How to Give a Damn at College

When you’re at college, sometimes it’s hard to give a damn about your classes, your assignments, your test results, or even your future. It’s common for college kids to just stop caring at school. If you’re in a slump at school where you just don’t give a damn, here’s some suggestions of how you can care about college again.

1. You are paying for your education. Money you’ll be paying back for the next decade with your student loans. Make it worthwhile.
2. You could lose your scholarship. If you scored a college scholarship, keep in mind that poor grades can cause you to lose your scholarship. And then point #1 will become your problem, too.
3. If you drop out, you’ll have to move home with your mom. Who will screen your dates, wait up for you at night, and make you clean the bathroom.
4. Drinking is not a career. Surprising, yes, since you’ll get enough experience at college to fill a resume. That said, you could trade your degree in for bartending school…
5. Find friends in your major. You’ll have a built in sounding board to complain about your latest assignment and study group, as well as someone you can team up with to figure out complex problems.
6. Have a major you actually care about. Even if that means changing your major halfway through, get on board with something you actually care about. It will give you purpose.
7. Get a Care Bear. Maybe some of that care will rub off on you…
8. You’ll make less money without a degree. If you’re thinking about dropping out of college, chances are pretty good that you’ll make less money without your college degree. Unless you’re Mark Zuckerberg.
9. Give yourself some perspective. Interview or job shadow a professional in the industry you want to work in and get a glimpse of the career you’ll eventually have.
10. Take pride. Think of how proud you’ll be when you graduate and finally start your life.