Another tip: besides clubs (if clubs aren't your thing), find some small group of people who do a fun activity that has nothing to do with your classes. I am an industrial design major and I go to a small poetry open mic every week near my university. Find something so you can de-stress with other people. It helps a lot.
Sure I am. I only leave my room for three reasons: classes, food, and the open mic. I don't talk to people, except the four or five poets that show up. There are other people in the coffee shop we go to, but they don't listen so I can get through stage fright because the audience is so small and likes me (which I am super lucky for). My university is big, so this is about as publically introverted as I can get.
COLLEGE TIP: JOURNAL. The night before I moved to college, I journaled what I thought the experience would be like. Since that day, I've journaled consecutively for almost two years. Haven't skipped a single day. My only rules are 1) write knowing no one besides you will ever see it and 2) write every single day, even if all you do is write one word or a sentence. Some days I do write one word, other days I fill five pages. But having my entire college experience documented like that has been incredible. You will never feel the same way about your life as you do on the day that it's happening. Being able to see how stressed I was about something and then having concrete proof it was okay has been wonderful. Sometimes things turn out worse than I thought, too - it's not all sunshine and roses. Still though, I like to think about journaling as my past self looking for my future self. I can't express enough how much journaling has helped me put my college experience into perspective.
One thing that gets me nervous about college is finding my classes on a big ole campus. I can just imagine myself getting lost or walking into the wrong classroom.
This video made so happy! Such good tips! It made me think of your graduation video on your old channel. It's one of my fav vids, watching you and Katie dance around in your cap and gowns made me so excited for uni and now I just finished my junior year myself 😄 good luck to everyone applying/starting soon!
Although I joined Thai college, I find this video really relatable and nostalgic! I do agree with the club thing. Being an introvert myself, I can say that it was not easy at all. I remembered joining chorus club and the first month I was there in the corner only smiling and talking to no one, like, 'I'm here to sing, so please don't talk to me.' But one thing about my club was that everyone needed a practice like 3-4 times a week. I took my time and little by little I started to talk and got to know some friends from my section. (Like, I needed to communicate because in chorus we worked as a team.) I also knew my boyfriend from the club and we have been dating for seven years already. It's a great place to find someone who have mutual interests. And once you fit in, you will feel so good about yourself. I was afraid I would be judged, but there were soooo many people in college, soooo many types and I was so lucky no one judged me for being a bit weird. Like, people don't care much how weird you are. They would say you are just being creative. Choosing the right major is also crucial. Because what I studied was also what I was passionate about and it was the same for my friends. So we spent most of our time talking and discussing topics we had common interests. It felt so good. I also found best friends in college who are also introverts and understand my crazy world! So don't be afraid. College has places for almost everyone. Some just needs more time to find their place than others.
Going off to university in the fall and I found this video so interesting to watch, hearing someone talk about it makes the step into the real world seem a little easier. xxx
knowing you had such a great experience at the school that wasn't your first choice school is so comforting. i didn't get into my first choice school and i'm going to my second choice school in the fall, so knowing that you had a good time is just so comforting to me!
I wish I would have waited or started at a community college because I wasn't 100% sure about what I wanted to do. Take your time because it's your money! I'm from California.
I attended Chico State, hated it, started at a community college and later transfered to CSULB. Which is great BUT, I live very close to UC Berkeley and wish I would have at least applied there.
This was a great video Christine. I graduated from college a year ago and I have a lot of the same regrets you mentioned. A video like this definitely would have helped me in the past when I was first starting out. To those thinking about their first year at college, I second Christine's recommendation of living on campus. The people that plan out who you'll room with tend to find things in common with both of you in hopes that you'll click. The person I was roomed with had the same last name and first time job, that we talked non-stop after the second day on campus and found so much more in common. We became best friends and even ended up renting an apartment together for the last two years.
I think it's a good thing to remember that you can always transfer! Sometimes you don't find the perfect fit immediately, and that's OKAY. Life is always more flexible than you believe it can be - don't panic if you get to university and realize it isn't the right place for you! I ended up transferring to a different university, and I'm so happy I chose this path. There's no one way - everyone has to make their own paths and it's ok if yours takes a couple turns before you end up loving where you are! :)
I've just finished uni in England and I'm very similar regarding the societies. I went round the freshers fair with my flatmates and didn't want to put my name down for anything incase they thought I was a weirdo; I ended up hating my flat at the end of first year anyway so it didn't make any difference. Also I would recommend doing mixed halls instead of single gender like I did. I thought being all girls it would be clean and everyone would get along but I think I had loved a sheltered life regarding female friendships beforehand!
I'm beyond terrified for college. You wouldn't know from my grades, because I'm top of my class, but I suffer from crippling anxiety and depression, and have a hard time just getting through high school. This actually really helped put things in perspective and make me hopeful for college. Thank you, Christine!
I can relate to so many of the things that you discussed in this video. I am actually living over 20 hours of flight away from home and when I stop and think about it I wonder what the hell was I thinking!? But, then I also look back and I am able to appreciate just how much I've grown over 3 years of studying abroad. College is a life-changing experience, for sure. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Christine, thank you so so much for this video!! I'm an introvert also, and I just graduated last Friday. This helped more than you can imagine in my stress before college right now. I got into my dream college Georgia Tech. and i'm nervous, but i'll definitely keep this tips in my mind the whole time!
