Where's Dogenzaka when you need him?
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-You will learn the proper way to study, hopefully quickly.
-You will learn that high school was a phase people will bring up in lunch conversations about that one thing they did, but other than that, it's over and it's never coming back and nothing you did then will matter now that you're in college.
-(personal advice that I've taken from others) don't date people nilly willy your freshman year (unless you're into those sort of shallow, empty relationships). You are completely changing as a person and you wouldn't want that to be taken advantage of.
- Learn to have fun amidst all the schoolwork.
-On the other extreme, don't have too much fun just because LOLOLCOLLEGE. Try to challenge yourself to things you're not comfortable with and keep up with your studies at all cost. You're spending too much money to screw up the *actual* college part about college.
-Look at what student organizations might interest you and join them and participate. Looks good on resumes and you will learn something new and about yourself hopefully. But don't overdo it, and be hesitant on commitment your first year. At all costs, keep your grades up your first year.
-Your major is most likely not set in stone; many people change majors. Don't sweat it. That's why it's important to mostly take classes in the beginning that count for a lot of majors you might be interested in so you don't waste money.
If you can, or if you so choose (for your next semester), try and get your classes later in the day. That way you can sleep more.
I disagree with this. Find out how you function best. I personally discovered that it's easy for me to wake up early if I need to and getting classes out of the way early in the day gives me the rest of the day to do what I need. If I register for classes that are too late in the day I'll just loaf around until class and then when I get out there's less time to get shit done.
1. Dorm. Go to the opposite sex side of the hall (if building splits up genders) and introduce yourself to everyone on the floor.
Yes.
2. Don't bring a car. You'll only increase the risk factor of a DUI. Shit happens as a Freshman, trust me.
I think this depends a lot on the school you go to. My campus is one of the largest in the country, 50,000+ students. And I'm in Texas. Not having a car makes doing anything not on-campus difficult.
You can avoid DUI by just not being stupid or putting yourself in stupid situations
3. Don't "find" a girlfriend or boyfriend. You could lose friends or other better bearing situations (like threesomes DUH)
Yep.
4. If you join a sorority or frat, don't turn into a lame and negative person. Also don't become corny either. If you make enough friends freshman year, then I would skip joining one, but that's my personal opinion.
Yep.
6. Blame floor charges (dorm only) on the opposite side of the hall.
Yep. So I hear.
6. House rules always trump what you thought you knew.
Yep. So I hear.
7. Avoid a MIP this first year. Don't bring a red cup off the property. If you do, finish your cup like a boss, flip it over, proceed to have it flipped over to prove no liquid is inside. Otherwise, it will be the drunk tank for you.
Yep.
8. If you plan (lol) to black the f~ out, use the buddy system.
YES this.
9. Don't take hallucinogenics alone. Only qualified forum members like Chris and Steve can handle such extremities.
Totally.
10. Don't be afraid to ask questions in class. A lot of the time people are nervous to ask questions because they might be insecure and think they'll be considered an "idiot" but to hell with that! You're paying a large sum of money, in which asking questions can only better your understanding on the subject no matter how silly it may seem.
This. You have to know that you are buying access to a resource just like everyone else.