Andrew's Blog: Freshman Edition

I'm not sure if that title makes a WHOLE lot of sense, but I'm just gonna put in my two cents about what's really important in life... Grades are NOT so important that you should wall yourself off from people so that you don't have any distractions, but they are important enough to do homework on a Friday night every once in a while. In the same token, friends and family and your ties to them are VERY, VERY important, and you don't want to sully those waters but letting a lust for success overwhelm your life. It is not the end of the world if you don't have your hand in every club or get an A on every test!!! When it's time to crack down, crack down, but the rest of the time, keep it balanced between a happy, fulfilled future and the people you ineviably want to share it with. I know that I've neglected my friends since coming to college, even my friends here, and my family see me only when I'm breezing by them here or there at home. These people are IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!! They've helped get you to where you are. You'd be a different person without them, and while you can't let anything stand in the way of your dreams, don't let them just fall by the wayside. I know that I surely need to spend more time with my family, but in the hullabaloo of school, work, clubs, grades, future, pressure, uncertainties, your family's often the first thing you push aside, b/c they're a constant in your life... I don't know... It's just something to think about...
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