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College

I went to two colleges, Lehman from CUNY my first year and Queens college my last three years. This was because Lehman didn’t have a computer science major, just a math major.

It’s not what college you start at, it’s the college that you graduate from that matters. Your grades in college matters for getting your first job if trying to work for top companies.
But for most companies, if you get a 3.0 (B) or greater you’ll do fine.
I had a lousy college experience as I didn’t know anyone, didn’t belong to any groups, had few friends. I just drove there in the morning, hung out by myself and went home.

The best part of college was playing on the Ice Hockey team. There is an article about me playing goalie in my college newspaper.

If you go to a top college, then one of the most important things is to build up your network.

I don’t have great advice about college because I didn’t go away. The following is a short list:
  • Join clubs
  • Be friendly with people
  • Have a balance between fun and grades
  • Don’t expect it to be as easy as high school as now you’re competing with the smartest kids from all over the country
  • Learn memory techniques that help you do better on tests. See The Memory Book by Jerry Lucas.
  • Make connections for the future job market
  • Have multiple sets of friends as to not put all your eggs in one basket
  • Initiate contact with people, don’t wait for them to call you
  • Get peoples phone numbers or follow on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
  • Don’t let people tag you in public pictures doing something a future employer wouldn’t like
  • Take interest in people
    • Where are you from?
    • Where were you born?
    • What do you like to do?
    • What do you have in common?
    • What are you studying?
    • What are you reading?
    • What music are you listening to?
  • You can learn something from everyone
  • Ask questions and listen
  • Ask people for help
  • Learn Mindfulness techniques to help reduce stress
  • Enjoy yourself as this time should be very enjoyable to you
  • Don’t fall behind in class, try to get ahead by reading materials before class
  • Do favors for people, it will come back to you
  • Introduce people
  • Help people
  • If you ever want to talk to someone about anything your parents are available no matter how insignificant you think it is.
  • If there’s nothing to lose by asking then ask
  • Follow the wisdom of the Golden Rule
  • If you feel your parents can’t help you then speak with a therapist
  • Intern at companies during the summer
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