Best College Tips & Hacks Compilation | scott.frenzel | TikTok

A compilation of my best college/university hacks from my “Life Hacks for College that No One Ever Tells You” and “Embarrassing Mistakes that Every College Freshman Makes” series.
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[@capttr]

College student here, can confirm these hacks are all awesome. Allow me to emphasize: Never EVER buy a text book before you attend the first class, like 70% of the time the prof will tell you you don't actually need it. No one expects you to come to class with all the materials the first day in college, so don't worry!

[@danielle8587]

That's good cause my math teacher screamed at me first day highschool why I don't have all the things I need and I was like it's the first freaking day

[@rydermierau4024]

That's u eeeww

[@sarrayvette]

I know this website so that I never have to buy a text book ever and I’m only in 5th grade and I’m thinking about college

[@rydermierau4024]

@@sarrayvette oh I'm in 6 lol

[@sparkle0859]

Yeah and even if a textbook is required, there will usually be a way to find a free pdf online

[@MiniKitty27]

with the command strips, wait until you actually see your dorm to see the paint/wall condition because the command strips work fine in my dorm and i can't use thumb tacks on the walls because of the building material it's made of. you can also ask your RA to make sure because they'll probably know and they'll recommend what to do to avoid charges lol. if you DO rip the paint off, see if you can file a maintenance request form to fix it before the end of the semester. you don't get charged for anything you file a request form for as long as you submit it before move out time. ALSO you can make friends with the art students on campus because chances are they'll have SOMETHING you can use to fix whatever you broke so that you aren't charged for it or they might know someone who can fix it for you. if you ever need something pretty random that you doubt anyone will have to let you borrow, chances are an art student will have it.

[@rexlenore477]

Art student here, can confirm

[@Baby_Pengu]

Noted

[@Serenity_L]

@@rexlenore477 ✍️✍️✍️

[@neyoid]

Also, not just the art students but the other students you might see as "rednecks" probably know the DIY way to fix it.

[@mintycado7686]

I saw one person fixed it with paint samples from menards

[@DiAngelo629Valdez]

I went to a summer camp once and was on the top bunk. I woke up on the bottom bunk though and was insanely confused. I asked my roommate and she said I fell off the bed in the middle of the night. I asked how I got on the bottom bunk and she told me I crawled up. I asked if I said anything since I remembered nothing and she said I said "ow"

[@The_Maroon_Rose]

Man

[@BabyDigi]

Gahlee 😭😭

[@Love__Art]

I’m sorry bro but I laughed 😂

[@lyrablack8621]

​@@Love__Art i cackled and have no remorse

[@BREAD_AND_TOEST]

​same@@Love__Art

[@AnimeGirl-kh9be]

I can tell you as a college student that I used every single one of these hacks and they make life so much easier. I think the only times I took an 8am class is when the good professors are teaching at that time

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE3EEEEEEEEEE]

PLEASE I STILL HAVE LIKE 2 YEARS BEFORE COLLEGE AND IM LOOKING AT THIS STUFF BECAUSE I HATE NOT KNOWING WHAT IM SUPPOSED TO DO. THANK YOU FOR SOMEWHAT QUELLING MY ANXIETY

[@CreativitySkys]

@Azure BS same XD

[@TheGayCousin1]

@azure.mp4 same-

[@Nataliatg89PW]

I STILL HAVE LIKE 11 YEARS OR SOMETHING WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE3EEEEEEEEEE]

@@Nataliatg89PW MANS YOUR A FIRST GRADER??????? OR A SECOND GRADER??????

[@poet20733]

@Royally blue! same

[@muskankapoor2748]

I’m not even in high school, but i still watch these videos like my life depends in it 😂

[@Kyle-wo2ko]

I'm going to 6th grade and I just watch them like I will remember this guy and all his college hacks 😂

[@Treetle0]

@@Kyle-wo2ko same

[@no-er6yb]

haha same

[@hansikakapoor910]

omg same

[@jonedwards4416]

Same 💀

[@ashertenobe6689]

