Now we all know that even choosing to go to college is a major decision and life-changing, but you may be asking what do I do now? Well, within this article we’re gonna explore advice following the categories of mental health, physical health, social, and academic success.

Firstly, mental health will be going through major changes, which may affect your mental health and well-being, so it’s important to seek help when needed and always remember to take a deep breath and remember why you’re at college. Alongside this, you’ll be going through major mental growth and development, which simply comes with age and can affect even people who aren’t going to college. 

Now we must discuss physical health which is equally as important as mental health. During this transition, you may be subject to major dietary and lifestyle changes. Many students suffer from the freshman 15, which is both superstition and fact that freshmen likely either gain or lose 15 pounds from these changes. So you must always remember to take care of yourself, you only have one body. 

Now social growth is something students majorly either suffer from or are scared of. You may be worried you won’t find friends or will lose your current ones. But you must remember every freshman is a college freshman for the first time, one is feeling the same way as you, so prioritize finding like-minded, motivated, and supportive individuals to befriend. And remember it’s okay to slowly distance yourself from people, sometimes people or things aren’t meant to be permanent parts of our lives. Overall, students must understand that there are resources out there that would gladly help them. A good practice to have is trying to integrate yourself into the social and community life of your new environment, while doing this, you’re able as a student to gain friends, people to lean on, and deeper connections