#CollegeFreshmanAdvice: Tips & Tricks for You College First-Years, 2nd Edition

It was one year ago that we released the first edition of the #CollegeFreshmanAdvice blog, complete with brilliant advice from business professionals, athletes and coaches, writers, teachers and yes, even other college students - each of whom had already 'been there done that' and had something worth sharing.  The ideas and advice provided proved to be tremendously valuable, as throngs of students nationwide messaged, tweeted, or emailed me to state just how much they appreciated the words of wisdom.  Sure, they'd heard it all before (or at least thought they did), but seeing it posted on our site in easy to digest snippets of knowledge (thanks Twitter!) gave them insight, a sense of excitement, and even a feeling of self-assurance going into their new school and new surroundings.  With all of the successes that the first post had, we just knew... we had to do a second edition!

Take it from those that have been there - going off to college is equal parts frightening and awesome.  Take a deep breath and know this... when the dust settles, the stress wears off, and you begin to forge new comfort zones, that college can be (and will be) the best four years of your life. You will establish strong relationships, learn valuable lessons, and you will gain experiences that will serve you through the rest of your life. The first step though? Read the experiences and advice of others below (and in our first post here: First Edition ) and proceed with confidence - you got this!