taken is linguistics, it is fascinating learning about the way we pronounce words. Also for anyone looking for on campus jobs, see if there is an opening in the library, there is usually some down time where you can read or work on homework
Love you so much, Christine! You inspire me in a lot of ways and your personality is the greatest. You're so creative and talented. You'll go far. I believe in you. Again love you so much! Btw I got your book, cant wait to read it.
ahhh I can’t believe this video is actually applicable to me now since i’ll be a high school senior in the fall and am starting to apply soon!! thank you for all your awesome responses christine! 😊
And then you said: "I didn't want to read people's work and decide what gets to be a movie" And I yelled: "I WANT TO DO THAT" I think I had a epiphany.. Also, you got me really excited to go back to school (I'm 23 and gave up a couple years ago) and find something I love (which is probs film and tv production) and I really apreciate you for this. YOU GOT ME MOTIVATED!
LOVED THIS VIDEO! I start college as a freshman in 25 days, (I move in to the dorm in 20 days lol), and I’m so EXCITED!! I’m a dancer and have been since I was 3 and joined my university’s dance company! I’m so excited to meet new people but you definitely helped me to branch out and actually audition as I’m pretty much a major introvert. So thank you SO much for helping to give me confidence and feel more at ease about this transition! ❤️ p.s. I also plan on studying abroad in London (as I love that city and I’m an English major) later on and I have to admit that you definitely helped to encourage me to make that decision as well!! Also also not gonna lie I’m definitely bringing the Harry Potter series and Fangirl with me to reread in the dorm!
I’m almost finished with Again, But Better. I just have to say, Christine you are so talented. This is an amazing book, I had to go out and buy it just to have it on my shelf. I absolutely love the story! Thumbs up if you agree
Dang I went to the comment section to tell everyone what my favorite college class was because Christine told me to but then I realized that I'm still in high school 😂😂
I was so happy, Christine, when I saw this video. I wish I had seen you were taking questions! I currently have some anxieties about college, and I hope it’s okay if I express them here and reach out to, well, anyone who sees/ reads this. I am going into my sophomore year of college. After going my first semester, I was scared away and terrified to go back, and ended up taking a leave of absence and doing online classes my second semester. I am very excited but also terrified to go back to campus in the fall. This might seem like a complete 180, but I just read ABB- after all my friends told me it was perfect for me- and I cannot tell you, Christine, how much the book resonated with me. I am a deeply introverted, nerdy, socially awkward girl who left so overwhelmed and out of place at a college campus. I was surrounded by people so different from me, who felt so much older. Like Shane, I’m not only awkward and nerdy- I’m inexperienced (and also have a longing to travel/ plan to study abroad). Throughout middle school and high I was seen as the weird, short fat girl who nobody really wanted. I’m 4’10, so even at 19 I’m still seen as a little girl. To this day I haven’t even kissed a boy, or had any boy interested in me, and next to my dorm mates who were... umm... let’s just say far more advanced in their relationships... I left absolutely mortified, uncomfortable, and out of place. So first I want to thank you Christine for writing such an important book which hit so close to my heart. I suffer from severe OCD and anxiety and anxieties- but also excitement- are running high as going back looks in the near future for what’s seems like has been forever. Though introverted I am deeply social, and I am lucky to have found a small group of friends and joined organizations and clubs which I love. However, under the pressure and being in the culture of my overall campus as a whole I still want to crawl into a little ball and cry sometimes. I’m wondering- do you, Christine (or anyone reading this) have ANY advice for a socially awkward, introverted individual like myself who just feels... different, and totally out of place in the college scene? There are many positives about my college which I am looking forward to and trying to hold onto, but the nerves are still killing me and I want to set myself up for happiness and a good year. I too am an aspiring author, and hopefully like Shane I can one day fall in love, travel abroad, and get a book published. Once again, I would like to thank you for writing a book which resonated so deeply in my heart. As an Italian- American girl I also loved you also gave her an Italian last name (Last name Spadafora, here 😆). I’d also like to thank you such an inspiration to me over the years (I’ve been watching since I was 11 years old). You’ve also inspired me to hopefully join Booktube soon when I get back to campus! Sorry this is so long, and if this is kind of personal to post as a comment here on UA-cam. It would so much to hear from people, especially anyone who might be feeling the same way.