You have no idea how much I need this. I'm going to college soon and I'm freakin' out about it almost everyday (cuz I'm an introvert and kinda dealing with social anxiety) so, thanks for making this video!
I'm starting at BU this fall! I actually decided to visit/apply because I knew you went there and loved it! I'm also planning on majoring in Film/TV :)
I'm with Christine. Go to college/university if you can and also go abroad. I did it and don't regret it at all. My semester abroad changed me a lot, but in a good way. It made me stronger and more independent. Also, I love how people look at me when I tell them that I have lived in Paris for a while.
Thank you for doing this. I've been following you for 4 years and you were the first person I ever subscribed to on UA-cam. This next fall is my first year of college and watching you talk about this stuff makes me so much more confident
This is me, my entire senior year of high school I've been freaking out and driving myself insane, because of college and the fear it brings me. I'm a performance major and I know that it is going to be the connections I make, and the experiences I have that really effect my future, so I am determined to not shy away from people or from joining things. So far I've already gotten accepted into a performing arts LLC, and there is nothing stopping me from joining every club I can. Thank you for this video Christine, I know I'll be watching it over and over in the next couple of months for moral support.
your college experience sounds great, mine sucked sadly due to picking a bad school, and having to transfer due to being assaulted. i envy and admire people like you who really worked to thrive in school :) congrats on all you've achieved in life your videos always put a smile on my face
Do more of these videos Christine!! Please. I am Colombian and I am thinking about studying in the US so it is like college and studying abroad all in one and just a hundred times more scary, you are living countries away from your family. So it would be so nice if you did more of this. Loved the video girl
As a senior who just graduated and is heading to study in NYC in the fall, I relate to this so much! Definitely sharing w my friends. Also, gonna go rewatch all of Christine's study abroad vlogs now hahah
I love you so much Christine! Considering I just passed out of school and I'm waiting for the college acceptance letters, I really appreciate this video. Perfect timing!
HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU ARE A BU ALUM?!?!?! OH MY GOD I GO TO BU IM SHOOK RIGHT NOW I literally ADORE you!!!! Hearing you talk about BU I'm like oh yes I KNOW girl.... anyways gonna binge watch all your videos now!!! Love from a current terrier ;)
I totally agree about the advice on joining clubs your freshman year. I was too scared/nervous to even THINK about getting involved on campus until late into my sophomore year, and it's one of my biggest regrets. Now I'm entering my senior year, and quite frankly I'm involved in TOO MANY extracurriculars at this point, but I definitely prefer it that way, because not only do you meet people, but if you're going to grad school or applying for jobs straight out of undergrad, extracurriculars are great things to put on your resume. Moral of the story: JOIN CLUBS. DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO (but don't burn yourself out, either). If I could go back in time, I would get involved during my freshman year.
Thank you! I graduated high school in 2015, but haven't gone to college yet. I've still been trying to figure my like out. But I've been thinking about applying to school for the Fall 2018 semester and this video really helped me out a lot and really boosted my confidence that maybe college actually won't be all that bad. :)
i just got done with my freshman year a couple weeks ago & i totally agree with most of what you said! i didn't join any clubs/groups because i wanted to focus on my classes and i was also working in the cafeteria (which sucked but also helped me make friends with some people that worked there!) might look into joining some clubs this next semester though! also in our dorm we shared a bathroom with only one other dorm & it was beautiful. 🙏
God bless, even tho I'm Australian this is exactly what I need, thank you Christine, people too often forget about the introverts in this situation (It's so terrifying omg!)
This is a very true video, thank you for making it. I started out in community college because when I was a senior in high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, well yes I wanted to be a writer but originally it was journalism and then when I got to community college I realized that in my second year I wanted to go for creative writing so I changed my major to Liberal Arts (because my community college didn't have a creative writing/ English program the only English program they had was teaching and I didn't want to go into teaching) anyway I'm glad that I went to community college because that's where I realized I wanted to write creatively and now I transferred schools and I'm going to a private college part time (commuting) (tuition is expensive and I want to focus on my writing while going to school at the same time) and I'm going for writing and literature that is something I love, I will be going for my Bachelors in Arts with a concentration in writing! One day I hope to get a great job in writing where I can show off my talents (like writing my novel) my advice for anyone who is thinking about going to college or on the fence about it or what they want to do, go to community college explore what you want to do, that's where I found what I love, I don;t regret going to community college at all and you can too! I want to study abroad and at my school it;s the same amount at tuition but considering I'm going part time I think I'm going to skip on that, but I do want to visit other countries tho, and I didn't join any clubs because I work part time so it's a little hard but I am thinking about joining the national honors society because it looks good on job applications and it's a great place to meet people and peruse my love of writing and show off my talent. It's a great title too haha. Anyway I'm glad the direction my life has taken me in and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Great video Christine very inspiring!