True story about that last one... the first morning ever that I woke up in my college dorm, I FELL OFF THE BED ON THAT HARD FLOOR. That really hurted. My bed wasn't even that high, it was like 4 ft off the ground, but STILL. It's quite a morning when you leap off the bed to turn your alarm off, before realizing your bed is in the air 😂

[@creativehorsequeen]

I knew a guy who lofted his bed one day and that night the building flooded so the alarms went off and everyone had to evacuate. He forgot he had lofted his bed, so he just leaped off his bed in a panic and fell like six feet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Cant_Decide111]

**hurt

[@calmdownsis]

Hurt***

[@tanyawildgoose-thompson2060]

@@creativehorsequeen sad

[@Bxll_Bxll]

My mother who went to the same college: DON’T DO THE LOFTED BEDS- Me who just submitted the lofted bed thingy thing Idk: Too late- Mom: don’t leap off the bed when you need to turn off the alarm. You’ll regret it and fall 5 ft. And bruise ur head

[@rachelhansen2417]

Going into student teaching now, and so many of these are accurate. (Though I didn’t have the issue with command strips because my current school housing has cinderblock walls)

[@starman_max]

I'm graduating high school soon and I will DEFINITELY be using all this advice. Thanks.

[@PCBrian]

2:14 I just started college this fall and my schedule was not that spread out originally: Start of the semester- M/W/Th- 2 T-3 F-0. Now I have it as M/W/Th- 1 T-2 F-0. I’m glad that I was able to drop some of my classes before it was too late. It definitely makes my first semester of College a lot less stressful.

[@MiniKitty27]

with the textbook thing as well, ALWAYS wait until after the first day to purchase it because chances are the professors will either give you access to the textbook online for free, just the pages you need for their class, or they tell you the specific version you need and you can find a free pdf version of it instead

[@danielle8587]

"it's worse then the divorce court" that had me wheezing 😂😂

[@lunalovegood9256]

“That is against the rules” (Mac and cheese bit) lmao as he WINKS 😂😂

[@linnoell]

for the first tiktok, to cover up the holes, use white-out as well. but I recommend blue-tack more.

[@rileyywhited]

I’ve still got four years until college, but it’s never too early to start planning, right?

[@shaif2664]

It is. Focus on the present (highschool)

[@rileyywhited]

@@shaif2664 it’s not that deep chill

[@eleanorrooney4767]

same lol, but I get so anxious about these things

[@quoti]

Same.

[@loralynnvanatten6357]

Better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it

[@tailsmad8155]

I don't know why.. I just like the idea of college. It's probably that everything is down to me for once since in college you have so much more freedom. Like.. going to the bathroom! College: just go whenever Secondary school(high school): nahh, just piss on the seat. You aren't going anywhere.

[@rosemarsh6488]

why aren't there more likes? These are so helpful!

[@ChickenCoop82]

Me: A high school sophomore “Cool, I’m gonna forget all of this”

[@jocelyn248]

sameee, I'm saving it for later so when the time comes I'll just rewatch and make a list loL!

[@albaaviles7148]

I love how I’m watching this instead of studying for finals to get into a good college. Best part is I’m not even going to an American college (I’m Spanish so I’ll probably go to a uni here in Spain)

[@vaishnavibalaji193]

Lmao i'mma go to one in India, it's fine

[@bookworm_vortex]

Oh cool my friend's in a Spain college!

[@Pulluny_san]

I'm planning on going to a Russian one. (Don't worry, I have been learning Russian and talking to the other students attending said college will help me improve in speaking the language.)

[@sunshinez6685]

Lol this reminds me a thousand times of college. I collected these tips mentally mostly in my first semester and by my third semester I felt like a walking college advice encyclopedia

[@hannahsmiraculoustextingstorys]

I remember signing up for classes and my advisor telling me about Rate My Professors. So I started using it the second semester of my freshman year.

[@blueboss105]

I’m genuinely exited for collage now

[@yesidrewthischaracter6675]

Excited** just trying to help :D

[@comebackstealing5913]

first you got to pass the 5th grade spelling bee

[@444axl]

that’ll fade. realllllyyyyyy fast

[@_.SpaghettiMuffins._]

Same

[@inayah_qureshi]

Bestie your not gonna get into *collage* if you spell like that.