I just got home from a year long exchange to northern Norway for my senior year, it cost me all my savings and I have to repeat senior year at a new school but it was so worth it I have friends from all over the world, so yeah studying abroad is so worth the money !!
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BADLY I NEEDED THIS!!!! Your first video was the only college video on youtube that helped me destress, mainly cause its from someone I love and trust and the fact that you made another one FILLS ME WITH SO MUCH RELIEF SJDHJWJDKDDN THANK YOU CHRISTINE 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️🧡💚🧡💙🧡💜🧡💜🧡💚🧡💚❤️
Happy Birthday Christine. I pray that whatever you do on this day your birthday today that it is filled with love, laughter, books, friends, family and fun. I hope that someday we meet at a youtube convention and become best friends.
I'm so glad you answered questions about life after college because I just graduated and I'm definitely experiencing an existential crisis! Adulting is a nightmare xD
Since I was an English major, I had a Creative Writing class but it was so unfortunate that my professor was so close-minded and not at all encouraging. I did well in the class since I got a 4.0 but I wish I had a better professor. It was still ok tho since I was able to write stories and poems; and there were important things that I learned. I loved my Stylistics class, Literary Criticism, Anglo-American Literature, and research classes! My professors in those classes were brilliant and filled w compassion that I really enjoyed learning from them. HAHA just sharing. I agree that it is important to join clubs or school organizations since that was where I got to meet a lot of people. However, I was lucky enough that the classmates I had became my closest friends. College was wonderful. It was difficult but I had the best time. Since I recently just graduated, I am in the point of my life where I don’t know what to do next; just like what you talked about, Christine. I hope I’ll get through it too just like you did! Thank you very much for this video.💖
College in the US sounds so interesting, kinda jealous of all the freedom you have making your schedules. Also, the classes? I wish I had some of those options
I start university in September, I’m excited and nervous. I took a couple of years off just to figure skate, but now I’m gonna try and go to school while still training. Wish me luck as I try to balance that student/athlete life😂
I wish I could fit it in my schedule to take more English classes in college bc I love them so much 😭 even though I changed my major bc I wanted to go into a different career, literature will always be in my heart. I just knew I wasn’t meant to do anything with that as a living, but more of a side hobby.
Thanks so much Christine for this video. I’m only going into my sophomore year of highschool, but I’m already sort of worrying about this because I have absolutely no idea what I want to do at all. Anyway this video was really helpful.
Thank you for making this! I’m transferring universities after I had a terrible experience at my first college but I’m going to try and make my experience different at my new college so I’ll see how it goes..
At my Uni we have classes that are mandatory for your Major and then breadth (elective) classes. I always do a fine arts class as my elective which is fun. And since my major doesn’t have a lot of mandatory classes, I get to spend a lot of time trying different things. Last semi I did creative writing so this sem I’m doing Intro to Media writing. The funny thing about that is we have to do an opinion piece, and my teacher asked me if I had any strong opinions I could write about and I had to laugh... I’m a Gender Studies major. Yes, I have many opinions.
I’m about to drive up to Florida State University for my move in as a freshman and I’m so excited!! I haven’t bought anything or packed for my dorm yet though😅 I’m having trouble deciding what books to bring with me too because I barely have any room in my dorm
I mean, im in school at 7:00 am for classes and then go out of clinics at 7:00pm, plus the 1 hr way to my home, so I don't understand the "you have a lot of time" lol
*THIS VIDEO CAME AT THE PERFECT TIME IM SO NERVOUS FOR STARTING COLLEGE AHHHHH THANK YOU CHRISTINE* ❤️❤️❤️❤️
SmileyEssie Good luck!!!