I'm just about to apply to University so this is the perfect video. Thank you Christine! The tip about looking up the professors is really going to help ❤
Christine, God bless you for making this video!!! I just spent several hours today writing my college essay for Sarah Lawrence and several other schools to study film acting and film production!!! This was SOOO HELPFUL and it was the most fun I have EVER had watching a college video (and I have watched a lot) your videos always make me smile!!!!! Like seriously girl keep it up and if you can I would absolutely LOVEEE to see more college advice videos.😊❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Christine! I'm going to college next school year and waiting on my housing assignment. I didn't apply to as many schools as I liked, but I like where I'm going now. Let's hope I survive!
Also tip if you love cities check out Boston schools!!! I transferred to Emerson this past year and Boston is one of the best student driven cities in the US!! So close to NYC but also close to the coast and suburb areas it's literally the coolest place I've ever been and it's a joy living in it!
God, this is exactly what I needed right now. Lately I've been looking for Universities and stuff and I'm changing school for the first time in my life next year and I am the most terrible human being at socialising, I'm so damn scared. Plus I've had a lot of pressure just getting the weight of the real world fall on me all at once (just a couple months ago I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do) and now everything is going so fast...
I needed this! I'm starting my senior year of high school and am FREAKING OUT about college. So much excitement but so much anxiety. Being away from my family in a new place with new people just seems so scary!
I just finished my sophomore year of college and I agree with Christine. Join clubs. I was so overwhelmed my freshman year that I didn't and I'm kicking myself for that now. Dorm life isn't the best. But I found a great roommate that I will be living with in an apartment next year. We are also great friends now too 😌
I'm graduating next week and I have been freaking out about college all month. Thank you for making this video! It helped me feel better about everything ❤️
If you had gone to Syracuse we could have been friends! BUT I never joined clubs because I was too scared so we probably never would have met. I 100% agree with these tips, especially studying abroad. My semester in London changed my life and the friends I met there are my still some of my favorite people in the world.
The timing of this video lol...I actually just graduated from college a couple weeks ago and even though it hasn't been long at all it still makes me nostalgic and sad that i won't ever be in college again...great video though! I agree with all your tips. I couldn't study abroad though cuz I was trying to squeeze everything in so I could graduate in 2.5 yrs to save money, but if I had time I think I would have.
I'm only a sophomore in high school but I've been thinking a lot about college. As far as my major goes I don't really know what I want to do. Maybe English??? I know I like to write and I'm also into art. I guess my problem is I really don't know for sure what I want to do with my life.
Just remember when you're choosing to make it something you can easily get a job with! I know quite a few people who have gotten degrees in psychology (not to say that it's bad to a degree in that, or that no one should) or another Bachelor of Arts and they then had to go back to school to a get a degree that they could use.
Well just because you are interested in English and art does not mean that you are limited to being an English teacher or an artist. Just look at it this way: that one thing (or things) that you are interested in aren't just subjects, they're keys and they open up a whole gate of possibilities. Look into paths that involve these things. You can also try to explore other pathways that are new and fresh to you. Also, I don't think it's too early to start thinking about college. Just last year I was a sophomore and I went to visit some of the best universities in Cal, like Merced, Berkeley, Davis and others. I encourage you to join a club or venture out on your own.
Austin Parker I'm in the exact same position was you. I'm going to a sophomore next year tho. Same with art and English. And also psychology which o find interesting.
It's fine to not know what you want to do now! I just finished my first year of college and I started out as a psychology major with the intent of becoming a child psychologist now I'm a speech pathology major and want to work in the NICU. You still have time to decide, take classes you don't know much about in high school you might end up loving that. Talk to your guidance counselor about taking career inventories. I highly recommend if you really are unsure at the end of senior year to go to community college for 2 years then transfer. That way you can have more time to decide and get all your gen eds/prerequisites out of the way. If you are considering a few schools look at their gen ed requirements it will say on their website that way you can take the equivalent of those courses at the community college and be guaranteed that they'll transfer to the 4 year. Good luck!!
This video is really helpful! Thank you so much!!! I've been given so many college talks in the past week, and this is a lot more inspirational than all those teachers who don't give amazing advice. You're more passionate. Thank you so much😊
As someone who has followed you since back when your sub count on polandbananas20 was in the four figures, I just want to say that I really love and miss these types of videos. (You do a spectacular job with booktube vids; I'm just not a big fan of those in general.)
Ahhh thanks so much for this video Christine! I graduate next Thursday and I've just been getting super excited for college and I found a lot of your tips helpful and encouraging!
I'm half way through this and realised that I've been to uni already, so I don't know WHY I'm watching this?? so clearly ily Christine, you're so great and funny!
I'm in high school, and have recently begun thinking a lot about college. What a coincidence that you just posted this! Thanks so much for your advice!!!😄😄
This is a great advice video and I agree with everything you said! I just recently graduated from college and this video discusses so many of the things that I wish I did and what I would advise others to do! Thanks Christine! =)
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Loved this video! Even though My country is at war and I cant go to college its still an aspiration and I love to hear people talk a about it
I actually really loved this video, for one thing I'm from NYC so I live not far from where you grew up and I'm going to be starting college this fall/summer. My first choice was actually Boston University(My brother is actually going) but sadly I was rejected, now I'm planning on going to StonyBrook University. Your advice about the clubs and dorming was especially helpful to me, seeing as like most book readers I'm passionate about creative things but also bad at meeting new people. Thanks for making this video!
