Mastodawn

abadidea Sep 22, 2025

Just realized I forgot to post my annual advice to college students before the school year started – but well, it's never too late to start:

- GOING THE FUCK TO CLASS

- GOING THE FUCK TO BED

- DOING YOUR FUCKING HOMEWORK

THIS IS THE MAGICAL TRINITY OF NOT HATING YOURSELF OR FEELING YOU'VE RUINED YOUR LIFE

YOU CAN ASK OTHERS FOR HELP

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Richard Hendricks Sep 23, 2025

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- Nobody cares how long it takes to get a degree. Take less than the suggested credit hours.
- Protect the GPA. If you're not getting an A, drop the class. Don't accept a B until after your first internship. Never let it drop below 3.5. Most companies round file < 3.5 automatically.
- Get an internship or on campus relevant job ASAP. Some companies wont hire an intern unless you *already* had an internship.
- Your advisor and class pre-reqs are generally shit. Rate my proff FTW.

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Richard Hendricks Sep 23, 2025

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- your lab partner will be an illiterate idiot taking 18 hours. Don't expect them to be useful. They'll probably use ChatGPT anyways.
- Nobody gives a shit about homework. Best proffs give you solutions. Use Chegg not for the answers, but for how to solve actual problems instead of the in class puff pieces.
- Youtube has tons of help now, even for advanced classes.
- Office hours are irrelevant. Even with a lighter load most will conflict. Most proffs are OK with emails.

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Richard Hendricks

@0xabad1dea
Tiara's scene here is also very relevant.

“I was top of my class in junior high, you know. That’s why I came to Tsuwabuki—to rub elbows and improve alongside people who are like me.” She laughed at herself. “It was silly, looking back. To assume that everyone would have the same starting line. We all passed the same exam, so I thought, surely… But that was never the case. No one’s born equal. My best is someone else’s normal.”