Girl me too 😭
You're going to be and do awesome!!! It's not as intimidating as it seems, the first week or two lol
The best thing I ever did for college was roommate with my best friend from High School. I know there are so many horror stories about best friends living together but it's been a great experience for me. I'm an introvert so I'm really bad at opening up to new people and by living with someone who already knew me made me feel so much more comfortable.
Edit: I'm a Theatre Major and my favorite classes (so far, I'm a third year) have been my Characterization class and my Audition class. I'm a Communications minor and I really liked my Interpersonal communications class because I had a really great professor.
I'm gonna start my second year of uni and it's the first time I'm going to be living with my High School BFF.... I was a little bit nervous cause I wanna enjoy being with her as always and not fight for roomate things 😂, but now I feel much better. (My first year I lived with two girls who apparently hated everything I did, like eating vegetables (seriously) or meeting with other people, so thats why Im scared af)
@@Monica12HG The best advice I have is communication. Make sure both people set and understand boundaries. Also just because you're best friends doesn't mean you have to do everything together. Alone time or time with other friends is really important.
I love this advice. I am about to begin my sophomore year of college and did not get involved until more to the end of my second semester and regret it so so much. I wound up in a toxic living situation first semester and now I have tons of friends from my clubs and leadership opportunities and I have a pretty good plan for what I want to do. College is all about making connections and finding your passion. Be honest and be you because everyone else is just as nervous was you are and just as willing to make friends.
i actually needed this so bad because i'm such an introvert its horrible and i start college in 20 days so thanks christine
TheSlowReader same
TheSlowReader same with me
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TheSlowReader Oh my god same
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I have never really had trouble waking up in the morning, but one of the most valuable lessons I learned in college is AVOID THE 8AM CLASSES AT ALL COSTS.
I love how passionate you are about giving advice about the college experience! Can't wait for your next book, Christine!
Nobody:
Christine: JOIN A CLUB
(It is great advice though, especially if you don’t know what to major in! I definitely need to more join clubs this semester.)
Great advise indeed, but what if there are no clubs? :/
Mick B. If there’s no clubs and you wanted to look for a major through a club I suggest going to sit in a classroom/ talking to professors having to do with the major! Most professors are fine with you sitting in a class, especially if you’re doing it to find a major. If you wanted to find friends through a club you can instead start out by talking to people in your dorm and classes! You don’t have to become best friends with everybody right away but just getting to know people or making study groups can be the best way to find people you connect with.
Ohh, most universities in Australia don’t have shared bedrooms. We have communal kitchens etc, but our bedrooms are almost always single (except for special selection) because how are you supposed to study around someone else’s schedule and manage that stress. I can’t imagine having to room with someone.
I'm a neuroscience major, but you and your videos are a major reason I'm taking "Film as Narrative Art" (a cross listed film and English course at my school) this upcoming semester!
Couldn’t agree more about the club advice. Clubs are awesome! I joined the Adventure club at my school, and we went hiking, camping, rock climbing, surfing... best experience ever, and I made so many friends 😍
As someone who is an introvert and is really nervous about starting college this August I NEEDED THIS. Thank you Christine😭😭❤️
So I’m spending the day hanging out at the college I plan on attending in fall. I felt like it was a good day to watch this. THEN, after I went to look around at the local indie bookstore, there sat Again, but Better. This video helped me out a lot💗
I love hearing about other's college experiences because I live at home and go to university! But all of these tips are amazing and I agree with you when you say GO JOIN A CLUB. It makes everything so much more fun!
I just finished Again but Better last week and it was so amazing! Needless to say I will try to not make the mistakes that Shane makes when I start in the fall.
polandbananasBOOKS thanks for the encouragement! 😊
sooooo helpful as someone going into grade 12 and being overwhelmed w uni decisions thank u!!