As someone who recently finished her first year of college, I second ALL of the video (except communal bathrooms, I avoided that like the plague). And a note on the ratemyprofessor (it's also good to see if your should buy/rent the textbook for the class), if a professor has a lot of reviews, look at the most recent ratings, I had one prof this semester that had a really high rating but it was because she had really good reviews like 10 years ago, and they had fallen so much recently... yeah, not a good experience.
I'm applying to colleges this fall and I pretty much already know the one I 100% want to go to. It's some where close to home, but not too close, so I will see familiar faces, but it won't be too many. None of my friends are going there so I'm definitely planning on joining clubs and even though I'm not an athletic person, there is a Quidditch team so I might try out for that. For now, I am just going to enjoy senior year, but college is constantly in my mind.
I'm living at home while going to Uni since it's only 44 min to 1 hour on transit away and the dorms are for people who live out of the city. If I did live on campus I'd choose dorming in the town houses rather than the apartment ones. Even tho both have individual (share with only room mate) bath rooms.
It's hard to make friends in your classes at uni compared how it was in high school, so I 100% agree that if you want friends, join clubs and societies. But it also depends on the type of club you join. From my experience, conversation groups where you practise speaking a foreign language are really good for getting to know people. Things like orchestras and yoga classes aren't as good for making friends because you don't get to talk.
Im about to graduate hs in a month, and I'm so pumped for college 😁 my tip for picking a school and figuring out where to look is to make a list of things you want in a school. Do you want a small school, or do you want to be around lots of people? Is there a specific program/major you want? Look for a school with that. Than you can use CollegeBoard to help find schools with your wants!
I went to a women's college and over a decade later, I now work there. The career path was discovered my sophomore year internship and that mentor still helps me over a decade later in this profession. The profession? Librarian. I'm back at my alma mater as a librarian where I figured out I wanted to be a librarian. :)
I wish I joined clubs earlier too. I switched universities sophomore year and I pretty much kept to myself to keep my grades up-- but now I'm going into senior year (I mean, it's my fourth year but I'm not done yet because lol at that year of general studies) and i cannot imagine how my life was before joining the english society. I have met SUCH great people there and they have opened me up to university life since I've never done dorms
ahhh I'm so glad you made this!!! I've been following you since I've been in middle school and now as I'm about to graduate high school I'm so so glad you posted this!
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oh my god Christine how did you survive communal bathrooms - you wouldn't grab a banister to stop yourself falling down stairs
IT WAS A JOURNEY
Another tip: besides clubs (if clubs aren't your thing), find some small group of people who do a fun activity that has nothing to do with your classes. I am an industrial design major and I go to a small poetry open mic every week near my university. Find something so you can de-stress with other people. It helps a lot.
YES! THIS!
Chandler Arndt u're obviously not talking about introverts tho
Sure I am. I only leave my room for three reasons: classes, food, and the open mic. I don't talk to people, except the four or five poets that show up. There are other people in the coffee shop we go to, but they don't listen so I can get through stage fright because the audience is so small and likes me (which I am super lucky for). My university is big, so this is about as publically introverted as I can get.
Patricia Carvalho How is industrial design? I actually just switched my major. Do you have any tips? Thanks.
That sounds cool. Do you have any tips for learning industrial design? I actually just switched my major from engineering.
COLLEGE TIP: JOURNAL. The night before I moved to college, I journaled what I thought the experience would be like. Since that day, I've journaled consecutively for almost two years. Haven't skipped a single day. My only rules are 1) write knowing no one besides you will ever see it and 2) write every single day, even if all you do is write one word or a sentence. Some days I do write one word, other days I fill five pages. But having my entire college experience documented like that has been incredible. You will never feel the same way about your life as you do on the day that it's happening. Being able to see how stressed I was about something and then having concrete proof it was okay has been wonderful. Sometimes things turn out worse than I thought, too - it's not all sunshine and roses. Still though, I like to think about journaling as my past self looking for my future self. I can't express enough how much journaling has helped me put my college experience into perspective.
I live in England and have no use for tips for American college but if Christine uploads I click
Michaela Hanson completely the same!! Christine's videos come before everything!!!
Same
Michaela Hanson so true. I love Christine's videos
Actually, you never know if you might want to do uni in America, I know I do :p
Yeah same
I'm also a introvert. ❤️💜
When you're not in college but you watch anyway cause Christine
Well it's more tips for starting college
Sho! My anxiety levels rose a little when you spoke about joining clubs! The amount of socialization that that takes scares me!😳
GURL ME TOO
Thank you both!
Me too! I'm terrified of socialising but I hope when the time comes I won't make a complete mess of myself.
i'm not even in college but i seriously need these
lol i know i still hv two years before i hv to think about this stuff seriously
One thing that gets me nervous about college is finding my classes on a big ole campus. I can just imagine myself getting lost or walking into the wrong classroom.
This video made so happy! Such good tips! It made me think of your graduation video on your old channel. It's one of my fav vids, watching you and Katie dance around in your cap and gowns made me so excited for uni and now I just finished my junior year myself 😄 good luck to everyone applying/starting soon!
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Loveee this!!!!!!
