>> Make a decision on what you want to be earlier than I did.
I think, you know, I spent a lot of time chasing my tail.
And that's fine, you know.
I had a lot of fun too.
College is an experience as much as anything else.
But you know if you're looking for something specifically, if you say,
"I want to be a financial advisor.
I want to be a," you know, "a graphic artist."
"I want to be a, you know -- a computer scientist."
Or a biologist or whatever you want to be.
You know, something that specific, you know, take -- Grab it by the horns and go for it.
You know, get it.
If you know what you're going to be, then go for it.
That being said, I know a lot of freshmen don't know what they want to be.
I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up until I grew up, you know,
and there's still probably a hundred other things I could be
that would be just as interesting as what I am now.
If you don't know, you know, take some times to really sit down and soul search
and figure out what makes you happy.
If that's not what you're doing right now, then you know by all means switch it.
I think over all just kind of as a capstone on the college experience or, you know,
those watching this video, the college experience they will be going
through in the next few years is you know more than anything else college is going
to teach you how to think in a more professional and adult manner.
And it's going to teach you how to interact with others on a level that you have not experienced
in high school or your youth prior to this.
And take advantage of that and also, you know, don't have too much fun.
But have fun because you will look back fondly on the years that you spend here
when you're ten years down the road like I am.
And say, "Yeah, okay."
And if you can -- You know, if you can focus on a career
from day one, if you know, that's great.
If not, take a few classes, you know.
Bounce around.
See what interests you and go from there.