Don't get too hung up on the idea of studying.

I'm a current college student. I was homeschooled for high school. I had 3 hours of real classwork a day. I was pretty good about getting studying done, because I was homeschooled, so I didn't have to spend time going to school or studying for school. <br><br>My freshmen year I studied very hard, I did a lot of stuff to get into my current major. I worked very hard to get into it because I'm a first generation college student, and didn't really have it easy after high school. I worked very hard for the first year, I studied very hard for everything, and I got very good grades. It was my first year, I didn't really know what to expect. <br><br>My sophomore year, I really hit the ground running. I figured out what was important, and I figured out what I needed to study for. I figured out how to study for my classes. I figured out what I needed to do to do well in them. I didn't really need to study for any of my classes, except maybe two of them. I didn't really need to study for any of them except one of them, it was very hard. But that's another story... <br><br>I ended up with almost a 4.0 that semester. I was very proud of myself for it. <br><br>My junior year I didn't really have to study all that much. I had a very good schedule. I had a lot of down time. I was able to do a lot of things that I needed to. I got a job, I joined a fraternity, I joined a lot of clubs. I had a lot of fun. I was able to get a lot of stuff done. I was able to do a lot for my future. <br><br>I did very well in my classes. I got good grades. I worked very hard in two of my classes. I worked very hard in them. I didn't have to study for either of them. I just worked very hard, and I kept up with the classwork. I was able to get good grades, and I was able to do well. <br><br>Now I'm a senior, and I am going through the same thing I did junior year. I didn't have to study for any of my classes except one. It's a bit harder than that one class that I had to work hard at in my freshman year, but I'm handling it well. I didn't have to study for any of my other classes. I just worked very hard in them. I kept up with the classwork. I did well. <br><br>This is my point. You don't always have to study. You don't always have to do stuff outside of school to do well. I do very well. I don't really study for anything. I do stuff outside of class, and when I do, I do stuff I want to do. I don't have to study a lot. I don't have to do a ton of work. I just work hard, and I do well. <br><br>I do very well, and that's great. I wish everyone could do that. I know they can't. But that's the point of this. You don't always have to study to get good grades. Just work hard, pay attention in class, and you can do well. <br><br>That's my point. Thanks for reading.