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Disclaimer: All information in my blog are based on my personal knowledge, experience and opinion. By reading said information you acknowledge this fact and agree to respond with respect and consideration, and take full responsibility for your comments.
1. Network with business-minded people.
Most people go to college with the plan of graduating and finding a good job. This is a HUGE MISTAKE. College is a place where many entrepreneur spirited people roam, which makes it a perfect plcae for networking. Instead of expecting a good job after college because you made straight A's, which by the way most likely WILL NOT HAPPEN, use the time and place advantage that you have to network with business-minded people. FInd people with ideas who want to start a business.
2. Build up your relationship with your favorite college professor.
Pick a professor you really like in a class you did well in. It would be preferable if this professor teaches something related to the job or business you want to start after college. Make sure you are close enough with them where you could ask for a reference or letter of recommendation. References go a long way because when you apply for jobs they will often ask for references, in which using your college professor who really likes you would be a really good idea. Ask for a letter of recommendation if you plan on applying to grad school. I don't recommend grad school personally unless you can get through it for free on scholarship or grants, but that's just me.
3. Create a product or service you know people will pay for.
A business is simply a product or service that you created that people want or need so much that they will pay you money for it. Can you come up with a good business idea? If you have a few ideas in mind, college is the perfect testing ground to see if people would actually buy your product or service. Come up with something, advertise it around campus and just see what type of customers you get and if the business will actually hold up in the real world. If it doesn't, no big deal. Just refine the idea or come up with a new one. The point is college is the perfect time to experiment. So get some business-minded buddies and run a brainstorm session or two.
4. Visit your career counseling center.
Almost every college has one of these. This is a great place to get career tips and advice especially before you graduate. They can offer internships, interview advice and practice, resume critiques and much more. I went to mine when I was creating resume and they helped a lot. Had I been there more often I probably would've nailed the cover letter and interview part down too.
5. Live on your own and independently.
Most likely, you will not be able to take your friends wherever you go after you graduate from college. They will have their own paths and journeys. Thus, it is important to learn how to be independent, which is why I suggest living on your own in your own apartment. Personal responsibility is a valuable thing to learn and it's not something you can learn tagging along with your buddies all the time. There are things like taking care of bills, cleaning and maintaining the apartment and personal financial management that one should learn before they graduate. Learn it now while you can.
 
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Korea (South)11599 Posts
Where is streaking across campus, while eluding the police?
but for a professional standpoint, i agree 100% with what you have to say.
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Living on my own in NYC? Hmmm.....
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what i got out of this was1) i should guess which friends will be successful entrepreneurs and suck up to them so i can take advantage of their success later
2) i shouldn't go to grad school
3) i should invent something awesome and if its not awesome enough that people want it then invent something else that's awesome
5) i should live by myself in an apartment #4 was acceptable so 1/5.
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I'm already doing this, what?
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On October 14 2009 00:32 Disregard wrote:
Living on my own in NYC? Hmmm.....
Hey! NYC is a great place to live, especially on your own!!!! Look at me!! (well not yet but I do live in NYC...)
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I'm all about working for the man. Why? Because the man pays me the usual six-figures.
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Edit: I take it back. I was going to try to defend him, but after some thought this is a pretty useless and boring blog post.
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Well my personal no. 6 is to get at least D+ in iccup but thats failing =ppp hahaha
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You forgot about #6... must fuck a couple of colleagues.
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study abroad for a full year, kids.
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Your greatest asset is the ability to see the world with your own eyes and not someone else's.
by seeing how obviously this is some copy pasted stuff, your signature is somewhat ironical.
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United States12607 Posts
On October 14 2009 00:01 Vero wrote:
Disclaimer: All information in my blog are based on my personal knowledge, experience and opinion. By reading said information you acknowledge this fact and agree to respond with respect and consideration, as well as take full responsibility for the comments you make.
I hope all you guys are ready to take full responsibility for your comments in this thread!
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It's basically OakHill's "How to live your life for dummies: A guide written by a dummy, for a dummy."
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Damn I expected some creative shit like constructing the perfect gravity bong or ways to trick women into threesomes... This list sucks dick, no one needs that crap. I need my weed and pussy NOW.
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I'm surprised the disclaimer wasn't edited in. From a professional standpoint, yeah, this is pretty much true, but the first four should really be done before you graduate high school.
1) Just because you're in high school together doesn't mean they're not going to be rich and famous someday. Most people can tell when someone has talent.
2) Who do you think is going to write those letters of recommendation to college entrance boards? Your high school teachers, that's who.
3) Creating a product or service people will pay for is an idea that can pretty much happen at any point in life. Either it's going to come to you or it won't. No need going out of your way to come up with something, especially if you're not interested in business.
4) HS guidance counselors can be just as much of a help as career counseling. In fact, they're pretty much the same thing.
5) To be honest, you should start learning to manage things without your parents by junior or senior year in high school. Learning to be independant from everyone else is another step entirely, but if you still need your parents' help to wake up in the morning or give you rides to school, you're not going to get far in college, let alone life.
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United States3824 Posts
1) Party Hardy
2) Have an early life crisis
3) Learn how to not wallow in your on filth
4) Learn how to be a l337 haxor
5) rack up a lot of debt
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Wow, in my opinion some of the most boring things you could possible do. I was expecting to live your life and party hard and so on, dissapointing.
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Where's get laid a lot with frisky explorative college women?
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In my opinion, the main issue with this list is the general philosophy behind it. There is no consideration of other aspects of life besides the goal of financial success.
I think people too often lose sight of their own happiness because they become consumed by superficial desires, and the last thing they need is another source telling them that the most important thing in life is to be wealthy.
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On October 14 2009 02:52 gchan wrote:
Where's get laid a lot with frisky explorative college women?
i was wondering that as well
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On October 14 2009 02:39 cgrinker wrote:
1) Party Hardy
2) Have an early life crisis
3) Learn how to not wallow in your on filth
4) Learn how to be a l337 haxor
5) rack up a lot of debt
These are better imo.
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
On October 14 2009 00:24 CaucasianAsian wrote:
Where is streaking across campus, while eluding the police?
On October 14 2009 02:52 gchan wrote:
Where's get laid a lot with frisky explorative college women?
All these, and
#3: Play a hell of a lot of frisbee.
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On October 14 2009 01:04 Neverborn wrote:
Edit: I take it back. I was going to try to defend him, but after some thought this is a pretty useless and boring blog post.
I found this very enlightening, seeing as I am planning to recieve some post secondary education
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get as much debt as possible from loans so that life is interesting when you graduate
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