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to go first. As a new student, that is to be expected. No one
really knows what they are doing just yet. You may walk in
the wrong class or write a horrible essay, maybe even fail your
statistics class, but always remember this fifth and final Word
to the Wise; whatever you have going on, whether it’s school or
your personal life, if you think you can’t take it or too much is
hitting you all at once, the world will not end. You are not
alone. When you are having a moment of chaos that is
screaming inside your head, when you’re being mentally
negative and think this is all too overwhelming just take a look
at your peers. Look at your fellow classmates and remind
yourself, they don’t know what they’re doing just yet either.
It’s ok if you don’t know how to study effectively yet or that
this class is harder than you thought. Maybe you are “lucky”
enough to have those extremely rough times when you start to
think “what have I gotten myself into” or “I’m in too deep and
can’t turn back now…” Remember that you have people to talk
to, and you’re not the only one that has aimlessly wondered the
halls looking for their class. You’re not the only one that forgot
to turn in that important assignment and you will not be the
last. So don’t stress. At LWIT you will always have someone
that will help you. College doesn’t have to be big, bad and