1. Your college major really doesn’t matter. We all fret over what to major in while we’re in college, but in the end that doesn’t really matter. You won’t ruin things with your degree, but what you really need is experience. Things like the internships you get, your personal skills, work ethic, and who you know are the things that will really matter once you’re out of college.

2. Stay active. Eventually all that fast food and snacking will catch up with you. You don’t need to drop a wad of cash on a gym membership. Just keep your lifestyle active. Walk to work or the grocery store. Park further away from stores when you go shopping. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Get into the habit of some daily activity now so you won’t have to wonder where that extra 30 pounds came from later.

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3. Cook at home. While we’re on the subject of a healthy lifestyle; start cooking at home and quit eating out so much. While your 20-something body may be really cute now, all the garbage you put into it will eventually take its toll. Learn to cook at home will help you stay healthy and will also help you save some cash.

4. Start saving money now. Speaking of money, save as much of it as you can. You don’t need to spend a ton of money on the greatest apartment or buy a new outfit every time you go out. Just because you’re making money now doesn’t mean that you need to spend it all.

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5. Don’t wait to do something until you have lots of money either. If you have to save money to do something, start saving it now. Don’t think that you will just magically have enough money to do something in a few years. We tend to think that we’ll do things when we get older and have more money, which is great in theory, but as we age we spend more money on every day things instead. So if you want to go do something and you have the money to do it, go do it now!

6. Silence is always an option. Just because someone says something that you don’t like, doesn’t mean that you have to respond. Instead, consider just staring at them and not saying a word. That might be even more terrifying for them than anything you could have said.

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7. Act like you know what you’re doing. Put on a well-thought-out outfit and walk with confidence and you can conquer the world. By acting confident we teach people how to treat us. If you show people that you are a force to be reckoned with, they will treat you as such.

8. Find out who your real friends are. Reality is, there are certain people that we lose touch with. It may seem like you don’t have as many friends as you did in your earlier 20’s, but that’s okay. Eventually we all realize that we are growing closer to a smaller group of people and the people that we’ve lost touch with likely weren’t our real friends anyway. It’s better to have a small group of really close friends than a big group of acquaintances.

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9. If you want to move, do it now. The longer you wait to move to somewhere else, the less likely you are to do it. The longer you stay in one place, the more settled you become. As time goes by, you’ll be less and less likely to want to change something up. So if you want to try something new and move to a new location, now is the time.

10. Relationships shouldn’t be hard all the time. If you’re having to work all the time to make a relationship work, it’s probably just not working. Fighting and crying all the time isn’t worth it. Chances are it isn’t going to get easier, instead it will just get harder. Sometimes love isn’t enough, so just accept it and move on.

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11. Trust your gut. If you think someone likes you, you’re probably right. The flip side is, if you think he or she is cheating on you, you’re probably also right. Don’t be afraid to trust your gut instinct. It’s likely pretty spot on.

12. Keep in touch. Stay in contact with people that you’ve met at networking events and people you used to work with. Keep in touch with everyone, even people that are younger than you. You never know where you’ll be working and what position you’ll be in later in life.

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13. Don’t hide your dreams. We often hesitate to share our dreams with other people because we fear their rejection, but the truth is, that’s not a good idea. Share your dreams with others and get feedback from a different perspective. You might happen to get feedback that leads you to a better idea or new opportunities.

14. If you want to switch careers, do it now. Don’t ever feel like you’re glued to one field just because your college degree says something. If you want to try something new, now is the time. You’re young and have plenty of time to switch things up now if you want. For that matter, you can keep switching it up your entire life. So don’t ever be afraid to experiment.

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15. You’re not old. After you graduate from college you might feel old, but in the scheme of things you’re far from it. You’re at the very beginning of your career and the opportunities are endless. Take advantage of your youth. Go out with friends regularly, try new things, and have fun. Things will never be the same again later, so enjoy it while it lasts.

Did you find these 15 tips helpful? I wish I would have known them when I was younger. Be sure to share them with your family and friends because we all only get one change to enjoy our youth and make the most of it.