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alarmist··on Ask HN: What should I try to do while still in college?
Good call on the club thing. I'm a marketing/management student and I ended up as president of the human resources club on campus. It is a good thing I did, because now I get to go to all the alumni events and meet important people I wouldn't have otherwise.

To the OP - Just get involved. Start by going to every event and club meeting on campus and stay at it until something sticks.

alarmist··on Ask YC: What is a good (and cheap) domain name registrar?
I recently used http://domainsarefree.com/ for the first time. It was easy, and their email support is pretty quick.
alarmist··on Ask YC: "Getting Started" guide in app. What do you guys prefer?
Contextual popup bubbles are the best. If I can't figure out what a button does, I usually hover for a second for an explanation.
alarmist··on Ask YC: Best ways to become socially adept?
The exit is the hardest part - by far.
alarmist··on Ask YC: Best ways to become socially adept?
I agree with this. My biggest fear up to last year was public speaking. No matter what format it was, I just hated being in front of people. Then one day, I decided I wasn't going to suck at it anymore and I started to seek out opportunities to present, and I slowly got better. It is still pretty terrifying, but usually I'm the only one who notices.
alarmist··on 62% of bands on MySpace are inactive
The bands. I was in one for a long time, and until we finally settled on a name, we would make a brand new page three or four times a week.
alarmist··on Ask YC: Whats your Twitter handle?
What part of New Jersey are you from?
alarmist··on Q: "Other" Startups
Speaking of a lathe, I know a few kids who recently started a custom drum company.
alarmist··on Do college kids know how to program?
Good advice! As far as the profs go, I was hoping they might know of a club on campus that was doing something other than C and Java, but it was a bust anyway. :-(

And I have seen other people try my idea in limited form, but they all sucked. Really what this is, is a way for me to help MYSELF out. But I am definitely going to stay at it and make it work one way or another.