Although I joined Thai college, I find this video really relatable and nostalgic! I do agree with the club thing. Being an introvert myself, I can say that it was not easy at all. I remembered joining chorus club and the first month I was there in the corner only smiling and talking to no one, like, 'I'm here to sing, so please don't talk to me.' But one thing about my club was that everyone needed a practice like 3-4 times a week. I took my time and little by little I started to talk and got to know some friends from my section. (Like, I needed to communicate because in chorus we worked as a team.) I also knew my boyfriend from the club and we have been dating for seven years already. It's a great place to find someone who have mutual interests. And once you fit in, you will feel so good about yourself. I was afraid I would be judged, but there were soooo many people in college, soooo many types and I was so lucky no one judged me for being a bit weird. Like, people don't care much how weird you are. They would say you are just being creative. Choosing the right major is also crucial. Because what I studied was also what I was passionate about and it was the same for my friends. So we spent most of our time talking and discussing topics we had common interests. It felt so good. I also found best friends in college who are also introverts and understand my crazy world! So don't be afraid. College has places for almost everyone. Some just needs more time to find their place than others.
Going off to university in the fall and I found this video so interesting to watch, hearing someone talk about it makes the step into the real world seem a little easier. xxx
I just graduated yesterday so this is the perfect video for me!!
fangirldomain same!
Congrats to you both!!
Congratulations to both of you!!
Congrats!!
Yessss live on campus, humble yourself, live and breath that raw college experience...especially your freshman year!
Yessss thank you!! I'm a junior in high school, and college is stressing me out.
Perfect timing as always! Class of 2017 where y'all at?!?
AYE I'm graduating Thursday!!
im class of 2018 but starting to think of careers already
Just graduated this past Saturday!
Stephanie Haliburton already graduated two weeks ago 😆😆 hehe congrats everyone
Graduating in two weeks!! 🙋
knowing you had such a great experience at the school that wasn't your first choice school is so comforting. i didn't get into my first choice school and i'm going to my second choice school in the fall, so knowing that you had a good time is just so comforting to me!
Does BU have a Quidditch team?
yes!
asking the important questions
aaaagh,I wanna play quidditch!!!(why is my country so Boring!!!)
Were you on the Quidditch team, Christine??
My sister is going to a college with a quidditch team and when the tour guide told us I lite up and I could hear my parents sighs behind us
I wish I would have waited or started at a community college because I wasn't 100% sure about what I wanted to do. Take your time because it's your money! I'm from California.
If I could do it over I would have went to a UC over a CSU
im going to a community college also live in cali :)
Don't stress about it. I'm in a UC and I wish I had gone to a private school.
I attended Chico State, hated it, started at a community college and later transfered to CSULB. Which is great BUT, I live very close to UC Berkeley and wish I would have at least applied there.
I really like the yellow nail polish so much!
You should do another one of these Christine! I really enjoyed it and found it helpful!
This was a great video Christine. I graduated from college a year ago and I have a lot of the same regrets you mentioned. A video like this definitely would have helped me in the past when I was first starting out.
To those thinking about their first year at college, I second Christine's recommendation of living on campus. The people that plan out who you'll room with tend to find things in common with both of you in hopes that you'll click. The person I was roomed with had the same last name and first time job, that we talked non-stop after the second day on campus and found so much more in common. We became best friends and even ended up renting an apartment together for the last two years.
I think it's a good thing to remember that you can always transfer! Sometimes you don't find the perfect fit immediately, and that's OKAY. Life is always more flexible than you believe it can be - don't panic if you get to university and realize it isn't the right place for you! I ended up transferring to a different university, and I'm so happy I chose this path. There's no one way - everyone has to make their own paths and it's ok if yours takes a couple turns before you end up loving where you are! :)
I've just finished uni in England and I'm very similar regarding the societies. I went round the freshers fair with my flatmates and didn't want to put my name down for anything incase they thought I was a weirdo; I ended up hating my flat at the end of first year anyway so it didn't make any difference. Also I would recommend doing mixed halls instead of single gender like I did. I thought being all girls it would be clean and everyone would get along but I think I had loved a sheltered life regarding female friendships beforehand!
Christine if there are so many other questions, answer them. I'll watch a 30 -45 min vid of yours any day
Same. I was thinking that at the end of the vid: "Christine, bro, I would watch an entire movie-length video of ya talking, don't worry."
She should make a sequel video to this haha
I'm beyond terrified for college. You wouldn't know from my grades, because I'm top of my class, but I suffer from crippling anxiety and depression, and have a hard time just getting through high school.
This actually really helped put things in perspective and make me hopeful for college. Thank you, Christine!
I can relate to so many of the things that you discussed in this video. I am actually living over 20 hours of flight away from home and when I stop and think about it I wonder what the hell was I thinking!? But, then I also look back and I am able to appreciate just how much I've grown over 3 years of studying abroad. College is a life-changing experience, for sure. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Rate my Professor is still a thing and it's super useful people at my uni use it all the time!
I'm on uni but in my country things are WAY different, but I do feel a lot of what you feel. Being an introvert is HARD.
Christine, thank you so so much for this video!! I'm an introvert also, and I just graduated last Friday. This helped more than you can imagine in my stress before college right now. I got into my dream college Georgia Tech. and i'm nervous, but i'll definitely keep this tips in my mind the whole time!
