Diversify, socialize, and start things before they're due*. Take classes / sit in on lectures from different fields (art history, painting, russian literature,

Diversify, socialize, and start things before they're due*. Take classes / sit in on lectures from different fields (art history, painting, russian literature, architecture/furniture making... the list goes on, just make sure it's interesting to you). If you've got AP credits racked, your entire first year's worth of requirements just got freed. Use them piece-by-piece over your semesters to explore other avenues rather than graduating a year early. Don't be afraid of 300/400 level classes as a sophomore (assuming you're solid for the first 3 semesters). It's a great way to better integrate with upper classmen while you're still a fledgling. Join clubs that do different forms of the work you're interested (applications of theory vs problem sets), or entirely different skillsets**. You should be able to meet people above and below you, enabling avenues to learn and teach. *I never did figure out how deadlines work. **E.g. sports. "The mind cannot exist without the body" - Morbeus