Love this!! I've been watching your videos since I was in middle school and I'm about to start my sophomore year of college! 😂 I'm definitely an introvert and last year I really had to push myself out of my comfort zone to find my people. I think the best thing to do when going into your freshman year is just to keep an open mind and try new things. Be open to new experiences! :)
Hi Christine! I don’t usually leave comments but I finished reading Again But Better today and I wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it so much! I’m Japanese and I studied abroad in the states to learn English so I know how much studying abroad can change you and I was so happy to experience it again through Shane! Thank you for writing such a fun and amazing book!
I’ve been a huge fan of yours for more than five years now and I’ve read so many books because of you and you’ve been such an inspiration! Keep doing what you do and I can’t wait to read more books that you write!
You’re makeup looks so good!
I finally got my hands on a copy of Again But Better and read it in one sitting....IT WAS AMAZING I LOVED THE PLOT😍💓
AH THANK YOU FOR READING
I legit thought this said "I love the Pilot" lol
I literally saw your book in Walmart the other day!! Gosh it's so cool that you're a published author. I definitely want to check it out 💕
When you said the mid life crises after the year you get out of college I was like yuuuup that's me lol. It took me 5 years to get an associates at a 2 year school because I moved a lot in college and transferred several times,. But I could not get a job doing what I wanted to do in my area and without a bachelors, even though I have more experience than just an associates. So I'm going back to a 4 year college to get my bachelors in fine arts so I can get a job I want. I'm super excited to go back to school I always loved school. But I definitely had that mid life crises at 23 years old lol. But now things are back on track and I can graduate in 3 years with a bachelors and hopefully get a job I want! Love your college advice videos.
I START COLLEGE SO SOON. OMG. AGAIN BUT BETTER WAS SO SO GOOD. Thank you for this video
AH HAVE AN AMAZING TIME
You are the most extrovert-energy radiating introvert I’ve ever seen
I start college in 10 days and this was perfect timing! I’m bringing my Sarah j Maas books with me because they’re my babies
I took a foundations of mass communications class in college and it was so amazing!!! It as basically the history of every form of mass communication from newspaper to radio to movies to tv. I seriously considered studying mass comm in grad school because of that class.
Number 1: You’re bed matches your shirt! yEs.
Number 2: I was recently out of town, (Georgia) and so I went to this 2 story B&N and it was a beautiful thing really ( it had an escalator) and Again, But Better was in a YA book pick section, I read it, at the library, but I wanted to own it, and so I got a signed edition with French toast on it so that was hella cool! My first signed book😍
There is literally a club for anything. I played quidditch, did archery, tried ballroom, and irish dancing. I was basically living my best fantasy book life.
Thank you so much for this video!! I’m starting college this month, we move in in a couple of weeks, and I’m so excited but nervous at the same time😬 I plan on double majoring in Media and Film Studies and English!
Definitely agree with you about joining clubs. I was so mad with myself for not joining until sophomore year. I majored in marketing and creative writing, and I loved pretty much all my creative writing classes. I was worried about my capstones for each major, but I actually loved them
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I MEANT DURING CLASS BUT THANK YOU
Christine = best hair on UA-cam!!! You need to come to my salon talk books to my clients while I do your hair :)
I LOVE YOUR BOOK it was weirdly very relatable to my life right now and I laugh/cried when I finished the last page. Thank you for writing it and also for this video :))
Thank you for reading! 🖤
I'm a college instructor and no longer a student, but this was a fun video. I did a video on things I wish I knew before starting college too, but it's interesting to see tips from others that I can tell to students as well.
My favorite class in undergrad was a round-table seminar on Tolkien and CS Lewis...we had a group project at the end, and I dressed up as Frodo and the others dressed up as Legolas and Aragorn. We served lembas bread...and got an A. :p
Thanks for sharing your insights~
Great video Christine! There are some things that don’t work for others but please join clubs. I was extra though. There was no book club at my campus so I made one and it really made my college experience SO much better!
