I’m a university professor, with three years’ teaching experience at Columbia and four at Yale.
These are the 10 things I’ve suggested to pretty much all the students who’ve ever walked through my door for office hours. I don’t think the advice applies just to the elite colleges. I went to a large but fairly good state school in Canada, the University of Waterloo. My hope is this applies to students of every stripe.
As it happens, I didn’t follow most of this advice myself, and I could have called this list “the 10 things I wish someone had told me.” This is probably the hidden subtitle to every advice column you will ever read.
I teach mostly economics, political science, and international development. Most of my students are in the social sciences and plan to go into business, law, or public service. So this list makes the most sense for people like them. I don’t really know what it takes to be a physicist or an art historian. Even so, I’m willing to bet a lot of these suggestions make sense for most students.
I won’t dwell on what you’ve probably heard already: Get a well-rounded education and enjoy yourself. That’s good advice, and your first and best rules. Here are some other suggestions to help make the most of college.

1) Try careers on for size

Your career is going to be a huge part of your life, and you’ll be happier if it suits your strengths and you find it fulfilling. Some people are lucky on their first try.
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