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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi

I come from a family that didn’t go to university so I need advice from people who have been to college please .

The university that I’m accepted to has so many different activities and clubs and I checked their online presence and their is just so much of the students hanging out all the time and socializing. So. Much. Socializing.  They have podcasts and blogs and people are active there and it’s giving me anxiety. I guess all universities are like this? 
But my question is, can’t you be a student who just goes to class and goes back to your dorm? Maybe it’s a stupid question but I spent hours looking at their social media and everyone just seems so connected. It’s too much for me. I don’t want that. I just want to learn, get my degree, talk to students when I have to but that’s it.
Like I want it to be like a job.

Is that weird? Can I do that? Im really anxious. Btw I’m not some grinch or rude to people at all. Im just a really big introvert.

Thank you

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You can do whatever you want.  But do consider what you are studying and how much networking/extroversion matters in your field.  For instance, if you are going to college to study sales, your potential employers will expect you to be an outgoing person, be part of sales/marketing clubs on campus, leadership roles, etc.  If you are going for CS, they expect you to be a strong coder..  That's it.

The people on social media represent a fraction of a percent of the college population.  Some are really smart kids, do their school work on time, are part of a ton of clubs AND have the time to post content on social media.  Others just ignore academics and focus just on the networking, clubs, social media.  They come in all colors, just like the introverts.  [/quote]

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