Thank you so much for the advice❤❤❤ i live international and because of you I am now more sure of going to college in america thank you❤ You're a true inspiration
your first video helped so much when i went off to college! i’m now a sophomore english major 🥰 good luck everyone just starting!
I start college in a month and just got Again But Better. Thanks for looking out, Christine❤
Love this!!! Wish this came out I'm I was a freshman (I'm a senior now). The best class I have taken is linguistics, it is fascinating learning about the way we pronounce words. Also for anyone looking for on campus jobs, see if there is an opening in the library, there is usually some down time where you can read or work on homework
Happy Birthday Xtine on Sun., Aug. 4. Happy Twenty-something. The last of the wine. Cheers for Christine!
the not sharing food with your roomates part is so true! we did it for like a week and then stopped
Love you so much, Christine! You inspire me in a lot of ways and your personality is the greatest. You're so creative and talented. You'll go far. I believe in you. Again love you so much!
Btw I got your book, cant wait to read it.
ahhh I can’t believe this video is actually applicable to me now since i’ll be a high school senior in the fall and am starting to apply soon!! thank you for all your awesome responses christine! 😊
Getting involved even in one thing is what we always say in admissions to students and even new students, but it seriously changed my life 💅🏻
Happy Birthday! I’m on part 2 of Again But Better and it’s absolutely amazing. Have a great day! 💗
omg! I'm so happy that you appreciate cereal, it's definitely one of my favorite simple foods!
And then you said: "I didn't want to read people's work and decide what gets to be a movie" And I yelled: "I WANT TO DO THAT" I think I had a epiphany.. Also, you got me really excited to go back to school (I'm 23 and gave up a couple years ago) and find something I love (which is probs film and tv production) and I really apreciate you for this. YOU GOT ME MOTIVATED!
LOVED THIS VIDEO! I start college as a freshman in 25 days, (I move in to the dorm in 20 days lol), and I’m so EXCITED!! I’m a dancer and have been since I was 3 and joined my university’s dance company! I’m so excited to meet new people but you definitely helped me to branch out and actually audition as I’m pretty much a major introvert. So thank you SO much for helping to give me confidence and feel more at ease about this transition! ❤️ p.s. I also plan on studying abroad in London (as I love that city and I’m an English major) later on and I have to admit that you definitely helped to encourage me to make that decision as well!! Also also not gonna lie I’m definitely bringing the Harry Potter series and Fangirl with me to reread in the dorm!
I’m almost finished with Again, But Better. I just have to say, Christine you are so talented. This is an amazing book, I had to go out and buy it just to have it on my shelf. I absolutely love the story!
Thumbs up if you agree
Dang I went to the comment section to tell everyone what my favorite college class was because Christine told me to but then I realized that I'm still in high school 😂😂
Christine is the definition of a life saver!
I was so happy, Christine, when I saw this video. I wish I had seen you were taking questions! I currently have some anxieties about college, and I hope it’s okay if I express them here and reach out to, well, anyone who sees/ reads this.
I am going into my sophomore year of college. After going my first semester, I was scared away and terrified to go back, and ended up taking a leave of absence and doing online classes my second semester. I am very excited but also terrified to go back to campus in the fall.
This might seem like a complete 180, but I just read ABB- after all my friends told me it was perfect for me- and I cannot tell you, Christine, how much the book resonated with me.
I am a deeply introverted, nerdy, socially awkward girl who left so overwhelmed and out of place at a college campus. I was surrounded by people so different from me, who felt so much older.
Like Shane, I’m not only awkward and nerdy- I’m inexperienced (and also have a longing to travel/ plan to study abroad). Throughout middle school and high I was seen as the weird, short fat girl who nobody really wanted. I’m 4’10, so even at 19 I’m still seen as a little girl. To this day I haven’t even kissed a boy, or had any boy interested in me, and next to my dorm mates who were... umm... let’s just say far more advanced in their relationships... I left absolutely mortified, uncomfortable, and out of place.
So first I want to thank you Christine for writing such an important book which hit so close to my heart. I suffer from severe OCD and anxiety and anxieties- but also excitement- are running high as going back looks in the near future for what’s seems like has been forever.