[@kennethlovitt1846]

Nowhere near college, but when I get to college I will definitely try to schedule classes earliest 10:30, cause you guys, I need my beauty sleep.

[@Tori_T_Artist]

I'm not kidding when I say that I opened up a google doc and took notes 😂

[@PenleyIsLost]

Me who is just starting the 8th grade now knowing I’m going to be more prepared for collage than most freshmen in college:

[@violetbaker5200]

I'm in 7th, but here I am I love preparing

[@happytwig2430]

Ayy your my age

[@adayinthedollhouse1004]

Yeah lol I’m grade 10 and I’m so hyped for college lol

[@GhostofTheUchiha22]

I don't even know if I wanna go to college or highschool

[@Love__Art]

Same lol this makes me excited for college

[@nexttopic8051]

That last one I believe I had a lofted bed about 5 feet up and there were quite a few times where I would literally wake up against the railing and that was keeping me from plummeting to my death

[@PixieSugar1991]

The command strips rip the paint because people just pull them off the wall. If you look at the instructions you're suppose to pull the tab in the back. if you pull the tab in the back down it removes with no ripping.

[@stephenpatterson8056]

Here's the ultimate tip for college: DON'T let people pressure you into going to college!!! Particularly in the US, the 4 year university has become little more than a money making scheme. Back when I was graduating high school years ago, I WISH that the world had been more honest and let us know that it really would not be the end of the world if you didn't attend college. I could have avoided a lot of financial loss as well as a lot of strife between me and my parents if the whole world weren't trying to convince to both me AND my parents that you MUST continue schooling right after high school. The only good thing about my college experience is that it connected me with my fiancée.

[@ChildofPluto24]

Unfortunately my parents have pressured me into community college cause of the free tuition ☹️

[@swagplays3996]

in my country giving birth is very low but in rural its expensive.( Normal childbirth cost about BDT 800 at the thana health complex and BDT 1600 at the medical college hospital, and emergency caesarean section cost about BDT 13,000. With other complications, the estimated costs were BDT 20,000-25,000, a huge amount for poor, rural families.)

[@rock.skz_tar]

You are bamgladeshi I see

[@swagplays3996]

@@rock.skz_tar yep

[@route2070]

With the career fair. Don't sleep on free stuff. Yeah a lot of it is crazy you won't use or will break. Don't worry if it has plastic, someone else will get it and they will throw it out, so give yourself the chance to decide if you want it. My senior year, I was handing out school sunglasses, which were garbage. A lot of the freshmen walked by with a polite no thank you. I was annoyed how few people were taking them. Show I shouted "Free stuff get your free stuff, next semester your favorite thing will be free stuff." I got some of the freshmen to walk back and grab some, I also got their parents too.

[@snakebite7299]

I learned really quickly from my parents before I even got to college when I came to class schedules that my freshman year of college I only had one class in the morning and there was at 10:30 in the morning all the rest of my classes were either in the evening or afternoon

[@xxmangoxx1410]

I’m in middle school rn but I’m kinda excited for college rn😁

[@_.SpaghettiMuffins._]

5:46 this sounds like it’s from experience. 8:40 I would somehow fall off WITH a railing.

[@beth24421]

Uni student here. Crocs or shoes for sticky or dirty floors. They have been a life saver after massive parties.

[@irealylikecheese2515]

5:19 6:32 Did these twice!

[@scottfrenzel]

A hack so good I said em twice 😊

[@yellowsnow711]

hey i mean its a good hack

[@nottimetohugcats78]

Me not in college: Oh well good to know for now

[@hammywoods]

THANK FOR THE COMPILATION!!!

[@shawnbay2211]

Oh gosh. I’m having the most cheapest and undignified university life. I’m an online student cause time managing is hard with the amount of work they put you through. (Also I can’t drive and waking up to commute would take up half my energy). Chores and exercise get a 2-4 hours each a week. I don’t buy anything, I live with my parents, I don’t leave the house, and I take out the biggest student loans. I study in my pajamas on the bed and switch my television from the lecture to KZbin every five minutes. I wake up between 10am to 12pm. I study anytime after 2pm. My work length is 4-6 hours, 8 if I’m feeling obliged. I go to sleep after 1am. Even with how minuscule that is, I sincerely don’t understand how people can have a job at the same time. I keep my lifestyle limited because I know working heavily throughout high school was detrimental to my health. It’s not something I want to put myself through again. Lowering my performance expectations is also highly necessary. I need to take my time actually learning instead of emulating what looks successful.

