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31 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 29 December 2011 12:10AM

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Comment author: KPier 29 December 2011 02:49:00AM *  6 points [-]

I'm 17 and just got into a top U.S. college, where I want to major in math and economics. I am a bit worried that I haven't learned good work habits and that I waste too much time on the internet, since high school was mostly a breeze for me. I've heard from a lot of people that kids like me get hit hard in college when they have to work hard for the first time, and while I can think of lots of reasons I'm different, this is probably a good situation to take the outside view.

So in short, I'd love a mentor. How does this work, exactly?

Comment author: ahartell 29 December 2011 07:59:55AM 0 points [-]

I'm in pretty much the exact same situation but I'm thinking math and physics.