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            |       University life is full of fun and experiences. From hostel  life to the academia, you face different situations and learn lots of things.  But to make learning much more enjoyable and interactive, you should follow  certain steps that will help you out in keeping your stress level down and  extracting the most of the fun in the University. Following are the steps to  living a great, fun-filled university life. |  
            |     1. Always get involved in the events: Doing something every  time is very important not only in the university life but also in the  practical life. Do not waste time doing nothing. Be active and smart. Join the  societies. They will help you in personality grooming and increase your  confidence level. Participate in the events being held at the university no  matter if they fit your taste or not. Start off and gradually you will love  interacting with your fellows.
 2. Always show up: Showing people that you are there with  them and always will be, helps in increasing your visibility zone. Always come  in handy and help others whether you are needed or not. Offer help to  everybody. In this way more people will know you and you will be able to wipe  off your fear of social interaction. The more the people know you, the easier  it will be for you to walk around the campus without intimidation. Hence, keep  yourself up every time; it will up your fun every time!
 
 3. Make as many friends as possible: Having lots of friends  is cool. Not only do you know about most of the things but you have also  greater chance of hanging out and enjoying most of your time. Don’t restrict  yourself in making friends. Befriend different type of people; it will help  increase your knowledge. You will learn a lot about different cultures and this  will help you in your practical life too. By interacting with different people  you will come to know about different interesting aspects of their lives and  background that you were unaware of. Make friends and spark your life with  their energizing company. After all, always remember, A friend in need is a  friend indeed.
 
 
  
 4. Be present-focused: This is the most important factor to  be considered for the enjoyment of the university life. If you keep thinking  all the time about future, you will end up being depressed. Remember university  life is very tense. Quizzes, presentations, midterms and finals make your life  deplorable. You start losing your focus and begin to worry about less important  things like what you are going to do with less GPA or bad grades. In short, you  start worrying about the future and this is very dangerous. Just relax and stop  thinking about the future. Just focus on your present because your present is  your future. Make plans but do not engross yourself completely in the future so  that you lose control of the present and end up heading nowhere. So, release  your stress and be present-focused. It will greatly help you in accomplishing  your goals and achieving happiness.
 
 5. Devise a code. If you want to enjoy your university life  differently, try this out. Believe me, it is chill. Set out certain set of  rules. Make commitment with yourself and struggle to live by these rules. They  should be challenging so that you can learn how to act against your will. By  devising a code and acting upon the rules, you will become more disciplined and  trained. This discipline and commitment will take you places.
 
 
 6. Keep balance. Balance is the key to life. Never move  towards the extreme; try living an average life. Being extreme in one field  might bring astonishing results, but this will affect other aspects of your  life. Keep balance between your academic life and extra-curricular activities.  In this way you will be able to enjoy each and every corner of your life.  Similarly, keep balance between short-term goals and long-term benefits. This  will help you in achieving a perfect and enjoyable life that you have always  craved for.
 
 
 
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            |           I hope these steps will prove to be a great help for you.  As they say, “Change is a spice of life”, so come out of your frustration and  hit the reset button of your life and embrace the change because the things are  not going to change the way they are on their own. You have to put your best  foot forward! source: http://www.wikihow.com/Enjoy-University-Life
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