8 Things I Wish I Knew in College

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

These 8 pieces of advice will change your college experience. In this episode, Mel is sharing the most impactful and insightful advice for all college students. Think of it as a freshman year survival guide. And if you’re a parent of a college student, this episode is one that you’re going to want to share and listen to with your kid. Mel is sharing advice on: How to handle drinking and hookup culture Why you need to stop clinging to your high school friends How to take responsibility for your own experience and manage the ups and downs of this new season of life How to navigate change and uncertainty Understanding what is happening to your body and brain during the first month of college What you really learn from college and why it’s not all about studying This episode is the cheat sheet for how to navigate college (and any major life change), so grab your pen and paper because class is in session. For another personal episode on navigating your 20’s, check this out next: 13 Things I Wish I Knew in My 20s Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s new free 26-page workbook, What Do You Really Want, to finally answer that question and redefine your future. Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.1	Hey, it's Mel and right now I am sitting in the passenger seat of my husband's pickup truck. It's raining and we are
0:14.8	driving home after moving our son Oakley into his college dorm for his freshman year of
0:22.0	college and I'm just having this moment where I'm reflecting
0:26.1	on the entire experience all the college shopping the anticipation the excitement
0:31.5	the nerves and not only the experience of our the I remember it like it was yesterday moving into my college dorm freshman year.
0:46.0	And before our son went away to school today, I got together with our two daughters who
0:51.0	are 25 and 24,
0:53.1	and we just talked about what are the things
0:56.8	that we wish we knew that somebody had told us
1:00.3	freshman year.
1:01.8	These are the seven things that I wish I had known, these are the
1:05.5	seven things that my daughters wish they had known, and these are the seven things
1:08.6	that I just told our son Oakley when I dropped him off just a few minutes ago and as soon as I get
1:14.7	back home I'm going to get on that mic and I'm going to tell you those seven things
1:18.0	too. Hey, it's your friend Mel. I am back in the studio here in Vermont. I am so glad that you're here with me.
1:35.1	First of all, welcome to Mel Robbins podcast. I am so excited to be able to
1:39.4	spend this time together with you. I'm so excited about what we're going to talk about today and
1:43.6	thank you for taking the time to listen to something that could help you create a
1:47.2	better life. I just think that's so cool. It's always an honor to get to be here
1:51.6	together with you and if you're brand new I want to take a moment
1:54.4	and welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast Family and say I just really love the time that
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