31 pieces of advice, from a NTer who just turned 31 today... and a $31 giveaway

[serotonins]

building a good relationship with a professor def sticks out to me...thank you.

HBD

 

[truth-serum]

Not reading any of that, but I'll say happy b-day.

 

[truth-serum]

Couple of good points but a lot of contradictions like you say travel a lot while young and then you mention building credit. When you're young you don't have a lot of money so you have to forego doing fun things in order to save money and have good credit

 

[mj 23]

Great post, I'll play.

Could not have said it better myself. Like OP I had a 2.3 in high school as well. Did not think about college during high school, just lived day to day and did the bare minimum to pass classes.

After finishing high school I had no plans. I had no work lined up, so I decided to take some classes at the local community college. It took me awhile to get in the swing of things, but eventually I started doing well in my classes and had a lot of motivation to succeed. Eventually I applied to transfer and was accepted to both my dream schools, UCLA and UC Berkeley. I am finishing my bachelors in June at UCLA and am proud my hard work is paying off. As a guy with a 2.3 gpa in high school, sometimes it is surreal being surrounded by so many smart students, but I am glad I made it.

It's never too late.

Random photo of the UCLA campus from my phone. I made it when no one thought I would just a few years prior.
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[marley420]

Great read! Hbd jesus

 

[foshizzles]

Thanks for sharing. Repped