Though introverted I am deeply social, and I am lucky to have found a small group of friends and joined organizations and clubs which I love. However, under the pressure and being in the culture of my overall campus as a whole I still want to crawl into a little ball and cry sometimes.
I’m wondering- do you, Christine (or anyone reading this) have ANY advice for a socially awkward, introverted individual like myself who just feels... different, and totally out of place in the college scene? There are many positives about my college which I am looking forward to and trying to hold onto, but the nerves are still killing me and I want to set myself up for happiness and a good year.
I too am an aspiring author, and hopefully like Shane I can one day fall in love, travel abroad, and get a book published. Once again, I would like to thank you for writing a book which resonated so deeply in my heart. As an Italian- American girl I also loved you also gave her an Italian last name (Last name Spadafora, here 😆).
I’d also like to thank you such an inspiration to me over the years (I’ve been watching since I was 11 years old). You’ve also inspired me to hopefully join Booktube soon when I get back to campus!
Sorry this is so long, and if this is kind of personal to post as a comment here on UA-cam. It would so much to hear from people, especially anyone who might be feeling the same way.
I just got home from a year long exchange to northern Norway for my senior year, it cost me all my savings and I have to repeat senior year at a new school but it was so worth it I have friends from all over the world, so yeah studying abroad is so worth the money !!
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BADLY I NEEDED THIS!!!! Your first video was the only college video on youtube that helped me destress, mainly cause its from someone I love and trust and the fact that you made another one FILLS ME WITH SO MUCH RELIEF SJDHJWJDKDDN THANK YOU CHRISTINE 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️🧡💚🧡💙🧡💜🧡💜🧡💚🧡💚❤️
this is exactly what i needed rn :)
Happy Birthday Christine. I pray that whatever you do on this day your birthday today that it is filled with love, laughter, books, friends, family and fun. I hope that someday we meet at a youtube convention and become best friends.
I leave in a week and really needed this. I’m nervous about the whole friend thing so thank you
the way i needed this video so much rn Christine. god ur the best
Thank you!!! I'm going to college in 20 days and this was helpful! And YES I'm not the only one who despises sitting on the seat in public restrooms!!
I'm so glad you answered questions about life after college because I just graduated and I'm definitely experiencing an existential crisis! Adulting is a nightmare xD
Christine! You gotta tell us what youre wearing on your lips! Its BEAUTIFUL.
Literally just when I needed this.
Since I was an English major, I had a Creative Writing class but it was so unfortunate that my professor was so close-minded and not at all encouraging. I did well in the class since I got a 4.0 but I wish I had a better professor. It was still ok tho since I was able to write stories and poems; and there were important things that I learned. I loved my Stylistics class, Literary Criticism, Anglo-American Literature, and research classes! My professors in those classes were brilliant and filled w compassion that I really enjoyed learning from them. HAHA just sharing. I agree that it is important to join clubs or school organizations since that was where I got to meet a lot of people. However, I was lucky enough that the classmates I had became my closest friends. College was wonderful. It was difficult but I had the best time. Since I recently just graduated, I am in the point of my life where I don’t know what to do next; just like what you talked about, Christine. I hope I’ll get through it too just like you did! Thank you very much for this video.💖
I learned a good bit here. I went to a very small Catholic university and didn't know about a lot of this stuff-such as guaranteed housing.
Also, great timing, just started university:))) so thank you Christine ❤
This was so helpful Christine thank you. I’ve been dorm shopping all day and I needed this video to help me de-stress about moving lol
This is making me feel a lot better about college because I start this month and it's t e r r i f y i n g but also super exciting. Thank yooooou
Okay can we discuss how amazing her hair is
College in the US sounds so interesting, kinda jealous of all the freedom you have making your schedules. Also, the classes? I wish I had some of those options
christine!!! i was wondering(if you haven’t yet!) if you could make a video entirely focused on your study abroad experience??
