BTW – sorry about the belated reply. I did the rare thing and quit responding to every single thing over the weekend leading up to spring break!

I think your advice is fantastic and I give it all a thumbs up! I would definitely highlight number one: writing a research paper in college is completely different than writing in the real world– unless you’re aiming to become a researcher or professor. Lastly, and I just read this in Harvard’s Business Review, if social media is a big part of your job then you need to be comfortable using it and understand its purposes. To dovetail off of this: you don’t need to know everything when you step into your first office job, but whatever software you use, learn it! I’m sometimes a little concerned when I see young professionals who don’t know how to do basic things in Microsoft Office. Have fun and good luck!