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<p>I want you to fail. JK. Generally, premedical students play nicely and only have
strong feelings towards the admission process.</p>
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<p>We’d definitely outsell Cal Newport.</p>
<p>Though I suspect most of the CC Book would be comprised of topics such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Chance Me: in five easy steps</li>
<li>How to get a girl/boyfriend of ______ race</li>
<li>Why does everybody hate me? PMVD’s Story.</li>
<li>Beer: It’s evil.</li>
<li>The complete list of stupid questions freshmen ask (yes, you should bring socks to college.)</li>
<li>Why humanitarian majors make us lawl</li>
<li>Got a 35 on the ACT? Here’s how to kill yourself</li>
</ul>
<p>Things I Learned</p>
<ol>
<li> The best pick-up line in the world is Hi.</li>
<li> There are times when I want sleep more than I want sex.</li>
<li> Many college students will immediately judge you for using the words “pick-up” and “sex” without being ironic. Irony is overrated.</li>
<li> Dorm walls are not soundproof.</li>
<li> Some professors don’t care if you sleep in class.</li>
<li> Some professors do care if you sleep in class.</li>
<li> It’s not worth trying to guess which professor belongs in which category.</li>
<li> American kids have less previous alcohol experience than international kids. Those who try to make up for missed time are difficult to tell apart from bulimics.</li>
<li> Most people are less interesting if they try to appear more interesting than they think they are.</li>
<li> The cafeteria workers are out to kill me.</li>
<li> I can’t opt out of the meal plan one month into the year.</li>
<li> Ramen is addicting.</li>
<li> Ramen is nasty.</li>
<li> The cafeteria isn’t so bad.</li>
<li> All non-conformists are alike.</li>
<li> Everyone already knows #15.</li>
<li> Even with #16, no one thinks #15 applies to them.</li>
<li> A 50-minute ride in a taxi in rural areas costs roughly 250 ramen packs.</li>
<li> It’s actually possible to have a 4.0 GPA and a good social life and a good amount of sleep</li>
<li> #19 is a lie.</li>
</ol>
<p>I guess one thing I want to make clear is that the least interesting people are those that try desperately to avoid stereotypes. They alienate themselves, because it seems they don’t want to have anything in common with anyone else. They usually aren’t very friendly, and they complain constantly. They use knee-jerk irony as a self-defense mechanism. Please don’t become one of these people, because I want to like you.</p>
<p>^^I like yours the best, convosationalist.</p>
<p>I have a love-hate relationship with Cup O’ Noodles.</p>
<p>convosationalist mad eme laugh out loud</p>
<ol>
<li>It’s actually possible to have a 4.0 GPA and a good social life and a good amount of sleep</li>
<li>#19 is a lie.</li>
</ol>
<p>I was all excited when I read 19. Everyone so far has been like College:
Sleep
Social Life
Grades
Pick any 2</p>
<p>but the #20 killed my hope : (</p>
<p>That’s not entirely true. It depends on what your major is. You can only pick 2 of the 3 if you are an engineering, pre-med, architecture, math, double, etc. major, but basically any other major can and often do pick 3/3.</p>
<p>Economics major? lol</p>
<p>OMG Plattsburghloser you are my favorite poster on CC. i absolutely died laughing when i read ur post</p>
<p>HisGraceFillsMe:</p>
<h1>7 and 16- totally! I’m a little better about spending money now. I’ve learned that just because there’s a nice little convenient McDonalds <em>RIGHT</em> across from my school(seriously, like ten feet, it’s so unfair!), I don’t need to drop in for a sweet tea everyday. It adds up when you spend money everyday!</h1>
<p>1.) Take an umbrella. I emphasis this every time someone asks for college advice. I don’t know if it was just me who didn’t get the message, but I didn’t get an umbrella until during halfway through the second semester. I would have been a lot better off getting one at the beginning of the year- it is so not fun walking around campus all day soaking wet.</p>
<p>2.) Especially during the first few weeks of class, if you’re driving, leave early for parking. It’s always PACKED the first week of class! What was worse was that my school was smart and had construction going on during the first week of school!! 