I haven’t watched the video yet but I just saw the title and thought “oh my gosh I really need that” and clicked
I start university in September, I’m excited and nervous. I took a couple of years off just to figure skate, but now I’m gonna try and go to school while still training. Wish me luck as I try to balance that student/athlete life😂
I wish I could fit it in my schedule to take more English classes in college bc I love them so much 😭 even though I changed my major bc I wanted to go into a different career, literature will always be in my heart. I just knew I wasn’t meant to do anything with that as a living, but more of a side hobby.
You are my favorite booktuber. I never miss a video!
I START MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IN 26 DAYS! I NEEDED THIS GUIDANCE
What happened to last video?
Noha Essam She probably deleted it since she realized how lame it was to make fun of something other people find enjoyment in...
Christine's top college tip: do NOT share dairy
About the public bathroom thing, no I never sit unless I put toilet paper on the seat because I'm a super paranoid person.
Thanks so much Christine for this video. I’m only going into my sophomore year of highschool, but I’m already sort of worrying about this because I have absolutely no idea what I want to do at all. Anyway this video was really helpful.
My favorite class was astronomy. It had nothing to do with my major, but it was the only accemdemic class I didn't dread going to
so far my fav is def my children's literature class, I enjoyed my YA lit class, but I liked my Children's Lit prof and class more.
I’m so glad you made this!! I start college in 24 days and I’m v introverted so thank you!! ❤️
Oh my god I've been planning a video of my own about this! Can't wait to watch when I get home from work
Thank you💙💙💙💙💙
I really needed this
I needed this 3 years ago.
Lol I'm sorry
Please do a video about your study abroad experience
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!💜
Please do another one! This video was so helpful ❤❤
Hey she put me in thank you that helped a lot
Your the best!!😃😃
kaia wright HEY KAIA I FOUND YOUR COMMENT😆😆 it’s Bekah by the way😂 miss ya😭
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Thank you for making this! I’m transferring universities after I had a terrible experience at my first college but I’m going to try and make my experience different at my new college so I’ll see how it goes..
Me: ( I could never be a teacher I don't have enough patience)
Christine 3:35: I'm not a good teacher cuz I have no patience
Also me: lol 😂 ( psychic)
At my Uni we have classes that are mandatory for your Major and then breadth (elective) classes. I always do a fine arts class as my elective which is fun. And since my major doesn’t have a lot of mandatory classes, I get to spend a lot of time trying different things. Last semi I did creative writing so this sem I’m doing Intro to Media writing.
The funny thing about that is we have to do an opinion piece, and my teacher asked me if I had any strong opinions I could write about and I had to laugh...
I’m a Gender Studies major. Yes, I have many opinions.
Zaralee McAuliffe hey! Is it weird to ask what university you go to?
I’m about to drive up to Florida State University for my move in as a freshman and I’m so excited!! I haven’t bought anything or packed for my dorm yet though😅 I’m having trouble deciding what books to bring with me too because I barely have any room in my dorm
I’m going to college August 29th and I really really needed this
SUCH A HELPFUL VIDEO! Thanksss❤️❤️
I think this is going to help me a lot, though I do have some time before college 😅
I am literally the same way about teaching. I wanted to be a teacher from kindergarten to, like, 6th grade, and I learned that I couldn’t handle it😂
I mean, im in school at 7:00 am for classes and then go out of clinics at 7:00pm, plus the 1 hr way to my home, so I don't understand the "you have a lot of time" lol
Thank you, I was waiting for it!!!
P.s - what happened to your last video? 😅
Yeah I was wondering about that. I saw the thumbnail in my feed, then I checked back later to watch it and it wasn’t there.
She probably deleted it because she realized how lame and rude it was to make fun of something other people find enjoyment in...
THANK. YOU.
I’m 24 and I haven’t gone to college...yet. But I do want to go.
The thought of college gives me anxiety...AND I HAVE TO GO IN 2 MONTHS.