Just a tip from a whitey. Please do summer school in college. It’s often way cheaper, smaller classes and easier classes. I graduated 1.5 years early just doing summer block. If you don’t plan to work during summer that is.
2026-07-18 13:32:31
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Life of Katrina 🆘🇺🇸 :
I can't unhear it 🤣
2026-07-19 18:14:44
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The Ultimate Miko 921 :
Leave an hour b4 the devil shows up
2026-07-18 13:09:33
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DefNotMyke :
This is 10/10 solid educational advice for anyone.
2026-07-18 22:39:08
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Detective Dips :
Me omw to share this with my daughter
2026-07-18 13:19:50
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That weird girl :
I have THREE liberal arts degrees. Yet I make six figures from my community college trade certificate. 🤷🏾♀️He ain’t lying. Save the liberal arts for when you have time and money. Get a trade!
2026-07-18 13:12:05
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noise226 :
remember most importantly...GO TO CLASS
2026-07-18 12:57:35
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Cute_Kawaii_Octopi :
I’m neither Black nor male, but a different type of *general* advice? Make sure he can do the little chores. Like work a washer and dryer, make a grocery list, make simple snacks. And make sure he can self-advocate. Can he tell a professor “I’m falling behind and need help?” Or an administrator, “my transcript is wrong and need someone to handle it immediately?” Those aren’t easy
2026-07-18 17:50:10
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OtakuChristina :
I know she didn’t ask me, but as a person working in higher ed, use every single damn service available on campus. And show up in person when possible to use them. You pay for it, use it.
2026-07-18 12:33:44
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Lovelylj💙 :
She turned off her comments for that post so that makes me a little sad. I hope she wasn't getting hate there. But yes heavy on the internships if he can afford it.
2026-07-18 13:48:02
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Suki Suburbia🦅🇺🇸🌚 :
People are missing the point that we have to navigate being black in any space we're in. What she did was ask a black man about navigating spaces that are traditionally very hard for black men to navigate.❤️
2026-07-18 16:54:05
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Florizona :
Live in the cheapest dorms- you’ll be surrounded by scholarship kids, international students, and first-gen strivers. Best friends forever (and they won’t wear shoes in the room)
2026-07-18 13:23:14
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Elizabeth Schumacher :
Develop relationships with your professors and staff. Endless benefits come from not being a nameless face in the crowd.
2026-07-18 12:59:02
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MidwestBramble :
THE LIBRARIANS WANT TO HELP YOU. Even the grumpy ones. Even if it’s not a class assignment. If you need information or tools, they can at least point you in the right direction.
2026-07-18 13:30:37
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shadowgutter :
This advice is GOLD.
2026-07-18 12:34:41
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Cat Mom Stephanie :
I wish as a woman someone had given this advice to me. Please parents if you do pay for college for your kids, don't act disgruntled about it. It can really derail you kids.
2026-07-18 18:49:55
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benviqpitrm :
A tip from a random adult. Do at least one thing you don’t want to everyday. As a young man who wasn’t challenged I wasted a lot of my years yearning to stay in comfort even if that set me back. Everyday you’ll have to do something you don’t want to do I would urge all young people to (men specifically) DO ONE THING YOU DONT WANNA DO A DAY
2026-07-19 00:28:11
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user369333324272 :
This man is a national treasure.
2026-07-18 12:39:06
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reign247 :
Great advice
To add more details regarding the whole life insurance policy. Insurance Premium payments are very low for an 18 year old. Confirm the policy has a premium lock so the rate remains the same throughout their lifetime regardless of age. Set up automatic premium payments through the parent's checking account ("some" college kids haven't master the art of budgeting) The policy builds cash value which your young adult can borrow against. Your young adult will become his/her own bank. The loan payments are credited back to whole life policy's cash value. Win Win
2026-07-18 16:35:53
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Erick Rhoades :
God the difference this kind of guidance would’ve made at 15-17. Instead I learned all this slowly and painfully. But my daughter won’t have to!
2026-08-11 02:17:07
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👀🐝 :
Also, if you can afford it, study abroad
2026-07-18 19:14:56
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Cas :
HEAVY on the “if you can afford it, do not make your child work.” I didn’t have an option, I HAD to work full time and go to school, and I ended up graduating in 5 years, instead of the traditional 4 😩
2026-07-19 00:30:44
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Anita | Beauty & Travel Kenya :
Side note, You sound a little like Joe
2026-07-19 14:14:46
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Lina 🩷💜💙🌍🧙 :
This is the kind of financial literacy that should be taught in schools.
2026-07-18 18:20:10
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FKennedyJr :
Also besides Spanish, master another language such as Chinese Arabic Portuguese German Japanese or French. Not knocking Spanish but those other languages have a great need for fields of work. Think worldly for employment not just locally here in the USA
2026-07-21 16:26:16
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