</p>
<p>3.) Leave early at least the first few days. You never know what problems you might run into.</p>
<p>4.) Make a note of people who are in your class. That way if you accidently go into the wrong class the second day (or a week later, like me!!) you’ll recognize this fairly quickly. </p>
<p>5.) READ. There’s no getting around it. Even if a class seems simple and not very book oriented, read those chapters! Come test time professors have a way of suddenly becoming very tough and book-smart.</p>
<p>6.) Make a point to eat healthy. It can even make you feel better, knowing that you’re saying ‘no’ to extra calories. Eat the right serving size. Instead of eating three or four waffles/pancakes, eat two and grab some fruit.</p>
<p>7.) Learn about different activities your campus has. Does your school gym offer classes? Does it have a pool? You might be open to some cool opportunities you wouldn’t get back home.</p>
<p>8.) Know what your class grade will consists of.</p>
<p>9.) Plan when you’re going to do your assignments and what you need to be doing every day. </p>
<p>10.) Have a folder for each class and keep up with them. Make sure you know which is for which class, don’t take the wrong one!</p>
<p>11.) Make sure your e-mail files will open.</p>
<p>12.) Take advantage of student discounts. Everywhere from fast food to movie theaters to computer stores will have them. Now might be an awesome time to buy a laptop. Look on your school’s website, and they might have a list of places around town that offer them.</p>
<p>13.) Take learning foreign languages seriously, it might come in handy when job searching. Even if you’re looking for summer or part time jobs it might be an advantage if you study hard and become pretty fluent in basic vocab.</p>
<p>14.) Take general educations that sound interesting to you and/or will help your major.</p>
<p>15.) Don’t ask stupid questions in class. Please…just use Google!</p>
<p>16.) Be careful with your schedule. It’s not high school, you’re not required to wake up at 6 AM every day for school, and you (probably) won’t want to. It’s not just about being lazy and sleeping in- the classes can be more demanding, you won’t want to do this day after day of classes and homework. </p>
<p>17.) Learn the power of college scheduling. No more are the days of 5 day-a-week, 8 hour school days! Truly take advantage of making your own schedule. If you know you work best in the middle of the day, sign up for your hardest classes then. If you know you’ll need a break after a couple of classes, don’t be afraid to put one in.</p>
<p>18.) Don’t put off classes you are worried about failing. If you do fail them, at least you’ll have time to retake them.</p>
<p>19.) Make sure you have a good word processor. </p>
<p>20.) There is something you need math for: fulfilling gen. ed. requirements for your undergrad degree!!</p>
<p>beer can make miracles</p>
<p>a few things i learned</p>
<ol>
<li><p>you don’t have to do all the reading. in some classes it’s impossible to get all the reading done and stay on top of your other classes. gauge from your profs lectures what’s important and read that. one thing i did in one my classes was form a reading study group. each person would read something that was assigned and outline it and then we’d share with each other. very helpful for classes with 2 books a week, 4 25 page articles, ect.</p></li>
<li><p>don’t limit yourself. you say you do x now, but you don’t really know what you like/dislike until you get to college. try everything at least one and discover what you really like. this includes trying new classes, talking to different people, attending an event you wouldn’t normally attend, signing up for a interesting exercise class at the gym, going to a frat party, a cabaret, buddhist meditation session, ect.</p></li>
<li><p>take advantage of free food. it’s everywhere. you’ll never have to buy snacks.</p></li>
<li><p>start a club. it’s a great way to meet people with similar interests.</p></li>
<li><p>don’t feel you have to be best friends or even friends with your roommate. You become close, cool. Don’t force it though.</p></li>
<li><p>Start papers early. Please, please do it. Profs and TAs can usually tell when a paper was written a day or two before the due date. Sometimes (okay most times) your grade will suffer. Sure you could pull an all-nighter and get an A in high school, but it’s not happening in college.</p></li>
<li><p>Try not to judge people upon first meeting them. I know it’s trite but people really end up surprising you in college. </p></li>
<li><p>Mix your own drinks. If you’re somewhere with a bar and you can’t make it yourself watch them make your drink, tapping their arm when they’ve poured enough. Also, use a shot glass to measure the drink, do not try to gauge it in a solo cup.</p></li>
<li><p>I know others might disagree with me, but don’t try to get your Gen Eds out of the way all at once. You’ll end up miserable because you might not like any other classes you’re taking. Take at least 1 “fun, bizzare class” and one other class in a subject you’re interested in, just so you can look forward to at least class.</p></li>
