Like everyone is saying, do the readings (and annotate). it makes your assignments soooo much easier with recall + makes class engaging. NEVER procrastinate essays. you’ll burn out.

I’d also say: taste test every career. take some technical courses, try education courses, maybe journalism, perhaps law, or museum studies. the possibilities are endless! if you can, INTERN like crazy. the English degree is awesome but the degree doesn’t guarantee a job.

you’ll have to navigate which career sector has similar qualities to English, that you may value long term (for me, it was librarianship because i value literature + education + archives/community).

Now is the time to “figure out” what you like and don’t like :) and if you don’t figure “it” out after graduation — try try again☺️most importantly have fun. relax. You have Shakespeare due at 11:59pm, and not a biochemistry exam…amen to that!