Thread:Lucky107/@comment-2099017-20150718005521/@comment-26358727-20150718014754

I'm not sure what your circumstances are, and I won't pry, but I want to start by saying I'm so sorry to hear your start may be delayed again. If you wish to attend college, I certainly think you should have the chance to do so. I actually wanted to delay my start because I didn't know what I wanted to do (hence five years of high school, and the off-season start-time), but due to circumstances at home, I was unable to do so.

I think how you handle school is really up to you, and what you're comfortable with, because I don't party at all - and I never attended a single party during high school. I'm really not a party person, though, so I wouldn't go to a party even during the summertime when there are no classes, right? If you did party during high school, and you found you were able to balance your time between work and play, you might be okay. I know I certainly have classmates who do - but not on the scale of fictionalized college accounts, like you see on TV or in the movies. I'm not sure about the American system, but here, a lot of the people who attend college are actually older - I'm one of the youngest in my program, next only to my twin sister and one other girl.

On the flip side, and I certainly don't want to skew your thoughts here, but I don't spend much of my time studying. It's only bitten me once, but the overall average of that particular test was low... however, I also didn't study much during high school, and just naturally managed to pull high grades without it. I think you know yourself in terms of how well you learn, and maintain information, so use whatever methods work best for you. Of course, the workload - especially at wrap-up time - tends to be a little bit more overwhelming than high school, but you just have to try your best to stay on top of things.

I hope this covers at least a little bit of what you're looking for, but if not, feel free to send me some more questions about it. I certainly can't speak for everyone, and coming from Canada my perspective may be a little bit off because our systems are different, but I'm definitely open to talking about it with you. Whatever you need, just let me know!

(I apologize immensely for the wall of text this turned into on me - I want to give you as much as I can about this because I know how hard it can be, trying to start college.)