Go for four or more years, get a degree, a socially-acceptable alcohol problem, and the dark realization that all of the debt you racked up for a piece of paper is utterly useless because every career hiring in your field not only requires a four-year-degree, but also seven-plus years of experience which is utterly impossible because the only way to get experience in said field is to work in said field which requires the degree you went to college for in the first place so instead you're stuck working for minimum wage just so you can afford to pay your parents rent.

[sub]Ha ha, I'm joking of course. It's a joke. Ha ha...ha...[/sub]

-Go to class. You're paying for them and you're paying for your big, expensive textbooks that you'll never use. 

-Speaking of textbooks, don't buy them if you can get by without them. There are plenty of means online to getting whatever information you need from a textbook.

-If you're picking between commuting or dorming, dorm. Commutes are a drag, and living in the dorm gives you more opportunity to one, become independent, and two, meet new people. When you're in the room leave your door open (just don't be the prick who plays things at too loud of a volume). People walking by will poke their head in and be like, "Oh, damn son, you like the Shins?" and you'd be like, "Yeah man, the Shins are my jam", and they'd be like, "Tight. Let's be best friends!" and then you have a new best friend who likes the Shins even though you don't really like the Shins, it just happened to come on your shuffle at the time and you felt bad saying otherwise.

-Go to class. Seriously.

-After a night of drinking, drink at least two bottles of water before going to bed. You'll feel better in the morning. Also, stick with the same type of drink for the night. Mixing beer with jello shots with rum and Coke is a good way to end up being that jerk who's locked in the bathroom throwing up into the hamper while the rest of us really, really need to pee.

-Also while drinking: remember the buddy system. 

-Also, if you drink so much that you're really hungover and can't make it to class then just throw up and go to class anyway. 

-Talk to your teachers. Use office hours. 

-As you get further into your field, try to find a way to get an internship because that thing about places not hiring people with degrees because they lack experience? Yeah, not really a gag. A solid reference is probably more important than a certificate that shows that you're really good at committing to things and memorizing factoids. 

-If you ever feel overwhelmed, remember that literally nobody in the world actually knows what the hell it is that they're doing and that they're just pretending to understand things because that's what all the other people are doing. Your friends, your teachers, your parents, strangers on the internet, literally everyone is making it up as they go. 

But, you know, I dropped out so maybe my advice isn't the best.

[hider=Oh, and...]Go to class, man.[/hider]