You have no idea how much I need this. I'm going to college soon and I'm freakin' out about it almost everyday (cuz I'm an introvert and kinda dealing with social anxiety) so, thanks for making this video!
Oh my gosh. With all of my favorite youtubers posting I'm going to be...
Booked all week. ( Ah, I hate myself too 😂)
*Da boom shhhhhhh*
I'm starting at BU this fall! I actually decided to visit/apply because I knew you went there and loved it! I'm also planning on majoring in Film/TV :)
YAY =D GOOD LUCK! STUDY ABROAD THEY HAVE AWESOME FILM ABROAD PROGRAMS!
polandbananasBOOKS I definitely will, I've actually already started planning on going to London!!
I'm with Christine. Go to college/university if you can and also go abroad. I did it and don't regret it at all. My semester abroad changed me a lot, but in a good way. It made me stronger and more independent. Also, I love how people look at me when I tell them that I have lived in Paris for a while.
Thank you for doing this. I've been following you for 4 years and you were the first person I ever subscribed to on UA-cam. This next fall is my first year of college and watching you talk about this stuff makes me so much more confident
This is me, my entire senior year of high school I've been freaking out and driving myself insane, because of college and the fear it brings me. I'm a performance major and I know that it is going to be the connections I make, and the experiences I have that really effect my future, so I am determined to not shy away from people or from joining things. So far I've already gotten accepted into a performing arts LLC, and there is nothing stopping me from joining every club I can. Thank you for this video Christine, I know I'll be watching it over and over in the next couple of months for moral support.
Good luck I hope you have an amazing time!!
your college experience sounds great, mine sucked sadly due to picking a bad school, and having to transfer due to being assaulted. i envy and admire people like you who really worked to thrive in school :) congrats on all you've achieved in life your videos always put a smile on my face
Do more of these videos Christine!! Please. I am Colombian and I am thinking about studying in the US so it is like college and studying abroad all in one and just a hundred times more scary, you are living countries away from your family. So it would be so nice if you did more of this. Loved the video girl
Just graduated High School! This video couldn't have come at a more perfect time! Thank you Christine the Book Queen!!!
As a senior who just graduated and is heading to study in NYC in the fall, I relate to this so much! Definitely sharing w my friends. Also, gonna go rewatch all of Christine's study abroad vlogs now hahah
I love you so much Christine! Considering I just passed out of school and I'm waiting for the college acceptance letters, I really appreciate this video. Perfect timing!
Totally recommend going to school in a city because there are always things to do on weekends and you aren't restrained to just your campus
Thank you for this video!! I am so excited to go to college and you just made me feel better about it with all these tips! UCLA!!
HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU ARE A BU ALUM?!?!?! OH MY GOD I GO TO BU IM SHOOK RIGHT NOW I literally ADORE you!!!! Hearing you talk about BU I'm like oh yes I KNOW girl.... anyways gonna binge watch all your videos now!!! Love from a current terrier ;)
I totally agree about the advice on joining clubs your freshman year. I was too scared/nervous to even THINK about getting involved on campus until late into my sophomore year, and it's one of my biggest regrets. Now I'm entering my senior year, and quite frankly I'm involved in TOO MANY extracurriculars at this point, but I definitely prefer it that way, because not only do you meet people, but if you're going to grad school or applying for jobs straight out of undergrad, extracurriculars are great things to put on your resume. Moral of the story: JOIN CLUBS. DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO (but don't burn yourself out, either). If I could go back in time, I would get involved during my freshman year.
Thank you! I graduated high school in 2015, but haven't gone to college yet. I've still been trying to figure my like out. But I've been thinking about applying to school for the Fall 2018 semester and this video really helped me out a lot and really boosted my confidence that maybe college actually won't be all that bad. :)
I've been a fan of yours since I started high school in 7th grade. Now I'm off to college in one more year!!! Thank you Christine! ❤️
i just got done with my freshman year a couple weeks ago & i totally agree with most of what you said! i didn't join any clubs/groups because i wanted to focus on my classes and i was also working in the cafeteria (which sucked but also helped me make friends with some people that worked there!) might look into joining some clubs this next semester though! also in our dorm we shared a bathroom with only one other dorm & it was beautiful. 🙏
God bless, even tho I'm Australian this is exactly what I need, thank you Christine, people too often forget about the introverts in this situation (It's so terrifying omg!)
This is a very true video, thank you for making it. I started out in community college because when I was a senior in high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, well yes I wanted to be a writer but originally it was journalism and then when I got to community college I realized that in my second year I wanted to go for creative writing so I changed my major to Liberal Arts (because my community college didn't have a creative writing/ English program the only English program they had was teaching and I didn't want to go into teaching) anyway I'm glad that I went to community college because that's where I realized I wanted to write creatively and now I transferred schools and I'm going to a private college part time (commuting) (tuition is expensive and I want to focus on my writing while going to school at the same time) and I'm going for writing and literature that is something I love, I will be going for my Bachelors in Arts with a concentration in writing! One day I hope to get a great job in writing where I can show off my talents (like writing my novel) my advice for anyone who is thinking about going to college or on the fence about it or what they want to do, go to community college explore what you want to do, that's where I found what I love, I don;t regret going to community college at all and you can too! I want to study abroad and at my school it;s the same amount at tuition but considering I'm going part time I think I'm going to skip on that, but I do want to visit other countries tho, and I didn't join any clubs because I work part time so it's a little hard but I am thinking about joining the national honors society because it looks good on job applications and it's a great place to meet people and peruse my love of writing and show off my talent. It's a great title too haha. Anyway I'm glad the direction my life has taken me in and I wouldn't trade it for anything. Great video Christine very inspiring!
