Final Post

As I write my final post, I want to sum up the best lessons that I have learned while in college. The first is that YOU are the only one you can rely on. Sure you have friends that have been with you through tough situations, but at the end of the day it's just you. You have to make your own decisions and depend on yourself. It's your life, so live it how you want. Second, partying with friends is a lot of fun, but you have to know how to balance your social life and school. Why pay to go to classes if you never go or you don't learn anything? Partying is fun now, but what are you going to do a few years down the road? Your friends are going to have their careers started and will be gone. You don't want to be stuck without an education and thousands of dollars in debt. So find a happy medium and think a little about your future.

The final, and most important lesson to me, is to always guard your heart. I believe everyone will get burned by someone they care about at least once in their life. It's inevitable, but not the end of the world. You need to take risks, meet new people, and learn from your experiences when you do get hurt. Everyone gets hurt, disappointed, and let down in their life. How you handle these downers will form who you are as a person. "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger". It doesn't get any truer than that.