<li><p>Get enough sleep. College students do not get enough sleep. Trust me, you will perform much better if you get at least 6 hours of sleep a night.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Plattsburgh, haven’t you seen my Stereotypical CC post? lol</p>
<p>The number one thing I learned this past year: do not allow your roommate to turn the room into a brothel. (Man I hate sleeping in the lounge)… Well, unless you’re into that sort of thing. :/</p>
<ol>
<li>Listen to the upperclassmen. </li>
<li>Don’t punch your crappy, disrespectful roommate. You will go to jail.</li>
<li>Buy a good umbrella.</li>
<li>Ants can somehow find their way to the 13th floor.</li>
<li>All advisors are evil. I mean helpful.</li>
<li>Comic books are an awesome way to pass the time.</li>
<li>Don’t loose your phone.</li>
<li>Explore the city. </li>
<li>Listen to people when they tell you NOT to buy all of your textbooks before the first day of class.</li>
<li>Stop being friends with people who do drugs. </li>
<li>Get more than four hours of sleep each night.</li>
<li>Don’t stress about your career. You’re only 18 you are not gonna have a career any time soon.</li>
<li>Bring a teddy for when you are lonely. The bear not the nightgown.</li>
<li>Take fun classes like fencing and rhetoric of comic books.</li>
<li>Your roommate might not appreciate hearing the star wars theme blasted at max volume at 6:30 am. Pick a subtle alarm.</li>
<li>If your parents are not paying for your school major in whatever the hell you want.</li>
<li>Don’t eat salsa and chips on your bed if you don’t have an extra set of sheets.</li>
<li>Do not leave your wallet at home the day you move in.</li>
<li>Chill every once and a while.</li>
<li>Dont listen to random people on the internet.</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><p>You are young and therefore don’t look too far into the future. Relax and be young/stupid. You have four years, might as well live it up.</p></li>
<li><p>But also learn to balance partying with studying.</p></li>
<li><p>Meet people in your lecture. They turn out to be good study partners/note takers when you’re sleeping.</p></li>
<li><p>You learn your own habits when you’re not under the eyes of your parents. Take note for the future.</p></li>
<li><p>Respect your roomate, regardless of any conflicts you may have with him/her. They live with you, and you have to make the best of it.</p></li>
<li><p>Put yourself out there, both socially and in the classroom. It’s the only way you’ll make it out alive.</p></li>
<li><p>Realize that people will be different that you; you will not agree with everyone.</p></li>
<li><p>Professors aren’t that scary. </p></li>
<li><p>DO NOT lose your keys/LOCK yourself out when you’re naked. Unless you have really nice floormates.</p></li>
<li><p>Take the iniative; waiting for someone else to do it is a sign that you’re lazy.</p></li>
<li><p>Cheap food/grocery stores must be found ASAP to prevent starvation. </p></li>
<li><p>Attempt to exercise. In other words, get out and explore. You won’t have a true college experience without stepping out of your comfort zone.</p></li>
<li><p>The bus, while fast, can get crowded and annoying. Sometimes walking is faster.</p></li>
<li><p>Do not be afraid to say what you think.</p></li>
<li><p>Sex, while “cool”, is not the greatest thing out there. Use a condom.</p></li>
<li><p>Establish a routine ASAP. It helps keep you on schedule.</p></li>
<li><p>Never forget an umbrella when it’s raining.</p></li>
<li><p>Finals week = PARTY only until after your last final.</p></li>
<li><p>Family will be there to support you. Remember that, and it will keep you sane.</p></li>
<li><p>Home becomes something amazing. At least for me. I cherish the times I can be with my family and not a college student.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Things I’ve learned in college:</p>
<p>Take Fridays off so you can enjoy partying on thirsty thursdays
Sleep on your side when you’re blackout drunk
Have a male friend go with you to parties so you don’t have to interact with creepers
Don’t take classes before noon
Work hard, play harder
Cram the night before if you didn’t study, it’s better than nothing and works for some people
Don’t let people draw on your face when drunk
Don’t let people take pictures of you acting ridiculous while drunk (or sober for that matter)- you will regret them when they end up on facebook
Don’t smoke
Don’t do hard drugs, particularly while drunk</p>
<p>Don’t mess with hard liquor. That stuff is deadly.</p>
<p>learn how to mix some basic drinks so you can fake drinking an “alcholic” drink. I am not in college but I learned this early on because I am very into eating and drinking healthy.</p>
<p>If you want to be really sneaky, you can pretend that your cup of water is a gin and tonic.
And if anyone finds out, just say Jesus is your bartender.</p>