I really needed this push to not being afraid of joining clubs
I'm just about to apply to University so this is the perfect video. Thank you Christine! The tip about looking up the professors is really going to help ❤
Christine, God bless you for making this video!!! I just spent several hours today writing my college essay for Sarah Lawrence and several other schools to study film acting and film production!!! This was SOOO HELPFUL and it was the most fun I have EVER had watching a college video (and I have watched a lot) your videos always make me smile!!!!! Like seriously girl keep it up and if you can I would absolutely LOVEEE to see more college advice videos.😊❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Christine! I'm going to college next school year and waiting on my housing assignment. I didn't apply to as many schools as I liked, but I like where I'm going now. Let's hope I survive!
I'm about to be a senior in high school and college terrifies me, this made me feel better. Thank you Christine.
Also tip if you love cities check out Boston schools!!! I transferred to Emerson this past year and Boston is one of the best student driven cities in the US!! So close to NYC but also close to the coast and suburb areas it's literally the coolest place I've ever been and it's a joy living in it!
so excited for this. who else loves her bright colored t-shirt?
God, this is exactly what I needed right now. Lately I've been looking for Universities and stuff and I'm changing school for the first time in my life next year and I am the most terrible human being at socialising, I'm so damn scared. Plus I've had a lot of pressure just getting the weight of the real world fall on me all at once (just a couple months ago I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do) and now everything is going so fast...
I needed this! I'm starting my senior year of high school and am FREAKING OUT about college. So much excitement but so much anxiety. Being away from my family in a new place with new people just seems so scary!
I just finished my sophomore year of college and I agree with Christine. Join clubs. I was so overwhelmed my freshman year that I didn't and I'm kicking myself for that now. Dorm life isn't the best. But I found a great roommate that I will be living with in an apartment next year. We are also great friends now too 😌
Please please please make a whole series of college advice and just you answering questions about your experience and how to survive
I'm heading out to college in NYC starting this fall and I'm so grateful for you and this video!! Super helpful
I'm graduating next week and I have been freaking out about college all month. Thank you for making this video! It helped me feel better about everything ❤️
Thank you for always being such a great person and role model! 😄
If you had gone to Syracuse we could have been friends! BUT I never joined clubs because I was too scared so we probably never would have met. I 100% agree with these tips, especially studying abroad. My semester in London changed my life and the friends I met there are my still some of my favorite people in the world.
The timing of this video lol...I actually just graduated from college a couple weeks ago and even though it hasn't been long at all it still makes me nostalgic and sad that i won't ever be in college again...great video though! I agree with all your tips. I couldn't study abroad though cuz I was trying to squeeze everything in so I could graduate in 2.5 yrs to save money, but if I had time I think I would have.
I'm only a sophomore in high school but I've been thinking a lot about college. As far as my major goes I don't really know what I want to do. Maybe English??? I know I like to write and I'm also into art. I guess my problem is I really don't know for sure what I want to do with my life.
Just remember when you're choosing to make it something you can easily get a job with! I know quite a few people who have gotten degrees in psychology (not to say that it's bad to a degree in that, or that no one should) or another Bachelor of Arts and they then had to go back to school to a get a degree that they could use.
Well just because you are interested in English and art does not mean that you are limited to being an English teacher or an artist. Just look at it this way: that one thing (or things) that you are interested in aren't just subjects, they're keys and they open up a whole gate of possibilities. Look into paths that involve these things. You can also try to explore other pathways that are new and fresh to you. Also, I don't think it's too early to start thinking about college. Just last year I was a sophomore and I went to visit some of the best universities in Cal, like Merced, Berkeley, Davis and others. I encourage you to join a club or venture out on your own.
Austin Parker I'm in the exact same position was you. I'm going to a sophomore next year tho. Same with art and English. And also psychology which o find interesting.
It's fine to not know what you want to do now! I just finished my first year of college and I started out as a psychology major with the intent of becoming a child psychologist now I'm a speech pathology major and want to work in the NICU. You still have time to decide, take classes you don't know much about in high school you might end up loving that. Talk to your guidance counselor about taking career inventories. I highly recommend if you really are unsure at the end of senior year to go to community college for 2 years then transfer. That way you can have more time to decide and get all your gen eds/prerequisites out of the way. If you are considering a few schools look at their gen ed requirements it will say on their website that way you can take the equivalent of those courses at the community college and be guaranteed that they'll transfer to the 4 year. Good luck!!
Thanks everyone for the feedback!
This video is really helpful! Thank you so much!!! I've been given so many college talks in the past week, and this is a lot more inspirational than all those teachers who don't give amazing advice. You're more passionate. Thank you so much😊
As someone who has followed you since back when your sub count on polandbananas20 was in the four figures, I just want to say that I really love and miss these types of videos. (You do a spectacular job with booktube vids; I'm just not a big fan of those in general.)