[@shawnbay2211]

I know I just dumped all my life into this. But if you chose an alternative study method (and probably studying in a non-US country), the lifestyle will presumably be different. You will have to figure out different tips and find out what works best for you. I think being healthy is the best option. But if you’re in NZ like me and must take 4 papers at once to be considered studying full-time, it’s okay to consider making a sacrifice. Most of my friends don’t make a big fuss about it like I do, but always recognise your limits.

[@Neyobe]

THANK YOU SCOTT

[@Melody-do2ny]

I am a college student and i am thankful that all of there college tips and hacks are useful and helpful!

[@pataoum]

I swear, this guy is my hero.

[@ShootingStarStudio]

0:19 sadly at my school, we’re not allowed to use thumb tacks. You just have to be gentle with your Command strips and use on-brand strips. You can also heat them a little with a blow dryer to weaken the adhesive and they’ll come right off

[@blueboss105]

I LOVE THESE

[@dazzeldsalt2056]

0:01 A legend was born… Congrats on 1million today

[@zeerabbit8895]

The ending ✨✨✨

[@BikiBikiBoom]

My dad and his high school best friend actually loved it

[@jessatlgirl]

It's the fact I lofted by brd in college my freshman year and I move in my sleep also I didn't fall off my bed. The one time being short was a life saver at 4'6.

[@P00PYP4NTS5]

Now I know what to do in college when I’m done with high school in a few years

[@PuppyL07]

I’m not even in college or the US but I think these tips and tricks could come in handy! Thanks!

[@kenopsiadraws]

The speed at which he talks is perfect omg

[@BaconPanda]

this is gonna help so much tyyy

[@idekanymorefr]

in elementary, i woke up at 4:30am. 5 times a week. i am genuinely surprised at myself because now, i stay up *until* 4:30am.

[@MidnightWolf1011]

I love how he talks to us like he is currently in college!

[@solarmoth4628]

I dont agree with not rooming with your bestie. I did it for two years and avoided having a terrible experience with strangers freshman year. But make sure you really know them and their habits.

[@0C4T0]

Why do you always make me laugh 😂

[@AsherIsMyName1]

Start of a legend

[@AuntLoopy123]

We had painted cinderblock walls, so tacks don't work. We were told to use PlastiTac, which is a malleable, kneadable sort of white (or sometimes blue) sticky-stuff that goes on your wall. It's really fun to play with, and I highly recommend it for use on tabletob games, where you have to end the session before the battle is over. But it's not so great on painted cinderblock walls. My recommendation? Just bite the bullet and don't bother to decorate your walls. Use table lamps, instead of string lights. Use potted plants or mini statues, instead of posters. Or maybe just focus on your desk and your bedding, and leave the floor space empty, because you have basically none, anyway. Definitely bring your own quilt, comforter, or WARM blanket. The dorm will provide basic bedding, but it is SO basic, it will barely keep you warm on a SUMMER night, let alone winter! Plus, it's boring. Oh! You know what can help brighten up a room? A bed-ruffle! Plus, it hides all the junk you are storing under your bed, because of space limitations.

[@zeerabbit8895]

I love watching the shirts change color 😂😂😂

[@Janelly71]

I’m definitely saving this video for when my brother goes to college because he only has his last year of middle school and then he has high school so it’s not that far away

[@ethanfortenberry2614]

Don’t schedule a 8am… alright, 7am Mechanics of Materials lab here I come.

[@TBcrow]

The amount of notes I have rn..are there anymore of these?! I swear this is so helpful and funny at the same time 😂

[@thespeedyyoshi]

Heading into 5th year of college. Y’all better listen to this advice cause I NEEDED IT GROWING UP AHHHHHHHH 😅😅😅

[@hezekiah6034]

I love this guy, lol.

