tips for college freshmen
- Whatever your high school teachers have told you about college is probably incorrect.
- You will get sick in the first couple of weeks because your body has never had to live with 400 other people and deal with all their germs. Always have tissues and chapstick on hand (especially in your backpack)
- Save the syllabus the teacher gives you on the first day. It will have all important due dates and criteria in it
- Don’t buy the book until you know you need it. Textbooks are hella expensive and I only used about a third of the ones I bought my freshmen year (be careful though cause the bookstore can run out)
- Check amazon & other sites for competitive textbook prices
- If you’re lost, ask someone for directions. They won’t care, especially if it’s the first few weeks
- Talk to your teachers. Sit in the front row. It’s almost always a good thing if the teacher knows who you are. Make connections with the ones that stand out to you because you will need them in the future (i.e. grad applications or other recommendations)
- When given an assignment, read it and do what it is asking. Don’t do more. Just do what they ask you to do. (this one is coming from my mom who teaches freshmen and every year someone tries to go above and beyond but ends up not answering the original question)
- STAIN STICK/ TIDE TO-GO IS A NECESSITY
- 8am classes suck. Don’t take a class that early unless you have to. You will regret it.
- Try to schedule your classes back to back but don’t forget to factor in some time to eat
- Get a planner or calendar of some kind so that you can see just how much time you have to write that paper
- Freshmen always travel in packs. That’s how we know you’re a freshman. If you don’t want to get moo’d at (because you move like cattle), don’t travel in a huge pack of people
- You don’t have to be best friends with your roommate. You may not even get along. But you do have to live together. Be patient. Talk to them. C.o.m.m.u.n.i.c.a.t.e.
- Don’t be afraid to eat alone.
- Separate your darks from your lights when doing laundry and never never never wash anything in hot water unless you want it to shrink and wrinkle.
- Unless you’re in a science course you probably won’t have to bring the book to class. You may never even open the book. See tip #2
- Go to a frat party at least once (if your school has frats). You might love it; you’ll probably hate it. Either way it will definitely be an experience.
- Don’t drink jungle juice unless you saw the person make it. Never accept an opened can of beer. Keep track of your cup. Roofies are real and very dangerous. Always have a friend to walk home with.
- Say hi. Just say hello to people. It’s so easy to make friends in the beginning because everyone else is just as scared and new as you are
College is a blast. Best four years of your life and it flies by compared to high school. Have fun. Be safe. Make good choices!
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