Ahhh thanks so much for this video Christine! I graduate next Thursday and I've just been getting super excited for college and I found a lot of your tips helpful and encouraging!
I'm half way through this and realised that I've been to uni already, so I don't know WHY I'm watching this?? so clearly ily Christine, you're so great and funny!
WOW TOTALLY AGREE ON 'you get out what you put in' there's so much I wish I had've done. ALTHOUGH my uni didn't have any creative clubs.
I'm in high school, and have recently begun thinking a lot about college. What a coincidence that you just posted this! Thanks so much for your advice!!!😄😄
This is a great advice video and I agree with everything you said! I just recently graduated from college and this video discusses so many of the things that I wish I did and what I would advise others to do! Thanks Christine! =)
Loved this video! Even though My country is at war and I cant go to college its still an aspiration and I love to hear people talk a about it
finished my first year of college this year! super fun yet stressful year! very much a roller coaster ahaha
I live in Boston and I'm going to school in LA this fall! Kind of scary yet exciting at the same time!
I actually really loved this video, for one thing I'm from NYC so I live not far from where you grew up and I'm going to be starting college this fall/summer. My first choice was actually Boston University(My brother is actually going) but sadly I was rejected, now I'm planning on going to StonyBrook University. Your advice about the clubs and dorming was especially helpful to me, seeing as like most book readers I'm passionate about creative things but also bad at meeting new people. Thanks for making this video!
As someone who recently finished her first year of college, I second ALL of the video (except communal bathrooms, I avoided that like the plague). And a note on the ratemyprofessor (it's also good to see if your should buy/rent the textbook for the class), if a professor has a lot of reviews, look at the most recent ratings, I had one prof this semester that had a really high rating but it was because she had really good reviews like 10 years ago, and they had fallen so much recently... yeah, not a good experience.
I'm applying to colleges this fall and I pretty much already know the one I 100% want to go to. It's some where close to home, but not too close, so I will see familiar faces, but it won't be too many. None of my friends are going there so I'm definitely planning on joining clubs and even though I'm not an athletic person, there is a Quidditch team so I might try out for that. For now, I am just going to enjoy senior year, but college is constantly in my mind.
Thank you for this! I'm gonna need these tips real soon and it's so great to get tips from a fellow introvert
I'm starting college this fall this was posted at the right time
I just love hearing you talk about things you love
Omg yay new vid love you Christine have you read LOS yet omg ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so excited!!!!!!!!!and this was super helpful thank you :)
I'm living at home while going to Uni since it's only 44 min to 1 hour on transit away and the dorms are for people who live out of the city. If I did live on campus I'd choose dorming in the town houses rather than the apartment ones. Even tho both have individual (share with only room mate) bath rooms.
Please do an ACOWAR booktalk
Music Magic she is reading LoS so she put acowar down until she finishes LoS
sage buckler Oh okay thanks;)
welcome 😁
Love this video and I look forward to more! I'd love to hear more about your study abroad experience!
As someone who's basically done school I would just like to second what Christine said about joining clubs! Seriously, join them!
It's hard to make friends in your classes at uni compared how it was in high school, so I 100% agree that if you want friends, join clubs and societies. But it also depends on the type of club you join. From my experience, conversation groups where you practise speaking a foreign language are really good for getting to know people. Things like orchestras and yoga classes aren't as good for making friends because you don't get to talk.
Aaaah I'm a junior and thinking about colleges was really stressing me out because it's so freaking scary and daunting but this truly made me excited!
Totally agree Freshman year 100% go to the dorms! That's basically where you find a roommate!
Im about to graduate hs in a month, and I'm so pumped for college 😁 my tip for picking a school and figuring out where to look is to make a list of things you want in a school. Do you want a small school, or do you want to be around lots of people? Is there a specific program/major you want? Look for a school with that. Than you can use CollegeBoard to help find schools with your wants!
Christine! This video was super helpful and I didn't feel that you were rambling at all~ Thank you for this 😚
I went to a women's college and over a decade later, I now work there. The career path was discovered my sophomore year internship and that mentor still helps me over a decade later in this profession. The profession? Librarian. I'm back at my alma mater as a librarian where I figured out I wanted to be a librarian. :)
As a fellow introvert who's still in high school (about to start looking at college), I really appreciate this video. 💗
This had me reminiscing my college years... loved those times, definitely enriching!
Go 1990ers ;)
Loved the vid, thanks Christine!
This video was so helpful! Thank you, Christine, for opening my eyes to these things. 💜
I wish I joined clubs earlier too. I switched universities sophomore year and I pretty much kept to myself to keep my grades up-- but now I'm going into senior year (I mean, it's my fourth year but I'm not done yet because lol at that year of general studies) and i cannot imagine how my life was before joining the english society. I have met SUCH great people there and they have opened me up to university life since I've never done dorms
ahhh I'm so glad you made this!!! I've been following you since I've been in middle school and now as I'm about to graduate high school I'm so so glad you posted this!
So excited to see this vid. I go to college (in the Boston area!) this august. Nervous and excited!