[@mullysmom]

oh I’m going in prepared!! thank you :D

[@Bia_luvs]

The last one got me😭😂💀

[@IATEAROCKKK]

I'm a 11 year old and I will never forget these

[@GracieSmith-06]

I’m not even going to college and yet I still religiously watch these 😭

[@fightrite1425]

I can vouch for most of these except for the the paint one. I don't live in a traditional dorm. It's more of an apartment than a dorm. The 8 am classes are okay. I recommend doing it if you have a ton of time and want to do it. Try not to do it for your first semester though. Get a feeling of how its going to be then you will be okay.

[@O.Z.13]

THANK YOU

[@kazzshaw1823]

Thank you god I've been so nervous😂

[@ihihithere8854]

bro my brother is on his last year of college and he’s been wearing his lanyard for all his college years💀

[@emmaresch2785]

Me being in 7th grade thinking im going to remember this for college

[@aest-bk5434]

My college classes are 8am to 12pm and I swear I feel like I am taking 4am classes.

[@cowboi_]

Nah I’m 100% rooming with my best friend lmaoo But the other tips are very helpful tho! Thanks so much!❤️

[@monicaashley2846]

I love this vid

[@kailand7586]

some of these things (like the don't get in a relationship so soon one) are really specific

[@cadeolson6332]

Dude, this guy is funny!

[@notdejavu8421]

The schedule thing is very accurate, I have 4( I'm a freshman) and there's already a lot

[@picklesaregone1487]

This makes me so nervous lol

[@brookegiblette3879]

"airplane rules apply" lmao

[@creativehorsequeen]

If you do end up having to buy your books before the semester starts, send them to your mailbox on campus. Most colleges will allow you to send stuff to your mailbox over the summer. I do this every year and it is so much easier because then I don't have to pack them.

[@svberlin2]

I’m in high school and I bring an umbrella every day because a lot of my classes require going outside to get to, and I walk to a pick up spot after school.

[@jujules450]

I can't believe that I'm watching this the night before I go to my class on campus tomorrow. 😭

[@snakebite7299]

And I knew to make sure to not have any back-to-back classes only one class in my freshman year first semester was back to back with a 15 minute break in between all the rest of my classes had anywhere from an hour to 5 hours between them

[@adi1478]

I love how he just shares his sob story’s from uni

[@lemonadeslices]

also, go to the career fairs with copies of your CV printed to hand out!!! give them out like candy!!!

[@amitoxic._.]

Thanks

[@auroraaddison9904]

I made the bathroom mistake my first class first semester of college; my teacher looked at me and asked "you just graduated last fall didn't you?" I was like "yeah" and he told me "well so you know, you don't have to ask you can just leave" never asked again

[@Void622_]

I’m only in 7th and I watch these videos like I’m going tomorrow omg 😂

[@gavinthecrafter]

Why am I watching this series I’m not even going to college soon

[@leegarrod3300]

I’m not even in high school yet but GOOD TO KNOW

[@rainhound4919]

Going to PSU in like. . . exactly two months, and I'm a little stressed thank you

[@rinabeancreations2470]

Best tip on the last one for me bc Ima kung fu fighter in my sleep 😂😂😂

[@ZoyaZima]

I’m a middle schooler and I always bring an umbrella with me. So I’m already 1step ahead 😌

[@blueboss105]

OMG MORE

[@Im-underyourbed]

8:38 me hearing Nebraska: Wow😀 I live there.

[@aptalsandvic5355]

I fell of my bed when i was like 9 and it had railing, i was just sleeping on the end of the bed where there wasn't any, like an idiot. I fell and kept sleeping, i was in pain but for some reason i didn't fully wake up until my parents came into the room lol. Apparently i made a really loud crashing sound. My back hurt for a week.

[@shafaygames8579]

Tip: at 6:44 when he said use a Push pin It will be harder covering it up at the End of the year so Get blue tack Instead

[@KazuHA_3]

Im in like near middle school and I don't know ( idk ) why but Im exited to get in college just for the dorm 😅😂

[@drewjay8940]

Learn to repair things, especially if you're going to be living in a dorm! Money is tight for most students, and I'm always shocked how many of my peers replace things that could be repaired. They aren't on packing lists, but every student should have super glue and a small sewing kit at the very least.